Explanatory screening meeting for Chapter 25 on Science and Research was held in Brussels, on 6 October 2014.
Delegation of the government of the R. of Serbia was headed by Mr. Viktor Nedović, Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, and Ms. Tanja Miščević, Head of the Negotiating Team with the EU. In the delegation were also other representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Innovation Fund, Centre for Science Promotion, Intellectual Property Office, University in Niš and European Integration Office.
At the explanatory screening meeting for Chapter 25, chaired by a representative of the Directorate General for Enlargement, the experts of the Directorate-General for Research and Technological Development presented in detail the relevant acquis divided in to the following parts: Cooperation in the field of policy: Research and Innovation; Programmes; Other EU actions and instruments; Innovation Union; European Research Area.
The bilateral screening meeting, when the Serbian side will present its legal system in this area, as well as gaps in relation to the EU acquis, is scheduled for 1 December 2014.