Serbia could become candidate for EU membership by the end of this year, says Deputy PM Božidar Äelić. This could happen if the EU questionnaire is sent by the spring, and filled out by the summer, he told Belgrade daily VeÄernje Novosti.
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“Serbia’s goal is to attract USD 3bn”
January 8th, 2010 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić stated on Thursday that Serbia’s aim was to attract USD 3bn of direct foreign investments in 2010. Äelić is in Paris where he s attending a two-day conference in Paris entitled “New world, new capitalism”.
Äelić to attend “New World, New Capitalism”
January 6th, 2010 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić will attend a symposium in Paris, dubbed “New World, New Capitalism”. His trip to France will come on the invitation of French Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary Development Eric Besson.
“Europe for All” travelers arrive in Rome
December 21st, 2009 |
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A group of 50 Serbian citizens, participants in a project dubbed “Europe for All”, arrived in Rome a little after midnight. They are on their seven-day tour of EU capitals, accompanied by Deputy PM Božidar Äelić.
Serbia “respects Macedonia’s name”
November 27th, 2009 |
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Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Äelić said in Skopje on Friday that Belgrade recognizes Macedonia under its constitutional name. Greece has for almost two decades contested the former Yugoslav republic’s right to use the name “the Republic of Macedonia”.
Äelić, IMF officials discuss public finances
October 29th, 2009 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić met on Wednesday in Belgrade with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Albert Jaeger. Their joint conclusion from the meeting said that, besides the importance of reaching agreement on the 2010 budget, it was also important for Serbia that its reforms provide long-term sustainability of public finances well after the stand-by arrangement with the IMF expired in May 2011.
“EU bid doesn’t diminish Russia’s importance”
October 19th, 2009 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić said that the process of Serbia’s European integration does not disregard or diminish the importance of cooperation with Russia. “Serbia joining the EU will certainly increase the interest of Russian and European companies for investments in Serbia,†Äelić said at a meeting of a Serbo-Russian business forum.
Äelić: SAA to be unblocked in December?
October 16th, 2009 |
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The first realistic date when the SAA could be unblocked is at the EU summit in December after Serge Brammertz’s next report, says Deputy PM Božidar Äelić.
He told daily Blic that the only safe road towards unblocking the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and receiving candidate status was Ratko Mladić’s extradition, but that it could also be achieved through “full cooperation with the Hague.â€
EU in EUR 100mn boost for Serbian budget
September 17th, 2009 |
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn and Deputy PM Božidar Äelić have signed a financial agreement in Brussels giving Serbia’s budget EUR 100mn in IPA funds. “I’m sure that it will be seen as an boon to continue legislative and economic reform in the country,“ said Rehn.
Äelić: VAT increase in worst-case scenario
July 24th, 2009 |
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Talks are under way on hammering out a budget that will be proposed to the IMF in negotiations on altering the loan arrangement, says Deputy PM Božidar Äelić.
“Serbia has three ways to control public finances. The first and most desirable is to cut public spending further, with the goal of covering current spending with lesser current income, and using the entire budget deficit for investments in infrastructure,†Äelić told €konomist magazine.
Serbia, German state sign protocol
July 18th, 2009 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić on Friday in Belgrade signed a cooperation protocol with Baden-Wurttemberg officials. The protocol, concerning security, fight against organized crime and corruption, EU Danube strategy, economy, education, tourism, culture and science, was signed by Äelić and the German federal state’s Minister of State Ministry and Federal and European Affairs Wolfgang Reinhart.