Despite the progress in the process of European integration of Serbia in a technical sense, first of all by opening negotiations on the two most important chapters, the rule of law in Serbia is backsliding, it was said in the research that Belgrade Center for Security Policy presented at a conference held in Skopje, on 7 December 2016. "Serbia checked all the boxes that were necessary for opening negotiations ...

Compared to the previous report of the coalition prEUgovor, in the implementation of policies under Chapters 23 and 24 there was no progress in four out of seven monitored areas, whereas in the area of media freedoms there was a decline.

Working group for Chapter 24 operates within the National Convent on the European Union in order to monitor the process of negotiations between Serbia and EU in the areas of freedom, security and justice. The group is consisted of representatives from civil society, the media and professional associations as well as individuals who are engaged in policies in these areas.

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) was again included into the list of the best Think Tanks in Central and Eastern Europe, and also in the world among all those who deal with areas of defense and national security, and foreign policy and international relations.

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) is ranked among the top 20 in Central and Eastern Europe. With only three organizations in this part of Europe, BCBP is included among top 70 Think Tanks in the world who deal with areas of security and foreign policy.

Speakers at the round table held in the BCSP’s library noted that the global „Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index" stressed numerous risks from corruption were identified in Serbia’s defence system, with procurement being one of the principal problem areas, but Defence Ministry representative stated objections to TI UK’s methodology, and offered some advice for further research.

At the Directorate for the Enlargement of the European Commission, a team of researchers from the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) presented the initial findings of the "Towards Europeanization: Monitoring established policies and practices in areas related to the asylum and readmission in the Serbian Republic" report.