Minister for Environmental Protection of Serbia Goran Trivan visited Brussels on December 20, 2017. On this occasion, minister Trivan met the Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella and discussed current topics related to the accession of the Republic of Serbia to the EU. Commissioner Vella welcomed the establishment of a new ministry for environmental protection and added that the European Commission will continue to strongly support Serbia in this and related areas. Minister Trivan invited the Commissioner to visit Serbia at his earliest convenience.