The ninth Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) of the EU Committee of the Regions and Republic of Serbia was held, co-chaired by Niš City mayor Dragana Sotirovski, together with Franz Schausberger from Austria. JCC worked in two sessions. The topic of the first session was the involvement of local and regional authorities in Serbia’s EU accession process, and the second session discussed environmental protection, climate action and energy. Participants agreed that Serbia has made progress between the two EU reports. The latest EU annual report on Serbia’s progress in the European integration process, on the rule of law, the fight against corruption, the improvement of the business environment, the green agenda, and public administration reform was analyzed. The expansion of the TAEX program to local and regional authorities in Serbia was also discussed. State Secretary of the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government Čedomir Rakić, the representatives of Niš, Čačak, Kragujevac, Vojvodina, the representatives of the EU Delegation to Serbia, the Rapporteur of the EU Region Committee for the 2021 Enlargement Package spoke at this session of the Joint Consultative Committee.