Axel Dittmann

KRUSEVAC - A deal to build a plant for German auto parts maker Kromberg & Schubert in Krusevac, central Serbia, was signed Friday at a ceremony attended by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and PM Aleksandar Vucic.

NIS - An agreement to build a new plant of German auto parts maker Leoni was signed in Nis Tuesday at a ceremony attended by PM Aleksandar Vucic.

The 22 mln euro deal, which will create 2,200 jobs, was signed by Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic and Leoni Director Clemens Sachs.

BELGRADE - On October 17-18, Belgrade will host the 16th Serbian Economic Summit on the Road Map to EU - Rebooting the Economy, a statement of TGI Group International said Tuesday.

BELGRADE - President of the National Assembly of Serbia Maja Gojkovic says the relations between Germany and Serbia are better than ever, stressing that Serbia is grateful for Germany's support on its way to the EU and for what the country is doing to enable the opening of negotiation chapters when Serbia is ready.

BELGRADE - President Tomislav Nikolic and German Ambassador Axel Dittmann on Wednesday highlighted the significance of regional stability, and Dittmann noted that open bilateral issues in the region must be solved through dialogue.

Serbia's European integration process was one of the main topics.

NOVI SAD - Germany supports a soonest possible opening of chapters 23 and 24 in Serbia's EU accession talks - ideally, it should happen in the first half of this year, German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann told Tanjug in Novi Sad on Wednesday.

German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann said in Indjija on Wednesday that Berlin supported Serbia along the reform path.

Germany also pushed for the opening of Chapters 23 and 24 in the first half of the year, he said, while according to Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, "Serbia is on the right track."

German Ambassador Axel Dittmann says his country will support opening chapters 23 and 24, on judiciary and the rule of law, in the first half of this year.

In an interview for Vecernje Novosti, Dittman said that NATO membership was not a prerequisite for joining the EU, and the same went for recognition of Kosovo's independence.

German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann has reiterated that his country was "not asking Serbia to recognize Kosovo."

He at the same time stressed the importance of "a more comprehensive normalization of relations" between Belgrade and Pristina.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday received German Ambassador Axel Dittmann to discuss a joint initiative, the Serbian government said.

The initiative concerns a conference on sustainable growth and employment.