The second meeting of the Accession Conference with Serbia at Ministerial level was held on 14 December 2015 in Brussels to open negotiations on Chapter 32 – Financial control and Chapter 35 – Other business.
The European Union delegation was led by Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg, on behalf of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The European Commission was represented by Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood policy and Enlargement negotiations. The Serbian delegation was led by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and included First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic, the Minister without portfolio responsible for European integration Jadranka Joksimovic, the Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic, Head of the negotiating team for negotiations with EU Tanja Miscevic and Head of the Mission of Republic of Serbia to the EU Dusko Lopandic.

After the conference, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that it is a great day for Serbia and that our country now understands that it will be part of the European Union, but when it will happen depends on our hard work, diligence and energy. Vucic underlined that Serbia will be regulated to the highest democratic standards, with stronger institutions and announced a strong fight against corruption and crime through a more modern judiciary.

Press statement of the Council of the EU regarding Accession conference with Serbia is available here.