A delegation of the Ministry of the Interior, led by State Secretary Vanja Vukic, who is the chair of the negotiating group for Chapter 24, relating to justice, freedom and security, and representatives of Serbian institutions, is attending an explanatory screening in Brussels on 11-13 December.
The Ministry of the Interior said that a new approach in negotiations is reflected in the fact that the process of screening for Chapter 23, relating to the judiciary and fundamental rights, and Chapter 24, which refers to justice, freedom and security, takes place before the intergovernmental conference, and that negotiations will open and close with those chapters.
Representatives of the delegation of the Republic of Serbia prepared presentations and will show a legislative framework in Serbia.
Compliance with the EU acquis will be assessed, and they will present administrative capacities of Serbia and plans for the future.
Areas of particular interest will be judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, cooperation in the field of drugs, fight against organised crime and terrorism, police cooperation, integrated border management, asylum, legal and illegal migration, the statement added.