Gojkovic discussed Serbia’s European integration with McAllister and the delegation members, in light of current events, the continued reform process and parliamentary democracy.

McAllister said that the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs had chosen to visit the Western Balkans as its last activity on the eve of the parliamentary election, to reaffirm the region’s importance for the EU.

Gojkovic stressed that the National Assembly is open to continuing cooperation with the European Parliament and progress on the path to European integration, in the interest of the people of Serbia.

The Serbian Parliament Speaker briefed McAllister and the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the current situation in the Serbian Parliament, the coming regular session and the scheduled Collegium meeting on the Parliament’s mode of operations, which all the head of the parliamentary groups have been invited to attend.

The meeting also touched on the European Commission’s Report in the part concerning the work of the Parliament, with a special focus on its supervisory role, and the procedures for the submission of amendments and addendums to the agenda, as well as the adoption of legislation by urgent procedure.