Dutch minister Caspar Veldkamp is planning to oppose Serbia from taking the next step to membership of the European Union during Tuesday’s meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.

Serbia is “not yet ready” for the next step and has failed to make “sufficient progress in the field of the rule of law,” Veldkamp told reporters in Brussels on Monday. Tuesday’s meeting is to discuss progress in the EU enlargement process.

Serbia’s foreign policy position has not moved sufficiently in line with EU foreign policy, as other western Balkan countries have done, he said. “So we are waiting for more steps from Serbia,” he said.

All 27 member states must agree for an aspiring country to join the block. Veldkamp said he hoped other EU countries would adopt the Dutch position “so that we are not alone in this”. Veldkamp said he wanted to see clear progress from Serbia in the coming weeks.

Serbia applied for EU membership in 2009 and actual negotiations started in 2014. One of the biggest stumbling blocks is Kosovo, which was part of Serbia until 2008 when it declared independence.

Serbia has never recognised Kosovo’s independence but does regard it as an autonomous province. Serbia is not required to recognise Kosovo’s independence to join the EU but must accept its current borders.

Last month the Netherlands was one of several countries which rejected Hungary’s pitch to advance accession talks, Euronews reported.

Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Sweden were among those who opposed the move, Euronews said.

In particular, they are pointing the finger at Belgrade’s patchy track record on fundamental rights, relations with Kosovo and, especially, continued refusal to impose sanctions on Russia.