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Joint motion for a resolution 2025-10-21

Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy

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Amendment 1

Tomasz Froelich

on behalf of the ESN Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy

Joint motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

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Ea. whereas between November 2024 and October 2025, protest activities included 25 172 unregistered rallies, 13 138 unregistered roadblocks across junctions and major roads, over 750 attacks on offices of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and over 170 police officers were injured;

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Amendment 2

Tomasz Froelich

on behalf of the ESN Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

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2a. Recalls that in a democracy, people have the freedom to assemble and to protest against government measures; recalls, however, that in a democracy, power is transferred through elections and that political parties have to respect the outcomes of elections and not incite violent protests;

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Amendment 3

Tomasz Froelich

on behalf of the ESN Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

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3a. Notes that the Serbian Government has offered a range of proposals for peaceful conflict resolution, including repeated invitations to dialogue, an offer of a consultative referendum, a government reshuffle and public dialogue invitations; deplores the fact that the opposition has systematically rejected proposals for a peaceful solution;

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Amendment 4

Tomasz Froelich

on behalf of the ESN Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

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16. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the verbal attacks on MEPs by the highest Serbian officials because of their participation in, or statements made in the context of, the student protests, the most prominent example of which is President Vučić’s attack on the MEPs from the Green/EFA Group on 5 September 2025;16. Recalls that supporters of the Serbia Against Violence opposition, among them the Green-Left Front’s co-leader, engaged in violent demonstrations against the result of the parliamentary elections of December 2023; warns the EU that by supporting efforts to overturn a legitimate election result because of dissatisfaction with its outcome, it is undermining democracy and fuelling polarisation and instability;

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