In a vote that is likely to be a landmark for the country’s future, on Wednesday 28 January, the National Assembly of Serbia adopted several amendments to a contentious law on judicial independence, in a political coup that has the European Union on edge.
The legal changes, proposed by a member of parliament from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), weaken the powers of the High Prosecutorial Council, a body that elects prosecutors and is responsible for guaranteeing their...