“The EU must ensure that the support given to Serbia is granted on condition that the country aligns with the specificities of democracy and rule of law and has in place clear commitments towards the EU accession process, and complies with EU laws and policies in the field of environmental protection”, said Wawa Wang, director of Just Finance International. The report is scheduled to be voted on by AFET on June 14th, and by the EU Parliament on July 4th. ![]() ![]() The EU parliament Draft report on Serbia on the 2021 Commission Report on Serbia (2021/2249(INI)) contains explicit references to several issues covered in the Just Finance/RERI legal analysis, including allegations of forced labour and human rights abuses at the Chinese Linglong tyre factory in Serbia. View more infographics on Chinese investments in Serbia According to the memo, Serbian government authorities often attempt to avoid complying with requests for information in whole or part under the law on access to information. China has increased in its investments and lending to Serbia in recent years. The legal memo, which focuses on the legal framework in the Republic of Serbia – an EU candidate country, finds that that Serbia’s public procurement law weakens transparency and is open for abuse and that the Serbian government often declares projects, particularly Chinese investments in polluting industries, to be of national interest so that it can apply laws more flexibly. Allegations of forced labour and human rights abuses at Linglong tyre factory in Serbia.īelgrade, 13 June 2022:- Ahead of this week’s European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) vote on Serbia, Just Finance International and Serbia’s Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute (RERI) today published a legal analysis detailing how a weakening of law and transparency in Serbia has provided loopholes for large scale infrastructure investments, including from China, leading to reports of forced labour and human rights abuses, along with impacts on human health and the environment.
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