Southeastern Europe

BELGRADE - Serbia ranks 77th according to the Legatum Prosperity Index, while Norway claimed the first place on the list of 142 countries.

The Prosperity Index released by Legatum Group on Tuesday evaluates countries according to a number of parameters in sectors of economy, entrepreneurship, administration, education, healthcare, security, individual freedoms and social capital.

Bosnia's main Bosniak party, the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and its main Croatian party, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, met on November 4 in Sarajevo to cement alliances concerning the formation of governments in the country following recent elections.

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BERLIN - A conference on Southeastern Europe and the Western Balkans is to be held in Berlin on Wednesday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic representing Serbia atthe event.

BELGRADE - The economic relations between Serbia and Austria are improving with each year, Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic has said at a meeting with an Austrian business delegation, adding that she expects investments from that country to increase.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Agriculture and Environment Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic has informed a delegation from the China Development Bank about investment opportunities in Serbian agriculture.

Berlin hosts conference on Balkans and SE Europe

BERLIN -- A conference on Southeastern Europe and the Western Balkans is to be held in Berlin on Wednesday.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will attend.

Former EU commissioner writes to Serbian president

BRUSSELS -- Former EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule has said that "ambitious economic objectives of the Serbian government are encouraging."

He at the same time indicated that "the road to the EU will continue to be a challenging process for the country."

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic stated on Tuesday that Serbia has 500 problems which are weakening the country's economy by 20-30 percent and added that these will be compiled in a document which he would soon present to the Serbian government.

BELGRADE - The association gathering families of Serb and other non-Albanian victims in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) in the period since 1998 to date released on Tuesday that they are eagerly expecting the results of the investigation on corruption in top tiers of EULEX international mission in the southern Serbian province.

Bulgaria will experience with "subdued growth amid rising uncertainty" over the next two years, the European Commission said in its autumn economic forecasts on Tuesday.

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