How the EU pushes Serbia towards BRICS: Russian Media and Belgrade have the answer
AMO
/ Ed. 2. 12. 2024
Who is pushing Serbia, officially on the European path, toward the BRICS? Recently, the mainstream media pointed the finger at the European Union. The media, along with government representatives, expressed dissatisfaction with the selection of Croatian politician Tonino Picula as the European Parliament’s rapporteur for Serbia and sharply criticized Brussels.
This further fueled narratives portraying the BRICS as an alternative to EU membership. The origin of these narratives is Russian: Russian media and officials claim that unlike the Union, the BRICS do not coerce Belgrade but support it on all issues, particularly regarding Kosovo. And they are not alone, as the Kremlin has support in spreading these messages in Belgrade, both in the media and within the Serbian government.
The article by Tijana Đorđević was originaly published with the support of the project Enhancing the Capacities of Serbian Investigative Journalists in Mapping Foreign Influence in Serbia by Istinomer. You can read the original version here.
