Programme

9.00 – 9.15 a.m.         Opening remarks by Boško Savković and Ana Milićević-Pezelj, co-chairs of the EU-Serbia JCC

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

  • Mr Yngve Engstroem, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Serbia
  • Mr Jugoslav Milačić, Ministry of European Integration

9.15 – 10.30 a.m.          Rule of law and functioning of democratic institutions

Presentation of reports:

  • Marina Škrabalo, EU member of the EU-Serbia JCC
  • Sonja Stojanović Gajić, Serbian Member of the EU-Serbia JCC
  • Intervention by Ms Noora Hayrinen, Head of Political Section, EU Delegation to Serbia

Other participants

  • Milan Antonijević, Open Society Fund
  • Nemanja Nenadić, Transparency Serbia
  • Raša Nedeljkov, “Crta”
  • Kristina Golubović, Yukom
  • Maja Stojanović, Civic Initiative
  • Srđan Majstorović, co-ordinator of the Working Group for Political Criteria, National Convent for EU

Debate

10.30 – 10.45 .m.        Coffee break

10.45 – 12.15 p.m.        Overview of the social dialogue situation in Serbia

  • Boško Savković, Serbian Member of the EU-Serbia JCC from Employers Group
  • Zoran Stojiljković, Serbian Member of the EU-Serbia JCC from Workers Group
  • Intervention by Ms Carole Poullaouec, Project Manager, EU Delegation to Serbia

Debate

12.15 – 1 p.m.  Adoption of the Joint Declaration

1 p.m.               Press Conference

2 p.m.               End of the meeting