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They said that the opposition was united in the protests dubbed, "One in five million," and in demands concerning the freedom of the media, the rule of law and fair elections.

"The important thing is that we did everything necessary to open the chapters and that 27 EU members recognized that," says Jadranka Joksimovic.

"It is up to Croatia to assess whether to give its consent (for chapter opening) or not," the Serbian minister without portfolio in charge of EU integration added on Tuesday, according to FoNet agency.

The US-based think tank IREX on June 24 presented in Belgrade its annual study on the media situation in 80 countries, stating that Serbia had recorded a downgrade in almost every measured category.