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Student protests, democracy, and the EU: Serbians debate their future.

Is there a lack of democracy in Serbia? Can the current student-led protests topple the Government? Will this Balkan country ever join the European Union?
Allan Little chairs a panel of leading Serbian politicians and analysts who face tough questions from across the nation.

The panel:
Marko Djuric: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Serbian Progressive Party
Borko Stefanovic: Deputy Leader, Freedom and Justice Party
Danica Ilic: Journalist
Filip Balunovic: Research fellow, University of Belgrade

Producer: Helen Towner

(Image: Protestors converge in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, in March 2025 in the largest of a series of recent anti-corruption demonstrations. Credit: Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)

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