European Commission has recommended the opening of two clusters with Serbia

In the report, which will be presented tomorrow in Strasbourg, the Commission states the progress of Serbia in harmonizing with the EU criteria, especially in the field of taxation and energy policy.
"European Commission has recommended that the transitional criteria for these clusters have been met and that they should be open," reads the text of the Report on Serbia, which Tanjug had insight into.
In its latest report on the situation in Serbia for the period from June 2020 to June 2021, the European Commission states "limited progress" in the areas of public administration reform, the judiciary, the fight against corruption and organized crime and the media.
The report, which Tanjug had access to, called on Serbia to provide adequate legal protection from potential political influence on the judiciary, to work on a new anti-corruption strategy and to provide "convincing results" in the area of ​​effective investigation, prosecution and sentencing for the serious cases of organized crime.
Unlike last year's report, the EC's latest assessment is that Serbia has made "limited progress" in the area of ​​freedom of expression and the media, and that an environment conducive to unhindered freedom of speech must be further strengthened.
"Verbal attacks on journalists by high-ranking officials have continued, while cases of threats and violence remain worrying," reads the text that Tanjug had insight into.
The EC report again this year gives positive assessments when it comes to economic indicators in Serbia, stating that the Serbian economy during the crisis caused by the pandemic experienced only a "slight decline" of 1% in 2020, and that the negative impact of the crisis was mitigated by "strong economic growth in the run-up to...