"Serbia deeply committed to joining EU" - Brnabic

"Serbia deeply committed to joining EU" - Brnabic

Speaking at the central event of this forum, Leader’s Panel, Brnabic pointed out that economic growth and development of the whole region is the most important, which is absolutely impossible without open dialogue, which Serbia is strongly in favor of.

The Prime Minister pointed out that digitization is the government’s priority, because it is a way for modernizing the work of the state administration, introducing a modern approach to administration towards citizens and the economy and a complete change of work that must come from within.

She added that digitization is a chance to accelerate economic growth and seek chances in non-traditional branches that can provide greater and faster growth. An example is the IT sector in Serbia, which has already shown significant potential for growth even without strong support from the government.

She underlined that the role of the government is to provide conditions for IT sector to show its potential and be even more successful, and announced that she will work on that with her team in the government, on creating a society that supports those who have potential for growth.

In that way, we will all move forward, the Prime Minister underlined.

Speaking about foreign policy priorities of Serbia, she said that the EU is our strategic commitment because joining the EU actually means self-improvement.

The reforms that we implement are the best for us, because in this way we are changing our society for the better and at the same time approaching the EU, Brnabic pointed out, adding that Serbia’s position is military neutrality and cooperation with all countries that respect that.

In the discussion held at the panel which dealt with changes that the modern world is facing and the question of youth integration into society, Brnabic spoke about the importance of open communication and cooperation with young people, the civil sector, experts and the economy, because the openness to hearing a different opinion brings the best solutions that are much more inclusive than the solutions that come from only one side.

A two-way communication with the young is very important for any society that wants to go forward, because we cannot create changes for the better without actively listening to those for whom we are creating the future, Brnabic stated at the Strategic Forum held in Bled, Slovenia, which brought together high-level officials from the European Union, countries of the region and international organizations.