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Serbia has chosen the West – now the EU must accept us 1-2 minutes _____ Serbia continues to be caught in the crosshairs of geopolitical struggles between the West and Russia. Further proof, it it was needed, was provided by the intervention of an American diplomat in an immunity row over staff at a Russian-Serbian humanitarian centre. The centre has been based in southern Serbia since 2011, but some Western officials claim the station is being used for eavesdropping on Western interests in the Balkans. Offering diplomatic immunity to its Russian staff, Senator Ron Johnson said, ‘would not surely be in the best interest of the people of Serbia in terms of the western flow of capital to help build your economy.’ The European Union has compounded the issue. According to reports, shutting down the centre could be made a condition in Serbia’s EU accession negotiations. Any potential member of the EU should be subject to assessment. But the precarious state of affairs... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
