They said . . .
"The purpose of this forum is to detect high-quality projects, which then can be realized. Here is very significant the support of the EU, yet much depends on us. It is important that people on both sides of the border travel free in a mode without visas and this is the concrete support to a communication that should result in greater economic cooperation. We depend on the extent we can be inventive in order to realize the possibilities that this forum is provided".
HE Danilo Vucetic, Ambassador of Serbia in Bulgaria, Regional Meeting Pirot 2009
"I can responsibly say that the transborder cooperation, as well as passage of people, is so developed that every day an event. Today, we are in a very significant and very content business forum. Such intensive cooperation Bulgaria, nor Serbia has with other neighbouring countries. As a man who is an expert in this field, I am claiming this responsibly. Therefore, the more of these forums, and more contacts, it is what I can comment today!"
Mr Georgi Jurukov, General Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in Nis, Regional Meeting Pirot 2009
"It is important to the role of local governments and the Government of the Republic of Serbia in the next few years to enable infrastructure equipment in this part of Serbia, especially the border region, because it is a prerequisite for attracting and a greater and more intense cooperation between municipalities in Bulgaria and Serbia."
msc Milos Simonovic, Mayor of Nis, Regional Meeting Pirot 2009
"Foreign policy of a country starts to its limits, and we in the Pirot region really want to promote this. We have potential. From this forum and forums of this type, we expect, first, improving the business climate of our regions, turning the attention of domestic and international public to border regions, and if some of the investment, it will be pure gain. Is important to us to put investors in motion and employ people!".
Mr Vladan Vasic, Mayor of Pirot, Regional Meeting Pirot 2009
"A wider cooperation with patners from Bulgaria is possible and this primarily in the following activities such as transport, construction, tourism and production of healthy food...If you look at the segment of the basic business of Tigar Corporation, the first of all one sees is the possibility of cooperation in ensuring that our products are more present in the market of Bulgaria and on the other hand, to improve our role of customer to Bulgarian firms for raw materials and materials.
msc Jelena Petrovic, Executive Director of corporation Tigar ad Pirot, Regional Meeting Pirot 2009
"I think that there are many common interests between Bulgaria and Serbia and in the long term, I believe that the cooperation between the two countries shall be more and more developed. I am sure we will find common interests to develop our own business and new partnerships.
Mr Bruno Masson, Director of Tigar Tyres Pirot, Regional Meeting Pirot 2009
"When you speak about a better life – there is no magic wand. Nothing comes over night. We will have to fight for everything else. That’s why October 2nd is a very important day for Niš. After four years of empty talks, it takes some time for investors to start believing in you once again."
Božidar Đelić, Vice-president of the Serbian Government in charge of European integration
"The implementation of the project "Guillotine of Regulations", after which one third of regulations will stop existing, is starting in September this year. The regulations which make procedures complicated will be abolished, and this will facilitate the investment in Sebia, mainly in the private sector."
Mlađan Dinkić, Ministry of Economics
"We will offer land to future investors for Greenfield and Brownfield investments under favorable conditions. If any of the investors that comes to Pirot is not interested in investing here, we will recommend neighboring municipalities to him/her. It’s important for the investors to remain in the District."
mr Vladan Vasić, President of Municipality Pirot
"Croatian capital together with the domestic one is the most “comfortable” here, legally most secure, best accepted, and business results such companies achieve are impressive..."
Tonči Staničić, Ambassador of Croatia in Serbia
"Pojednostavili smo propise o spoljnoj trgovini i stranim ulaganjima, a jednostavnije su i procedure za proizvodnju i osnivanje preduzeća, uključujući režim boravka stranaca, registraciju preduzeća i carine – navodi potpredsednik Vlade Srbije... Značajno je i to što je Srbija jedina zemlja van Zajednice nezavisnih država koja je potpisala sporazum o slobodnoj trgovini sa Ruskom Federacijom."
Božidar Đelić, potpredsednik Vlade za evropske integracije
"In 2008, Serbia could attract up to five billion Euros of direct foreign investments… after forming the Government, Serbia was given a chance to become interesting for foreign investors."
Mirko Cvetković, President of Governmen
The Serbian Government adopted the Regulation which anticipates refunding up to 25% of the funds to that investor who invests more than 200 million EUR and hires more than thousand people.
