On February 28th 2022 the EPLO Director Prof. Spyridon Flogaitis met with the Vice Prime Minister and the Minister of the Education of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Branko Ruzic. The parties expressed mutual interest for establishing an EPLO branch in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade and discussed technical modalities of the functioning of the branch.
The branch will assist Serbian governmental institutions, professional and social groups, students of high education institutions to benefit from EPLO expertise and institutional network, first and foremost, the European Law and Government School (ELGS), as well as, European Institute for Management and Governance; the Institute for Local Governance and policy innovation; the Institute for Sustainable Development, etc. The branch will facilitate the access of professional and governmental structures of Serbia to the EPLO scientific-research bases and organize events for promoting Serbia’s European future, together with the EPLO headquarter in Athens and representations in other states of the EPLO presence. The branch will also implement research projects, publish guide-books and policy papers, organize awareness raising and training programs.
Serbia is an EPLO member since June 28, 2010 after it ratified the Agreement on Establishment of the EPLO.