Programme

09:00-09:45      Open to media

Opening remarks by Boško Savković and Andrej Zorko, co-chairs of the EU–Serbia JCC

Current state of play in EU-Serbia relations, the accession process and the findings of the Serbia Report 2025

  • HE Andreas von Beckerath, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia
  • Serbian government representative
  • Stefano Palmieri, President of the External Relations Section of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

09:45-10:00     Strategic Foresight for EU-Serbia Relations

  • Laurentiu Plosceanu, former Vice-President of the EESC and former co-chair of the EU-Serbia JCC

10:00-10:30     Coffee break

10:30-12:00     Security, Democracy, and Media in Serbia

  • Igor Božić, News Director N1
  • Igor Bandović, Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP)
  • Ivan Đurić, Policy Analyst, CRTA

Discussion

12:00-12:30     Overview of the civil society and social dialogue situation and rule of law in Serbia

  • Boško Savković, Serbian Member of the EU-Serbia JCC from the Employers Group
  • Čedanka Andrić, Serbian Member of the EU-Serbia JCC from the Workers Group
  • Katarina Golubović, Serbian Member of the EU-Serbia JCC

Discussion

12:30-14:30      Lunch

14:30-17:00    In camera meeting

  • Discussion on the Rules of Procedure
  • Discussion on the Joint Declaration
  • Adoption of the Joint Declaration (JCC members only)