Serbia’s cooperation with the Visegrad Group states after 2000

Jazić, Aleksandar (2024) Serbia’s cooperation with the Visegrad Group states after 2000. In: National interest(s) in World Politics. University, Faculty of political science, Belgrade, pp. 469-484. ISBN 978-86-6425-129-7

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Abstract

After the political changes in Serbia at the end of 2000, Serbia, then within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, began to renew its bilateral and multilateral relations. It was logical that the priority countries with which Serbia wants to restore relations should be neighboring countries and countries in the immediate vicinity. That is why the countries of the Visegrad Group were an important partner for Serbia. In addition, the countries of the Visegrad Group had already entered the transition process, and had a similar political legacy. The experiences of the countries of the Visegrad Group and their capacities for cooperation were important for Serbia, where the transition process has just begun, with Serbia’s determination to embark on the path of joining the European Union. By the year 2000, the countries of the Visegrad Group had already taken significant steps on their way to joining the European Union, and had a significant place in regional initiatives. By cooperating with them, Serbia was able to speed up its process of political reforms, and accordingly there was a need to join regional initiatives, which it could more easily realize in cooperation with these countries. By establishing cooperation with the countries of the Visegrad Group, Serbia took one of the first and most important steps in its change of foreign policy direction after internal political changes.

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