The report is clarified: Here is the degree of compliance of Serbia with EU foreign policy statements in 2022

Serbia's compliance rate with the EU's foreign policy statements in 2022 was only 48 percent, according to analysis by the Isac Fund. As stated, the progress achieved by Serbia in terms of compliance with EU foreign policy declarations and measures in 2021, in which the compliance rate was 62 percent, was practically canceled by the Russian recognition of the independence of the two the so-called. republic in Donbass on February 22 and the invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24. The war in Ukraine continued throughout 2022, and Serbia, as noted, continued to maintain its stance of non-compliance with the EU's restrictive measures against Russia, which the Union significantly increased through nine additional sanctions packages. In the analysis, the authors of which are Igor Novakovic and Tanja Plavši?, it is written that it should be emphasized that the percentage of compliance is only a descriptive category that shows the general trend of compliance, while the topics with which Serbia has failed to comply are essentially much more important. "As was the case before, Serbia did not align itself with those statements and measures that had the subject of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, their citizens or their interests. One of the main reasons for this position is the issue of Kosovo and Serbia still relies on the support of Russia and China in various international forums", the analysis states. Apart from Russia, the most important topic of EU declarations with which Serbia mostly did not join was Belarus. Serbia also did not comply with four renewals or supplements of sanctions directed against Iran.