10 minutes agoEU's first reaction comes, following Croatian flag insult and desecration by SESHel
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The European Commission criticised an incident in Serbia on Thursday, in which Serbian ultranationalist lawmaker Vojislav Seshel has desecrated Croatia's flag within Serbia's Parliament. Wednesday's incident has caused the Croatian delegation to stop in half a visit to Serbia, which was seen as an attempt to improve relations between the two countries. It [...]
Wednesday's incident has caused the Croatian delegation to stop in half a visit to Serbia, which was seen as an attempt to improve relations between the two countries.
What we saw yesterday does not belong to a democratic institution”, a European Commission spokesman said.
The “is actually disrespectful of a democratic institution representing citizens and all those working in good neighbourly relations and regional co-operation”, he said.
Serbia is a candidate country for membership in the European Union.
Sheshel is said to have thrown the Croatian flag on the ground and violated it.
Serbian officials, including Prime Minister Ana Brnabiq and Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic, condemned the incident.
