Programme

09:00-09:45      Opening remarks by Boško Savković and Anastasis Yiapanis, co-chairs of the EU–Serbia JCC

EESC's Enlargement Candidate Members initiative

• Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (recorded message)
• Laurențiu Plosceanu, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee

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Current state of play in EU-Serbia relations and the accession process and Findings of the Serbia Report 2022

• Emanuele Giaufret, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia
• Miroslav Gačević, Acting assistant minister, Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia

09:45-11:30      Civil society perspectives on current challenges in EU-Serbia relations

On security issues in Serbia and the region

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• Jelena Pejić Nikić, Senior Researcher of Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

On the rise of violence in Serbia

• Jelica Minić, President of the European Movement in Serbia

On citizens' protests and their aftermath

• Maja Stojanović, Civic Initiatives

On upcoming elections

• Raša Nedeljkov, CRTA

On media freedom

• Jelena Zorić, journalist, BIRN, Vreme

Discussion

11:30-11:45      Coffee break

11:45-12:30      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
• Duško Vuković, 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

14:30-16:30      Discussion on the Joint Declaration

• Adoption of the Joint Declaration (JCC members only)