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Professor: Borrell should apologise for scandalous statement


Author:N1 Belgrade

2 minutes

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Faculty of Political Sciences professor Aleksandra Krstic told N1 dan that the 
High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, should apologise to 
the citizens of other parts of the world over a metaphor he used in his recent 
speech.

„I saw that in one speech Borrell used the metaphor of a garden and a jungle, 
that the EU is a garden and they are gardeners, and the vast majority of the 
world is a jungle,“ said Krstic, stressing that this is very dangerous and that 
Borrell should have apologised.

She noted that this was not the only inappropriate statement Borrell made and 
that when the debate on banning Russian media broadcasting was held within the 
EU, they said that the EU does not have a ministry of truth, but that it will 
determine what is information and what is misinformation and fake news.

She argued that it is therefore not surprising that interest in EU integration 
is declining among citizens.

„Everything is sensationalism, there is no interpretation,“ said Krstic, 
stating that there is still a misunderstanding of the European path in Serbia 
and that the issue is “so politicised“ that it seems abstract.

She noted that Serbia’s European Integrations office conducted an analysis of 
the perception of European integration among citizens about ten years ago and 
that it showed that the main fears among citizens regarding the issue are based 
on numerous prejudices about the EU.

„For example, it’s the fear of losing identity, language, and currency. It’s a 
story that spans a decade,“ she said.



 

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