2-day gathering, "How to succeed in EU accession process," held in Belgrade

Officials from eight candidate countries for EU membership were among the participants

A two-day expert meeting "How to succeed in EU accession process: best practices, strategic planning and effective implementation" was held in Belgrade, with the participation of officials from eight candidates for EU membership, during which they discussed judicial reforms, migration management, fight against corruption, public administration reforms and other topics.

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Special topics included the establishment of an institutional system for European integration in countries that have yet to start negotiations, the methodology of harmonization with EU legal acquis, as well as involvement of the public in the negotiation process, EU Info Mreza announced.

Among the participants in the workshop were representatives of ministries and bodies of the Government of Serbia involved in the negotiation process, as well as the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia.

The head of that mission, Emanuele Giaufret, thanked the Ministry for European Integration for initiating the idea for such a meeting, with the help of the TAIEX mechanism of the European Commission.

"I am extremely glad to see the motivation and optimism of the candidate countries to cooperate and exchange experiences. Only through joint work can we build a common European future. I believe that this seminar has led to new ideas and opportunities for future cooperation between countries on the way to the EU," said Giaufret.

The meeting was attended by officials from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Ukraine, and Serbia, as well as officials from EU member states - Croatia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania. Slovenia, and the European Commission.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)