Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić met the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani in Brussels on 11 October 2017. That was the first Tajani’s meeting since his election to the office of the President of the European Parliament, with high official of the Republic of Serbia.

On this occasion, Prime Minister Brnabić and the European Parliament President Tajani reaffirmed that Serbia represents a strong and credible EU partner. Apart from the process of the European integration, they also discussed economic relations between Serbia and the EU, the continuation of Belgrade – Pristina dialogue, and the cooperation in the field of security, with a special emphasis on Serbia’s important role in managing the migrant crisis. The Prime Minister stated that her first official visit as the Prime Minister was to Brussels, which also gave a clear signal that European integration is the most important foreign policy priority of Serbia.

One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the forthcoming visit of the President of the European Parliament to Serbia in late January - early February 2018, as well as the organization of a forum where Serbian and European companies would participate in order to achieve the most intensive economic cooperation between Serbia and the EU. During the meeting, the President of the European Parliament emphasized that the stability and prosperity of the Western Balkans are common goals of the European Parliament and the countries of the region, as well as the full support of the European Parliament to the European orientation of Serbia.