Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić called for EU membership criteria based on merit rather than political alignment, stating that shifting goalposts could affect his country's reform momentum.

On the eve of Euronews' EU Enlargement Summit, Vučić said in a statement that Serbia's EU membership represents "improving the lives and opportunities of our citizens" by providing equal standards of living, market access and institutional stability comparable to member states like Germany or Austria.

"We expect fairness, honesty and transparency from the European Union," Vučić sa

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