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BELGRADE - The economy will have to withstand the greatest burden of the EU accession talks, but it will derive benefits from the process, officials stated at the International Conference Introduction to the Negotiations on Chapter 30 - External Trade Relations.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and German Foreign Office Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA States Ernst Reichel stated on Thursday that Serbia has made visible progress on its EU path.

Vucic informed Reichel about the adoption of reform laws and announced that Serbia will soon become economically successful and prosperous country.

BELGRADE - The EU expects Serbia to slowly join its positions, says Ernst Reichel, the German Foreign Office Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA States.

BELGRADE – In the January-July 2014 period, Serbia’s foreign trade increased 4.5 percent against a year earlier to EUR 15.381 billion, and the export-import ratio was up from last year’s 69.3 percent to 72.9 percent, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS) said in a release on Friday.

Europe’s car sales rose 4.3 percent in May as volume brands Skoda, Renault and Opel posted stronger growth than premium marques BMW and Audi, according to registrations data published on Tuesday.

Europe’s car market has shown signs of recovery from a six-year slump, but excess production capacity, heavy discounting and incentives continue to distort the true level of demand.

BELGRADE - Trade between Serbia and Switzerland in 2013 saw an annual growth of 18.6 percent and totaled USD 316 million, said participants at a meeting held at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) Thursday to celebrate the setting up of a Swiss-Serbian chamber of commerce.