{"id":186001,"date":"2025-08-28T20:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=186001"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:39:09","slug":"schieder-on-the-protests-in-serbia-the-regime-has-raised-violence-to-a-new-level-the-eu-must-be-stricter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/schieder-on-the-protests-in-serbia-the-regime-has-raised-violence-to-a-new-level-the-eu-must-be-stricter\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHIEDER ON THE PROTESTS IN SERBIA: The regime has raised violence to a new level, the EU must be stricter!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The head of the delegation of the Social Democratic Party of Austria to the European Parliament, Andreas Schieder, stated that &#8220;the escalation of violence in Serbia in recent weeks is unprecedented; the attacks on opposition politicians and demonstrators are shocking and must be condemned in the strongest terms.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The regime in Serbia has previously resorted to disproportionate police force. However, Vu\u010di\u0107, who is now under pressure due to the protests, is raising that violence to a new level. He slanders the demonstrators, calls them criminals, and openly threatens his own citizens,&#8221; Schieder, a former observer at the elections in Serbia, said in an interview for the weekly magazine Vreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that the European Union must be stricter and more consistent in the accession process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If a country is making progress, we must fulfill our promises and we cannot keep it in the waiting room forever,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But if a country is going in the wrong direction and violating the basic principles of the EU, we must freeze financial support,&#8221; Schieder stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked how he explains the &#8220;curtain of silence,&#8221; as he previously called Brussels&#8217; behavior, he noted that &#8220;Serbia is a close partner to many European countries, including Austria during the time of former Chancellor Kurz.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Especially the countries led by the European People&#8217;s Party (EPP) often turn a blind eye when it comes to their party friend Vu\u010di\u0107. In addition, the EU has economic interests in Serbia, which many European leaders do not want to jeopardize,&#8221; Schieder explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if that curtain of silence would fall soon, he said he hopes so but is not &#8220;too optimistic.&#8221;<\/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\/recording-of-conversation-between-telekom-and-united-group-directors-published-i-know-vucic-called-you-and-is-upset-i-cant-fire-aleksandra-today-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RECORDING OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN TELEKOM AND UNITED GROUP DIRECTORS PUBLISHED: \u201cI know Vu\u010di\u0107 called you and is upset, I can\u2019t fire Aleksandra today\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vidic-supported-the-students-the-state-will-be-led-by-educated-young-people-not-thugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VIDI\u0106 SUPPORTED THE STUDENTS: The state will be led by educated young people, not thugs!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/is-this-your-dialogue-students-in-the-blockade-said-that-the-dean-is-responsible-for-the-police-violence-in-front-of-the-faculty-of-philosophy-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cIS THIS YOUR DIALOGUE?\u201d: Students in the blockade said that the dean is responsible for the police violence in front of the Faculty of Philosophy! 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