CROWN PRINCE ADDRESSES 8TH ECONOMIC SUMMIT OF SERBIA

Belgrade, 4 October 2008. – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II addressed the 8th Economic Summit of Serbia at the opening ceremony. The theme of the congress is A New Era for Serbia and it was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Among those who also gave speeches at the opening ceremony were HE Mr. Ivica Dacic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, HE Mr. Mladjan Dinkic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development, HE Mr Petros Doukas, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic, HE Mr. Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, HE Mr. Cameron Munter, United States Ambassador to Serbia, Mr. Theodore Karakassis, Deputy General Manager, International Activities Division, Eurobank EFG Group, Mr. Filippos Karamanolis, President of the Executive Board, Eurobank EFG, Serbia, Mr. Symeon Tsomokos, Managing Director, TGI and many others.

This summit annually monitors economic and business development in Serbia, gathers people from the world of business and provides the opportunity for exchange of opinions and ideas regarding the economic questions of our region.

Crown Prince Alexander II addressed the conference and welcomed them; exclaiming that “these conferences have become an annual tradition and are a very important part of the economic development of Serbia. It is very nice to see our Greek friends and potential investors and all those from abroad. I have read the list of sessions and I note there is nothing about the current global economic crisis and its potential effect on Serbia. The session topics are good, but these are certainly not normal times. We cannot hide from the extraordinary daily activity and news we witness in the global arena. We must undertake some important moves to safeguard our Serbian economy.

On the other hand without getting potential Serbian entrepreneurs more active the economy stands to lose since the backbone of all successful economies are entrepreneurs” – emphasized the Crown Prince at the Conference.