Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša stated that Slovenia will not support further progress by Serbia towards European Union membership until Belgrade hands over the archives of former Yugoslav secret services relating to Slovenia. Janša announced this on the social media platform X, a day after the elections in Serbia.
In the post, he welcomed the possibility that the new Serbian authorities might accelerate negotiations on EU accession, but simultaneously set a clear condition. "We will not give consent for any progress until Serbia hands over to Slovenia all archives of the Udba, SDV, JNA, ZSNZ and other former SFRJ services that relate to Slovenia," Janša wrote.
His statement comes at a time when different messages are coming from the European Union. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos previously stated that the "doors of the EU are open" to Serbia, a signal that the European Union continues to support Belgrade's European path.
From Slovenia, however, messages are arriving that the continuation of negotiations will not be possible without resolving the open issues between the two states. This has further reinforced the Slovenian stance towards the Serbian accession process, with the issue of the archives of former Yugoslav services singled out as a condition without which, as Janša states, there is no consent for progress.
