DISINFO: The EU uses the migration crisis to annex Serbia

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DISINFO: The EU uses the migration crisis to annex Serbia

SUMMARY

The EU uses the migration crisis to annex Serbia, i.e. to force it to become a member state: both Federica Mogherini and Donald Tusk referred to the fact that Brussels can help Serbia to find a remedy to the crisis.

RESPONSE

Serbia voluntarily applied for EU membership in December 2009. The European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in October 2011. Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed, that despite the migration crisis, joining the EU remains the top policy goal for Serbia, which began formal accession talks in 2014 (reut.rs/1oxvKNp), .

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