Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic will open CEFTA Week 2010 at 9.30 on 10 November, at the Hotel Continental, Vladimira Popovica 10, New Belgrade.

At the opening, speakers will be Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert, German Ambassador to Serbia Wolfram Maas and President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) Milos Bugarin.

On the first day, at 15.00, a presentation on overcoming trade barriers and a discussion on the CEFTA trade portal has been scheduled.

During the three days of CEFTA Week 2010 there will be workshops, seminars and discussions for representatives of state organs, businesspeople, diplomatic representatives, international organisations and the academic public.

CEFTA Week 2010 will focus on the priorities of Serbia’s CEFTA presidency which include trade in services, protection of competition, public procurement, investment and the removal of non-customs barriers in trade.

The CEFTA agreement was signed by Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYRMacedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and UNMIK in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244. It was enforced on 26 July 2007, and has been implemented in Serbia since 24 October 2007.