Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has held a meeting with Italian Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio during which they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, European integration of Serbia, reforms implemented in the accession process, as well as the situation in the region and other topics.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović is convinced that Serbia’s European path will result in EU membership in the next five to seven years, after which a new stage in the country’s development will begin, which is the objective of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

The goal of the Government of Serbia is to maximize the absorption of financial means from EU funds, since their use directly contributes to the quality of citizen’s lives and the development of the entire country, Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has stated today, adding that the authorities are consequentially opening doors and perspectives for local self-governments to access funds, which are namely grants.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has talked with Director of the Austrian Political Academy Bettina Rausch and with a group of experts from that institution and the Alois Mock Institute about bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries in the continuation of Serbia's accession to the EU, the results of reforms, the situation in the region and the Austrian EU Council Presidency.