New business conditions for exporters and their suppliers
CEVES invites you to a conference dedicated to the impact of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Serbia’s domestic carbon tax and the energy transition on the competitiveness of the Serbian economy.
The conference will take place on 29 June 2026, from 15:00 to 17:30, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, Centre for Circular Economy, Terazije 8, 2nd floor, Belgrade. Registration and refreshments will begin at 14:30. The event will be held in person and online.
At the conference, we will present the new report “Green Industrial Policy of Serbia” and open a discussion on how the challenges brought by CBAM and new climate regulation can be turned into an opportunity for industrial modernisation and stronger competitiveness of the Serbian economy. The discussion will also look at what SMEs and suppliers need for green transformation to take root in practice, from management capacity and financial planning to reliable data, investment preparation and the ability to respond to new buyer requirements.
At the conference, we will present the new report "Serbia's Green Industrial Policy" and open a discussion on how to turn the challenges posed by CBAM and new climate regulations into an opportunity for industrial modernization and strengthening the competitiveness of the Serbian economy. We will also discuss what SMEs and suppliers need for the green transformation to truly take root in practice, from management capacities and financial planning to reliable data, investment preparation, and the ability to respond to new customer demands.
Key conference topics.
New domestic carbon taxation framework.
Support for companies in the alignment process
- The impact of CBAM on Serbian exporters and suppliers
- Serbia’s new domestic framework for carbon taxation
- Support for companies in the compliance process
- Enabling conditions for SMEs and suppliers to undertake green transformation Support measures for production decarbonisation
- Support measures for production decarbonisation
- What is needed for CBAM pressure to become a competitive advantage
The central part of the conference will be the panel discussion “From CBAM to a Real Green Industrial Policy”. Panelists will include Stanislava Simić, Director of the Association of Serbian Energy Intensive Industry, Siniša Mitrović, Advisor to the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and Head of the Centre for Circular Economy, Ognjen Popović, Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Finance, Aleksandar Goračinov, Director of the SME Hub Project, Ljubica Drake, General Manager for Environmental Protection at HBIS, and Ljubo Maćić, energy sector expert. The panel will be moderated by Pavle Medić from CEVES.
The conference programme includes opening remarks, presentation of the report “Green Industrial Policy of Serbia”, the panel discussion and an informal discussion with participants. The detailed agenda is available for download.
The event is open to all interested participants with prior registration.
The working language of the conference is Serbian. Translation into English will be provided.
