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Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has said that today’s resolution adopted in Strasbourg in the European Parliament, at the Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee between the EU and Serbia, is one of the most positive European Parliament resolutions Serbia has had so far.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has said, at a conference where the results achieved over the past two years within the Horizontal Facility Programme for the Western Balkans and Turkey were analysed, that the reforms in the field of the rule of law will not cease even after chapters 23 and 24 are closed at the end of the European integration process.

The Ministry of European Integration has organised today a seminar titled ‘European semester’ intended for the members of negotiating groups and the representatives of MEI who follow certain negotiation chapters.

The fourteenth photo exhibition ‘Applied Nostalgia Serbia-Bulgaria’ has been opened today in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The authors of the exhibition are renowned photographers Dragana Udovičić and Hristo Rusev.

After the meeting with the ambassadors of the EU Member States in Brussels, Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović stated that none of the participants had mentioned any direct involvement or change in the format of the dialogue.
"There were no interventions in terms of direct involvement or change in the format. The process itself is indeed complicated, and carries a lot of difficulties and uncertainties, but there is understanding and perception that Belgrade is the one who has fulfilled its obligations as signed, while the others have not," said Joksimović.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has introduced the ambassadors of the EU Member States in Brussels with the reforms, political circumstances and the situation in Serbia.
"Serbia's commitment is undeniable. The implemented reforms have been commended. We are expected to advance further and faster. Serbia is counted on, which is why we are encouraged to be faster," Joksimović has said.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has said today that by the end June Serbia could open two new chapters in accession negotiations with the European Union.
After the meeting with Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Brussels, she announced the signing of a part of pre-accession funds in the amount of EUR 42 million and funds for farmers worth EUR 175 million in grants.

The Ministry of European Integration is organising today a seminar titled ‘Implementation of the Directive establishing a single European railway area in Hungary’.
Lecturers Tamás Veréb and Tamás Alscher from the Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology will introduce the participants with experiences in the application of Directive 2012/34/EU in Hungary, particularly with licencing railway companies, interoperability and transport safety.

The Ministry of European Integration of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, as Contracting Authority, launches call for expression of the interest for the assessment of the project proposals received under the:

•      2^nd Call for Proposals of the Interreg - IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Bulgaria - Serbia for the financial perspective 2014-2020 (reference: CCI Number: 2014TC16I5CB007)

At the session held on 31 May, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Report on the implementation of the National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis (NPAA) for the first quarter of 2018. Overall and with regard to defining law proposals and adopting bylaws, the NPAA has been 40% fulfilled, given that, out of planned 55 regulations, the Government adopted 22.

Within the second call for proposals of the INTERREG IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Croatia-Serbia 2014-2020 project clinics will be held in Palic on June 7, 2018 and in Beli Manastir on June 8, 2018.

The main foreign policy priority of Serbia since 2000 has been full membership in the European Union. This was once again confirmed on the occasion of marking Serbian Diplomacy Day by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Serbia, as a candidate for membership, has 35 obstacles on that path, and the entire process of European integration has had numerous ups and downs over these past 18 years. How the European Union sees the European path of Serbia, when we can expect the opening of new chapters and what attitudes young people hold are all topics we discussed with Ms. Jadranka Joksimović, Minister of European Integration in the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

The Ministry of European Integration, in cooperation with the European Institute of Public Administration - EIPA Luxembourg and with the technical assistance provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, has organised today a seminar titled ‘EU Data Protection in the field of Law Enforcement’.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović met with newly-appointed Ambassador of Italy, Carlo Lo Cascio. They discussed bilateral relations between the two states, European integration of Serbia, reforms that are implemented in the process of accession, the situation in the region and other topics.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has talked with the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister about Serbia-EU relations, activities related to European integration, situation in the region and other crucial issues.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has talked with the member of the German Bundestag's Committee on the Affairs of the European Union Manuel Sarrazin on the messages from the Summit in Sofia, the European integration of Serbia and cooperation with Germany in the continuation of the accession process, the reforms which are being implemented, the situation in the region, bilateral relations and on other topics.

The EU PRO Programme has been presented today as part of the EU support for the development of local municipalities, which should contribute to the improvement of competitiveness in 99 local self-governments in the region of Šumadija and Western Serbia, as well as in the region of Southern and Eastern Serbia, while the projects that will be supported shall be selected through public calls, according to predefined criteria.
The Programme includes support to entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises for their procurement of equipment and service improvement, as well as the improvement of specialized services for small and medium-sized enterprises. The amount of EUR 25 million is allocated for implementation, as designated by the EU and the Government of Serbia, and the period of implementation will be three years.

Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimović has met with the delegation of the Committee for European Affairs of the French Senate and discussed the messages from the last week's Summit held in Sofia, the process of European integration of Serbia, the reforms being implemented, the bilateral relations of the two countries, the situation in the region and other important topics.

At the competition for the student papers on the European Union, announced by the Ministry of European Integration on 19 February 2018, the following papers were rated as the best:

1. The significance of the legislation on the protection of personal data in the process of Serbia's accession to the European Union (First-ranked)
2. Border disputes as a challenge to the European Union's enlargement policy and European integration of Serbia (Second-ranked)
3. The role of the European Union in normalising Belgrade-Priština relations (Third-ranked)