At the very beginning of the meeting, Kovacs expressed her belief that Poland is a great friend of Serbia and that it wants to help us on our path to joining the European Union, and readiness for an open dialogue as regards defining Serbia's obligations and opportunities, as well as forms of assistance from member states, with a special focus on Poland's support in the process.

Tomasz Glogowski, Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Balkans, stressed that Poland is aware of the importance of the topic of European integration for Serbia, as well as the fact that the process is currently in a stagnant phase. He stressed that Poland is a friend to Serbia and is ready to conduct dialogues and share experiences, as a member of the European Union that has gone through a similar process.

Elvira Kovacs stressed that the biggest problem is that there has been no progress in the European integration process for four and a half years. She said that despite the fact that the European Commission has already established, four times, that we are technically ready to open a cluster, this has not happened, and it is clear that the merit-based process has completely turned into a political, i.e. geopolitical process. "We are disappointed, and the citizens are dissatisfied," Kovacs said.

Deputy Speaker Kovacs emphasised that it is very important to talk about the benefits of European integration and that this Government’s the strategic goal is for Serbia to enter the European Union, regardless of the challenges we face.

Kovacs expressed concern over the fact that the citizens' enthusiasm is waning, while their Euroscepticism is growing, because they see that no matter what we do, we are not rewarded.

The officials raised the topic of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, agreeing that everyone is in favour of peace, but noting that Serbia cannot progress until the war is over. Deputy Speaker Kovacs said that it is not right for a country to be punished for not fully aligning its foreign policy with that of the European Union, reminding those present that the condition for candidates is to gradually harmonise their policies. She highlighted Serbia's decision not to introduce sanctions, underlining complete energy dependence as the biggest problem. As a second reason, Kovacs cited Serbia's bad experience with sanctions, while the third reason was Kosovo-Metohija.

Deputy Speaker Kovacs emphasized that Serbia is aligned with the European Union in terms of values and praised Poland as a country that is more understanding than some member states.

Aleksandar Mirkovic broached the topic - what the citizens of Serbia think about the European Union and the opposing views on some key issues. He stressed that Serbia wants to be a member of the European Union, but that we need to be told what the red line is that we need to cross. "We are harmonising laws, but we are not getting any praise," said Mirkovic. "Our people are also tired of the fact that, while our people in Kosovo-Metohija are experiencing terror at the hands of Albin Kurti, the European Union is doing nothing about it," Mirkovic emphasised.

Mirkovic said that Serbia has had enough of wars, and that it does not want to align itself with any side, underlining that we want good cooperation with both the East and the West.

Elvira Kovacs thanked Poland for its continued support of Serbia on its path. She stressed that the European integration process must be actualised.