Serbia is supposed to take part in a German project for making electric car batteries, and the Fraunhofer Society, the largest German research centre, might establish an office in Serbia, Deputy Prime Minister Djelic has said in Berlin, according to a report by Deutsche Welle.

After his meeting with Germany's Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan, Djelic said that Germany is the greatest scientific power in Europe, announcing that the Fraunhofer Society, which employs more than 14,000 researchers in 80 offices throughout Germany, might soon open its doors in Serbia as well.

The research in Serbia would focus on information technology and biomedicine, said Djelic, noting that it was agreed for Serbia to participate in a German project to make batteries that would facilitate the development of electric cars.

There will be other initiatives, but it is very significant that Germany has recognized Serbia as a small but very ambitious country when it comes to science and technology, said Djelic.