Director General Richter informed Chairperson Trivan that GIZ has been investing into Serbian energy production for years as well as assisting the European integration process and raising the capacities of the institutions. Richter stressed that the organisation is ready to assist Serbia in its approach to the European Union adding that Serbia should not lose its European enthusiasm due to the current global economic crisis.

The Culture and Information Committee Chairperson informed her guest on all the efforts invested into ensuring the European Commission’s recommendation that Serbia be granted European Union candidacy status and reaffirmed the readiness to continue with the social reform process.