Committee Chairperson Elvira Kovacs said that Serbia wants to become a member of the EU as soon as possible, but is also well aware that it is a two-way process. She expressed her expectation that the report of the members of this EU Council working body, which consists of representatives of the member states, will contain positive recommendations, so that after almost two years, Serbia will open a new cluster in the negotiation process. She informed the representatives of the EU Council Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU of the growing Euroscepticism in Serbia, caused by the long European integration process, adding that Serbia is getting the impression that its positive steps and reform processes undertaken are not properly appreciated. She informed the Brussels delegation about the scope of the European Integration Committee, as well as the recent judiciary reforms. Kovacs also said that Serbia is aware of the current geo-political circumstances and explained in detail the reasons why Serbia did not impose sanctions on the Russian Federation, which are primarily related to energy, and the support the Russian Federation provides to Serbia in terms of its territorial integrity. No less important is the fact that Serbia has experienced the effect of sanctions, which affect the citizens most of all. She added that, as a candidate country, Serbia does not have the mechanisms at its disposal that would help it overcome, first of all, the energy crisis and its economic effects, by introducing sanctions against the Russian Federation. Kovacs went on to share the impressions of the Serbian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where the procedure for the admission of so-called Kosovo into the Council of Europe has been launched under urgent circumstances, which has never happened before, and highlighted the fact that the Community of Serb Municipalities has not been formed yet.

On behalf of Sweden's presidency of the EU Council’s Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA) based in Brussels, Susanna Leesik reaffirmed the EU's commitment to Serbia's perspectives for membership in the European Union, recalling that the EU is the country’s largest investor, donor and trade partner. She emphasised the importance attached to the parliament in the political dialogue. The EU member states also stressed how important it is for Serbia to further accelerate and implement reforms in fundamental areas, such as the rule of law and basic human rights, the independence and functioning of the judiciary, freedom of expression, including media freedom, and the fight against corruption and organised crime. The member states reiterated the EU's expectations that Serbia, as a partner country and EU candidate, should comply with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, including the EU's restrictive measures, as a key aspect of the country’s EU integration process and a strong expression of its strategic choice of partner and place in the community of values.

Committee Deputy Chairperson Dubravka Filipovski especially focused on the length of Serbia’s the European integration process which reflects on the credibility of the EU itself in Serbia. She also spoke of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, which burdens the process of European integration, stressing that Serbia cannot recognise the independence of its southern province, even though it seems that today only two things are being demanded of Serbia - the recognition of Kosovo's independence and the introduction of sanctions against the Russian Federation. .

Committee members Djordje Miketic, Goran Milic, Dunja Simonovic Bratic and Ksenija Markovic took part in the exchange of views and opinions with the COELA representatives, which touched on the consideration of the European Commission’s Report in the Serbian Parliament, the state of democracy in Serbia and freedom of the media, alignment with the EU security and foreign policy, the position of national minorities, dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and other topics that encumber Serbia's European path.