Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Public Administration and Local Self-Govrenement Kori Udovicki said after meeting with senior officials of the European Commission (EC) in Brussels, March 20, that the EU is willing to technically and financially support the reform of the public administration in Serbia. During her visit, she met with European Commission Vice-President in charge of the budget and human resources Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Director od the Directorate General for Human Resources and Security Irene Souk, acting Director General for Health and Food Safety Ladislav Miko and Director for Western Balkans in DG NEAR Jean-Eric Paquet. Kori Udovicki also took part in the Brussels forum, organised by the German Marshall Fund.
During her visit to Brussels, Udovicki underlined that the reform of public administration is one of the pillars of the new EU enlargement policy, necessary for economic growth and a better quality of life of citizens. Udovicki said that the opening of accession negotiations Chapter 32, Financial Control, would help the reform to be conducted more efficiently. Udovicki also said that Serbia is aware that it must achieve better results, but with fewer resources and she thanked the EU for its assistance to Serbia.