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CEFTA is an international agreement establishing an unique free trade area between the countries of South Eastern Europe, originally founded by Poland, Czehoslovakia and Hungary on 21st December 1992 in Krakow, Poland. The institutional framework for a free trade area which would encompass all the countries of the region was established in 2001 in Brussels, when the Memorandum of Understanding on Trade Liberalization and Facilitation was signed, under the auspices of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (SEE). The memorandum envisaged the creation of a net of 32 bilateral free trade agreements in industrial and agricultural products between the countries of SEE. Seven countries signed the Memorandum - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, while Moldova joined the initiative later. Some of the countries of the region have signed agreements with UNMIK (Kosovo as a customs area). After joining the EU in January 2007 Romania and Bulgaria were put out of the CEFTA agreement.
Prizes awarded to best journalist reports on the topic of CEFTA agreement
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As part of the programme of CEFTA week, held in November 2010 in Belgrade, CEDEF and Serbian Chamber of Commerce declared the winners of the award-winning journalism contest for the best media coverage of the CEFTA agreement. The occasion for the announcement of this competition was the Serbian Presidency over CEFTA joint committee. Prizes were awarded in two categories: printed and electronic media. The first prize winners will have the opportunity to visit one of the CEFTA countries, while the winners of the second and third prizes were awarded with plaques.
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Research on familiarity with the CEFTA agreement (among Serbian business sector)
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At the request of Serbian Chamber of Commerce CEDEF conducted a research aimed to determine the familiarity with the CEFTA agreement among the Serbian business sector. The researched involved 500 businessmen: representatives of 150 small, 200 medium and 150 large companies which conduct business in Serbia. The survey lasted for two months, and its results will be used by the SCC as a guide for determining the next steps towards further raising of the awareness about the benefits of the CEFTA agreement among Serbian businessmen.
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CEFTA competition for the best journalist report
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Serbian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the CEDEF announces the opening of the competition for best journalist report in the field of raising the public and industry’s awareness of the importance of the CEFTA agreement. The contest is open until 1 October 2010. The right to apply is open to all journalists, news agencies and media which have published reports on this topic on the territory of Serbia, in printed, electronic or internet media.
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CEDEF participated in the CEFTA week 2010
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Within the programme of the CEFTA week 2010 which was held in Belgrade, on 9 November 2010 CEDEF presented the results of its research on "The familiarity with the CEFTA agreement among 500 Serbian companies", conducted for the needs of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. The research provided the answers to the question how much do the Serbian businessmen know about the benefits of the CEFTA agreement, and on this occasion the results were presented in front of high officials of neighboring countries, prominent businessmen, representatives of chambers of commerce and relevant institutions from the region.
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CEFTA Panel discussion for editors and economy journalists
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| On 07th April 2010, Serbian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the CEDEF organized the panel discussion: “The full implementation of CEFTA - benefits for Serbia’s economy”, dedicated to editors and journalists of the most prominent media in Serbia. |
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Central European Development Program – CEDEF conducted for the Serbian Chamber of Commerce an anonymous survey, for informational purposes. The survey involved 500 businessmen, 150 small, 200 medium and 150 large that do business in Serbia. The survey lasted for two months and its goal was to determinate the level of knowledge of the CEFTA Agreement among businessmen. The Serbian Chamber of Commerce will use the results of the survey as a guideline to further raise awareness on the implementation of CEFTA Agreement.
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Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Central European Forum for Development - CEDEF, announced a contest for the best journalistic work, and raising of awareness between professional and general public about the importance of the CEFTA agreement. The contest is open until 20th September 2010.
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Award committee consists of:
-Milos Bugarin, president of Serbian Chamber of Commerce and president of the jury
-Bojana Todorovic, assistant minister at Ministry of Economy and Regional Development
-Danka Jovanovic, head of the Origin of the Goods at Customs Administration
-Jelka Jovanovic, vice president at Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia
-Petar Jeremic, chairman of the board at Association of Journalists of Serbia
-Srdjan Lazovic, director of corporate and regulatory affairs at "British American Tobacco"
-Jovanka Arsic-Karisic, chairman of the board at CEDEF |
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On April 7th, 2010, Serbian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Central European Development Forum CEDEF organized the most influential media panel discussion for editors and journalists of economic section on the topic: The full implementation of CEFTA Agreement - the benefits to the economy of Serbia.
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