Tanja Miščević

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Tanja Miščević
Тања Мишчевић
Tanja Miščević at Medija centar Belgrade in 2017
Miščević in 2017
Minister of European Integration
Assumed office
26 October 2022
Prime MinisterAna Brnabić
Preceded byJadranka Joksimović
Personal details
Born (1966-08-06) 6 August 1966 (age 57)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Profession
  • Political scientist
  • professor
AwardsFrench National Order of Merit

Tanja Miščević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тања Мишчевић; born 6 August 1966) is a Serbian political scientist and professor serving as minister of European Integration since 2022. An independent politician, she is best known for her work on the accession of Serbia to the European Union.

Born in Zemun, a Belgrade municipality, she graduated and earned her master's and doctorate at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade. She began working at the Faculty of Political Sciences in the 1990s, becoming a docent in 2003 and an associate professor in 2009. As of 2016, she works as a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences. She was the director of the Office for European Integration from 2005 to 2009; member of government's negotiating team regarding accession of Serbia to the European Union, and head of the negotiating team for the Visa Facilitation Agreement and Readmission Agreement between Serbia and the European Union. She also previously served as vice-president of the European Movement in Serbia and as a member and vice-president of the board of the Anti-Corruption Agency.

She served as the state secretary in the

Regional Cooperation Council until her appointment in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić
in October 2022.

Early life

Tanja Miščević was born on 6 August 1966 in Zemun, Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1][2] She finished her primary and secondary education in Zemun.[3] She graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade in 1989, where she also earned her master's and doctorate.[3] She specialised in the field of the European Union at the University of Bonn in 1988 and the College of Europe in 2004.[1][4]

Career

Faculty of Political Sciences

Miščević began her work at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade in 1991 as a demonstrator for the English language, a role which she held until 1995, when she became an intern assistant.[4][5] She worked as an assistant until 2003, when she became a docent.[5] In 2009, she became an associate professor at the faculty, where she studied international and legal fields.[1][4] She became a professor in 2016.[5] Additionally, she was a visiting professor at the Military Academy of the Ministry of Defense and the Centre for European Integration at the University of Bonn.[4]

European Integrations

Tanja Miščević at Medija centar in 2011
Miščević in 2011

She was one of the founding members of the

Regional Cooperation Council.[15][16]

She previously served as vice-president of European Movement in Serbia.[1][9] Additionally, Miščević served as a member and vice-president of the board of the Anti-Corruption Agency from 2009 to 2010.[4][9] According to newspaper Danas, Miščević is reputed to be an expert on European Integration of Serbia.[17]

Minister of European Integration

It was announced on 23 October 2022 that Miščević would serve as the minister of European Integration in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić.[18] She was sworn in on 26 October.[19] Miščević advocates for the accession of Serbia to the European Union,[12][20] citing her support for a "modern, stable, and developed society, and equality".[12][21]

In November 2022, Miščević announced that "Serbia will progressively adopt the visa policy of the Schengen Area" and that it will align its foreign and security policy with the European Union.[22]

Personal life

Miščević received the French National Order of Merit in 2017 due to her work on accession of Serbia to the European Union.[23] She speaks English and Russian.[3][24]

Published works

References

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  2. ^ "Odluka o izboru Vlade i biografije predloženih članova Vlade" (PDF). National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). 24 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  6. ^ "G17 Institut proslavio dve godine rada". B92 (in Serbian). 12 June 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  8. ^ "Tanja Miscevic appointed as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense". Ministry of Defence. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e Stojanović, Marija (24 September 2019). "Tanja Miščević: Doktorka za EU". Danas (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Tanja Miščević glavni pregovarač sa EU". Vreme (in Serbian). 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Tanja Miščević pregovarač sa EU". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Miščević: Članstvo Srbije u EU važno i za Uniju". European Western Balkans (in Serbian). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  14. ^ "Tanja Miščević dobitnica nagrade "Duga" za 2013/14". Gay Straight Alliance (in Serbian). 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Tanja Miščević na predlog Srbije postaje zamenik generalnog sekretara RCC". Progovori o pregovorima (in Serbian). 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  17. ^ "Tanja Miščević podnela ostavku, više neće biti šefica tima za pregovore o članstvu u EU". Nedeljnik (in Serbian). 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Aleksandar Vučić: Ovo su ministri nove Vlade". Vreme (in Serbian). 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Druga posebna sednica Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije u Trinaestom sazivu". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Miščević: Spremnost za saradnju u regionu je prisutnija sada nego u "normalnim" uslovima". European Western Balkans (in Serbian). 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  21. ^ Cvetković, Ljudmila (25 March 2007). "Šta su evropske vrednosti?". Radio Free Europe (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Miščević: Nema odustajanja od zajedničke politike sa EU". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Tanja Miščević napušta funkciju šefice pregovaračkog tima". European Western Balkans (in Serbian). 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Povratak Tanje Miščević na evropski put Srbije: "Doktorka za EU" ubuduće na ministarskoj poziciji". Danas (in Serbian). 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.