The European Parliament (EP) fact-finding mission will visit Belgrade from January 22 to 24, during which it will hold meetings with representatives of Serbia’s ruling authorities.
As President Aleksandar Vučić will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, and National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabić may still be abroad, government-level meetings will be conducted by senior ministers and parliamentary group leaders.
According to Nova.rs, the EP delegation will meet with Foreign Minister Marko Đurić and Minister for European Integration Nemanja Starović, as well as with leaders of parliamentary groups from the ruling coalition.
The parliamentary representatives scheduled to attend include Milenko Jovanov (SNS), Dušan Bajatović (SPS), Života Starčević (United Serbia), Balint Pastor (Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians), Stefan Krkobabić (PUPS) and Branimir Jovanović (SDPS).
Earlier controversy surrounded the visit after Vučić and Brnabić claimed the EP mission had not formally announced its arrival—a claim later contradicted by EP rapporteur for Serbia Tonino Picula, who confirmed that all required procedures had been followed and that Serbian authorities in Brussels and Belgrade had been duly notified.
Further documents, revealed by opposition MP Stefan Janjić, showed that Ana Brnabić had been officially informed as early as December 23, a fact she later acknowledged after initially denying it.
The EP mission is expected to conduct separate meetings on January 23, first with Minister Starović, followed by Minister Đurić, before engaging in talks with parliamentary leaders of the ruling parties.
The visit comes amid heightened political tensions and scrutiny of democratic processes in Serbia, with the mission aiming to assess the political climate, institutional functioning, and conditions for free and fair elections.
