Serbian
President Aleksandar Vucic has accused the EU of hypocrisy and
double-standards following its denouncement of the Catalonian
referendum as illegal, while acknowledging the independence of the
breakaway province of Kosovo.
"The
question every citizen of Serbia has for the European Union today is:
How come that in the case of Catalonia the referendum on independence
is not valid, while in the case of Kosovo secession is allowed even
without a referendum," B92 quoted Vucic as saying during a
news conference.
"How
did you proclaim the secession of Kosovo to be legal, even without a
referendum, and how did 22 European Union countries legalize this
secession, while destroying European law and the foundations of
European law, on which the European policy and EU policy are based?"
On Monday
the European Commission echoed the Spanish government’s stance that
the referendum held in Catalonia was illegal, describing the events
on Sunday, which saw voters being beaten by Spanish riot police, as
an “internal matter”. By contrast in 2010, the European
Parliament adopted a resolution urging its member states to recognize
Kosovo’s independence.
"This
is the best example of the double standards and hypocrisy of the
world politics," Vucic said.
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