EU halts payment of EUR 20 million to Serbia?

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This was told to the daily Blic by several sources in Belgrade and Brussels who also stressed that by making that move, the EC actually "gave a yellow card to the Serbian government".

This "card" could turn red, that is, Serbia could be deprived of all EU IPA grants totaling about EUR 200 million a year, if the Government in Belgrade fails to urgently improve the way it works.

On the other hand, Serbian Minister for EU Integration Jadranka Joksimovic claims in a statement to Blic that there is no reason to panic.