President of the European Council Donald Tusk visited Belgrade on 21 November 2015, where he met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic.

After the meeting, Aleksandar Vucic said that Serbia knows its obligations in solving the migrant crisis and that it is trying to do its job in the best possible way. He also stressed that Serbia is willing to assume even greater responsibility than other countries in the Western Balkans and said that if Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary refuse to receive economic migrants, Serbia will not receive them either. This would mean that Serbia would take over complete burden on itself, he explained and added that our country is ready to help its neighbours, but is also waiting for a comprehensive solution of the issue of refugees at the EU level. Vucic underlined that Serbia cannot accept that one rule applies to our country, and the other rules apply for the rest.

Prime Minister told Tusk that he hopes that they will be able to celebrate the opening of the first chapter in the negotiations of Serbia on the road to EU membership soon and thanked him for the support to Serbia on its European path.

Donald Tusk explained that the reason for his visit to Belgrade is, first of all, the dramatic refugee crisis, and added that he brings with him a message that Brussels is a consistent friend of Serbia.

He said that Serbia can rely on the continued financial support of the EU in dealing with the refugee crisis and that he will call on EU leaders to support the Western Balkan region, which is on the front lines.  European Council President announced that the Union will continue to assist Serbia, but that now all forces must be directed at improving security cooperation.

Tusk voiced the hope that the first chapters in Serbia's EU entry talks would be opened very soon, which would be an important step forward, and noted there was no alternative to the Western Balkans' future in the EU. EU appreciates what Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has done for Serbia's advancement along the EU path, he said, noting that there is no better, alternative future that the Union.