Reports divested of reality
A total lack of interest about the yearly European Commission report on the region’s state of affairs.
Perspectives | Balkans2020.10.13
One doesn't have to be an expert in Serbia's internal policies to figure out that the Serbian parliament was reduced to a mediocre reality show a long time ago.
The European Commission reports always list something praiseworthy, even though it could mean sliding into the realm of contradictions.
The neglect toward the constant poisoning of the public opinion means reducing inter-state relations to paperwork and protocols without regard for real life.
Dario Hajrić
Dario Hajrić writes opinion pieces and analyses on the topics of social power, violence, the political class and the media. He cooperates with Deutsche Welle and the portal Remarker.
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