Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the EU Dusko Lopandic met on 4 June with Mr. Michael Hinterdobleh, Head of Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in the EU. Serbia and Bavaria have a long tradition of good political, economic and cultural relations in the institutional sense promoted through the activities of the Joint Commission Serbia – Bavaria. Experiences of Bavaria are very important and useful in understanding the optimal model of economic development and the use of modern technology in the structure of economic growth and prosperity. There are numerous opportunities for joint action to promote the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, which is a good mechanism to accelerate EU integration of Serbia. The two sides also discussed the possibility of exchanging experiences with experts from Bavaria important for the acceleration of the negotiation process, as well as the modalities of strengthening the administrative capacity of Serbia in the EU accession process.