Minister without portfolio responsible for European Integration of the Republic of Serbia Jadranka Joksimović participated in the 6th European People’s Party Group Conference on the Western Balkans „EU – Western Balkans: Addressing together challenges and using opportunities“, held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 06 June 2017. Minister Joksimović has participated as a guest speaker in the second panel, dedicated to the regional cooperation and relevant security issues. Minister has used this opportunity to present the progress that Serbia made on its European path, challenges that it faces, as well as the ways to improve regional cooperation and cooperation between the candidate countries and the EU. She has emphasized the role of Serbia in maintaining regional stability and its contribution to the preservation of the wider security, primarily through participation in the EU and UN peacekeeping missions.

The other participants that have taken part at the conference are President of the European People's Party Joseph Dol, Chairman of the parliamentary group of the European People's Party Manfred Weber, European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister and Head of the European Parliament Delegation to the Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee EU-Serbia Eduard Kukan.