{"id":175175,"date":"2025-04-11T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=175175"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:08:35","slug":"european-commission-reacts-we-are-concerned-about-the-expulsion-of-eu-member-state-nationals-from-serbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/european-commission-reacts-we-are-concerned-about-the-expulsion-of-eu-member-state-nationals-from-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"EUROPEAN COMMISSION REACTS: We are concerned about the expulsion of EU member state nationals from Serbia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The EU is concerned about the expulsion of citizens of EU member states from Serbia and is closely monitoring the situation, the European Commission said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Of course, we are concerned about reports that authorities have ordered EU citizens to leave Serbia on the grounds that they allegedly pose a security risk,&#8221; said European Commission spokesperson Guillaume Mercier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the EU Delegation has been informed about the expulsions of EU nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Measures undertaken to protect national security must be carried out in accordance with Serbian legal provisions, as well as EU and international standards for the protection of human rights, and such measures should not result in the restriction of freedom of movement of any individual, including foreign nationals,&#8221; Mercier stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN ENGLISH:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02MFsvqgsG4zgUcQH9j1sYCzxNG5wmFy15RawpQWCG3rAMJcbNiMG9JEGEGCTjtypvl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the EU can monitor the situation in Serbia in the context of respect for the rule of law and the application of fundamental rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We will not hesitate to raise this issue with Serbian authorities if necessary,&#8221; said spokesperson Guillaume Mercier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Commission rarely issues direct statements on events in EU candidate countries, but its positions are published in the annual Rule of Law report, which is expected in early summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/his-native-village-does-not-forget-a-mural-with-the-image-of-the-killed-policeman-nikola-krsmanovic-appeared-in-draginac-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HIS NATIVE VILLAGE DOES NOT FORGET: A mural with the image of the killed policeman Nikola Krsmanovi\u0107 appeared in Draginac! 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