Partners Italy & Serbia 2019

During a period when Italy and Serbia are celebrating 140 years of bilateral relations and 10 years since the signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement, the two countries have many reasons to be proud of their friendship and to be both enthusiastic and ambitious in setting goals for the years ahead. One of them is the much-awaited completion of Serbia's EU integration, which Italy supports wholeheartedly

At the National Museum in Belgrade, the Serbian public will have an extraordinary opportunity to see more than 50 masterpieces that define Baroque as the first truly European modern art movement

The food industry, with a strong emphasis on organic products, digital technology and digital innovation, renewable energy and the energy efficiency industry are sectors in which we have optimal preconditions to do an excellent job together, to the mutual benefit of our two economies

Italian business in Serbia is today represented by more than 600 companies operating in the country, employing over 25,000 workers

With two million pairs of footwear manufactured annually, and that work carried out – directly or indirectly – by almost 2,000 employees, Progetti is currently Serbia's largest exporter of uppers and ready-made footwear in Serbia

Our expectation for 2019 is for Italy and Serbia to exceed four billion euros in commercial exchange. I am very positive that this goal can be reached thanks to the promising GDP growth and the pace of trade that Serbia has with all countries of the European Union

As Confindustria Serbia, we are proud to recognise that Italian companies are bringing technological renewal to Serbia. The plants of our member companies implement the latest technological applications, which are also the most efficient way to keep them in global production chains

Our company contributes to efforts aimed at keeping young people in their own country, while at the same time giving them an opportunity to develop and work with colleagues from around the world

Italian investors have greatly contributed to the progress of the textile industry, but we should not forget the domestic manufacturers with a long tradition that has survived on the market and improved its operations

The globalisation process has also encompassed the legal industry, but it will never be able to completely replace the local approach, familiarity with specific laws, the presence of legal practitioners on the ground and integral inclusion in the legal life of the state

Italian Design Day in the World is one of the most popular initiatives that enable professionals, scholars and enthusiasts of Italian design to examine a unique aspect of Italian genius: the production of beauty!

An important element in the promotion of Italian research is represented by the “Italian Research Day in the World”, which will this year see the CNR illustrate its activities in the field of information and communications technologies

Italy is among the EU's most successful countries in terms of energy efficiency and is also a pioneer in new forms of renewable energy sources, such as the nextgeneration of cellulosic biofuels

“After over 25 years of cooperation, working with Italian companies has become a daily practice of Law Office Kosić”

This year’s edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World focuses on the theme “Italian language on stage”, with the aim of introducing the Serbian public to language's link with music and theatre

An international conference organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Institute of Balkan Studies aims to shed light on the two countries' cultural relations and social development

The 4th edition of the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World will be held in November 2019, and Serbia has been a special place for this event since its inception

For those wanting to discover something new this year, we suggest a visit to Matera, which – together with the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv – shares the title of 2019 European Capital of Culture, which Novi Sad will hold in 2021