“Serbia slowly progressing, there’s room for optimism”

Serbia is not standing still, it is slowly progressing and there is room for optimism, Fund for Political Excellence President Sonja Liht stated on Saturday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 24.12.2011.

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Serbia is not standing still, it is slowly progressing and there is room for optimism, Fund for Political Excellence President Sonja Liht stated on Saturday. The character of the country's' biggest problems is predominantly economic, Liht told Tanjug. “Serbia slowly progressing, there’s room for optimism” She assessed that Serbia had achieved much, especially in terms of everything that has been done under very complex circumstances including Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. Liht, who is also Foreign Ministry Foreign Policy Council president, stated that the current situation in Serbia was very difficult in economic terms just like in most world countries, but the countries “on the periphery”, including Serbia, were less hit by the first blow of crisis back in late 2008 and 2009 than well-developed states. “The periphery, however, always suffers more and the suffering lasts longer,” she stated. “Apart from being a country on the periphery, Serbia suffers more for one more reason - it is poor and is not a part of the global integration and the EU, which is why it is more exposed to fluctuations and is finding it harder to deal with the lack of investments than other countries which have recently become EU members and are entitled to the Union's considerable assistance funds,” Liht noted. “We also get assistance from the EU, but it is ten times lower than if the country were already a member of the EU,” she underscored. “European integration does not bring instant benefits, but it makes the country more stable, more secure and more attractive for serious investors, and it also offers greater security and justice and a stronger legal framework,” stressed Liht. “She stated that Serbia's future depended on the degree of success it achieved in wider integration and on whether it would be shielded by the political, economic and security umbrella of the EU and some day even NATO. “If Serbia fails to get its place under the security umbrella, then the country will be left to its own devices,” Liht stated and added that Serbia was too small a country to fight on its own against the dangers threatening the modern world. Sonja Liht

“Serbia slowly progressing, there’s room for optimism”

She assessed that Serbia had achieved much, especially in terms of everything that has been done under very complex circumstances including Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić.

Liht, who is also Foreign Ministry Foreign Policy Council president, stated that the current situation in Serbia was very difficult in economic terms just like in most world countries, but the countries “on the periphery”, including Serbia, were less hit by the first blow of crisis back in late 2008 and 2009 than well-developed states.

“The periphery, however, always suffers more and the suffering lasts longer,” she stated.

“Apart from being a country on the periphery, Serbia suffers more for one more reason - it is poor and is not a part of the global integration and the EU, which is why it is more exposed to fluctuations and is finding it harder to deal with the lack of investments than other countries which have recently become EU members and are entitled to the Union's considerable assistance funds,” Liht noted.

“We also get assistance from the EU, but it is ten times lower than if the country were already a member of the EU,” she underscored.

“European integration does not bring instant benefits, but it makes the country more stable, more secure and more attractive for serious investors, and it also offers greater security and justice and a stronger legal framework,” stressed Liht.

“She stated that Serbia's future depended on the degree of success it achieved in wider integration and on whether it would be shielded by the political, economic and security umbrella of the EU and some day even NATO.

“If Serbia fails to get its place under the security umbrella, then the country will be left to its own devices,” Liht stated and added that Serbia was too small a country to fight on its own against the dangers threatening the modern world.

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