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Informal ministerial meeting held in Pristina

PRISTINA -- An informal meeting of ministers of foreign affairs and ministers of transport of regional countries was held in Pristina on Wednesday.

VIENNA - Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday that Serbia is an important partner for Austria.

VIENNA - Serbia is a good place for the business interests of Austrian companies, which could earn joint profit with Serbian businessmen, President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Marko Cadez said at the Business Forum in Vienna on Tuesday.

The President of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) Borislav Mihaylov was reelected to the Executive Committee of UEFA on Tuesday.

Mihaylov was elected at the second round of voting during the XXXIX Ordinary UEFA Congress, which is taking place in Vienna.

VIENNA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said in Vienna on Tuesday that he believes that Serbia can make a quicker recovery because fiscal consolidation measures are producing results.

Speaking to reporters at the Serbia in Vienna 2015 economic forum, held at the Austrian chamber of commerce, Vucic said that Serbia needs both foreign and domestic investments.

VIENNA - Serbian Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic called on Austrian businessmen on Tuesday to invest in Serbia's sectors oriented to regional and global markets.

UEFA president Michel Platini on March 24 warned of a return to the "dark days" of hooliganism in Europe fired by a rise in nationalism and extremism.
      

VIENNA - Serbia is very interesting for Austrian companies, Vice President of the Austrian Economic Chambers Richard Schenz said before the start of the business forum Serbia in Vienna 2015 on Tuesday.

He told Tanjug he was glad Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was taking part in the forum together with a large business delegation.

VIENNA - President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl stated on Tuesday that Serbia is already a part of the EU in the economic sense, and expressed the hope that the membership will soon be realised in the political sense as well.

"Serbia offers investors best conditions in region" - PM

VIENNA -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said in Vienna on Tuesday that, when it comes to the region, "Serbia offers best conditions to investors."

According to him, trade with the European Union amounting to EUR 17 billion "dispels all doubts concerning the country's strategic orientation."