Vucic invites French companies to invest in Serbia

PARIS, BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic arrived on a one-day visit to France on Thursday during which he met with the officials of largest French companies gathered in the company network MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France).

After the introductory address by the president of MEDEF International Jean Burelle, the Serbian prime minister presented his government's plans for the reform of the economic system in Serbia to the representatives of 40 companies, including Alcatel, Lafarge, Alstom, Bouygues, Orange, Rothschild, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas.

Speaking about the new laws which the parliament is to adopt by the end of summer, Vucic invited the French companies to direct their investments to Serbia, the government's Office for Cooperation with the Media released.

"The set of tax reliefs we have prepared will be the best in the region. Serbian government is determined to ensure security of investment through regulation change," said Vucic and once again expressed his gratitude to the French government on the assistance provided to Serbia during the May floods.

Serbian Minister of Economy Dusan Vujovic emphasized that Serbia is determined to carry out reforms and to pass and enforce good laws.

"We are working on the details that will speed up and facilitate investments in Serbia. This is a good chance for you and if you don't come on time you might miss it," Minister Vujovic told the officials of France's leading companies.

Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali spoke about changes in the city administration, investment potential of the Serbian capital and the new investment plan adopted by the city authorities.

Mali presented the major projects planned for this year...