The sixth meeting of the European Union-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee was held at the European Parliament HQ in Strasbourg on 13 and 14 September 2017. The Meeting was co-chaired by Eduard Kukan, Chairman of the European Parliament delegation and Dr Vladimir Orlic, Chairman of the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. The Government of the Republic of Serbia was represented by Ksenija Milenković, Assistant Minister for European Integration.

In the course of the two-day discussions at the European Parliament, members of the National Assembly and the European Parliament have exchanged opinions on the state-of-play in accession negotiations and relations between the European Union and Serbia, Serbia’s preparations for opening of new chapters, dialogue on relations normalization between Belgrade and Pristina, refugee crisis, implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, fundamental rights and freedoms, gender equality, domestic violence, economic development and reforms. Co-chairs Kukan and Orlic have agreed that the meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere and that the debate was constructive and followed by excellent conclusions. The co-chairs have also emphasized that importance of the fact that the Joint Committee finalized the meeting by adopting a Declaration and Recommendations, which highlighted Serbia’s achievements, as well as the challenges both sides would have to tackle in the course of the accession negotiations and EU enlargement.

A meeting between the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and the members of the informal group “Friends of Serbia” was held at the sidelines of the Committee.