The Autonomous Women's Center (AWC) participated in the public consultation on the Draft Programme for the Prevention and Protection of Children from Violence for the period 2026–2030 and its accompanying Action Plan for 2026–2028. Our analysis of these documents shows that the proposed measures do not provide a sufficiently strong basis for improving the child protection system or ensuring accessible and effective support services for children affected by violence. Nor do they ensure compliance with Serbia's international obligations.

The Autonomous Women's Center (AWC) participated in the public consultation on the Draft Decision amending the Gender Equality Strategy 2021–2030 and its accompanying Action Plan for 2026–2027. Our analysis shows that the proposed amendments do not strengthen the existing strategic framework. Instead, they lower the level of ambition, weaken institutional accountability, and move further away from the objective of achieving substantive progress in gender equality in Serbia.

Serbia is moving further away from the European Union (EU), and this has become particularly evident since the end of 2025, when, according to the assessment of the prEUgovor Coalition, even the simulation of reform activities came to an end. At a panel held at the European House during the presentation of the Alarm Report on Cluster 1, participants concluded that laws are being adopted without meaningful public debate, without consultations with relevant institutions, and without genuine alignment with European standards.

In the reporting period (November 2025 – April 2026), Serbia moved visibly further away from its goal of European Union membership, slipping from stagnation into open backsliding. It is no longer merely a matter of the authorities persistently refusing to fully implement priority reform measures, but of actively dismantling what had previously been praised — albeit imperfect — as a success, such as judicial reform.