Vucic: We will have greater support of Austria

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that Serbia will implement urgent, necessary and comprehensive reforms and further improve its business climate.

I am sure that with the preservation of political stability, Serbia will get additional support and assistance from Austria, Vucic said at the conference entitled 'Business bridge Serbia-Austria-Europe' organised in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce to mark the constitution of the Serbian Economic Senate.

Vucic announced that systemic laws would be adopted by end of June which will regulate the business environment in a better way, such as the law on labour, law on privatisation, bankruptcy law, law on civil servants, construction permits, insurance and prompt response office.

He noted that investments in Serbia in 2013 totalled three times the figure recorded in the previous year and expressed the belief that the sum would be even higher in 2015 thanks to reforms and favourable business environment.

Vucic thanked businessmen who have demonstrated that they are capable of overcoming difficult obstacles in operation, and expressed the hope that everyone will work together to create a healthier, better and more successful economy.

Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic said on Wednesday that the establishment of the Serbian Economic Senate is a major opportunity for business cooperation, investment and job creation.

"Austria has a great role in that," Glamocic said at the opening of a conference titled "Business Bridge Serbia-Austria-Europe", which was organized in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of the foundation of the Serbian Economic Senate.

He noted that the Serbian Economic Senate...