Foreign policy to be "coordinated" with EU positions

Foreign policy to be "coordinated" with EU positions

The EU member states create the foreign and security policy by consensus, making decisions that are not binding in the same way as those in other spheres, such as agriculture, where the EU acts in a unified manner, Miščević told the RTS late Thursday.

Brussels may call on the member states to accept a joint position on a foreign policy issue, but cannot impose it, Miščević said, adding that Germany's views on economic sanctions against Russia differ from those of the rest of the EU.

She said that Brussels has shown understanding for Belgrade's specific political and economic ties with Moscow, but that this must not be an excuse for Serbia to give up "on something that has become a good practice of coordination with the EU's foreign policy positions."

"It is a specific situation and should be viewed as such," Miščević said.