The fourth reception on the occasion of Foreign Investors Council – FIC visit to Brussels was held at the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the EU on 5 October 2017. 

At the beginning of the reception, ambassadorAna Hrustanović, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the EU and Ana Firtel, Executive Director of the Foreign Investors Council gave introductory speech.

The reception was attended by the representatives of the European Commission and other European institutions, diplomatic missions and various Belgian and international companies and organizations. The members of FIC delegation who attended the reception came from the following companies which invested in Serbia: Japan Tobacco International - JTI, VIP, Telenor i G4S Secure Solutions.

During its visit, FIC delegation organized meetings with the representatives of seven directorates generals of the European Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS), CEFTA Secretariat, and the European Parliament. European institutions were encouraged to actively support Serbia, because mutual collaboration was needed for bringing Serbian market closer to the EU rules and practices. It was reiterated that foreign investors strongly supported Serbia to continue negotiations with the EU as a way of improving business conditions and further inflow of investments.