Bilateral screening meeting for Chapter 25 on Science and Research was held in Brussels on 1 December 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 theMinistry of Education, Science and Technological Development, as well as of Ministry of Mining and Energy, National Council for Science and Technological Development, Innovation Fund, Centre for Science Promotion, Intellectual Property Office, University in Niš, Institute of Food Technology and European Integration Office.
At the bilateral screening meeting for Chapter 25, chaired by a representative of the Directorate General for Enlargement, the civil servants of the line ministries and institutions presented in detail the legal framework in this area in the fields of cooperation in research and innovation, participation in the EU programmes, other EU actions and instruments, as well as in the Innovation Union and European Research Area.
At the end of the meeting, Mr. Viktor Nedović accepted the alignment of the Serbian legal system with EU acquis in the area of science and research.