first agreement between Serbia and EU. Also, he led negotiations and signed the Central European Free Trade Agreement in 2006 for Serbia. He presided over the Government’s inter-ministerial Committee for improving business climate in Serbia and co-presided the Serbian - Bavarian Council from 2005-2007. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Serbia until 2008. Lawyer After leaving the government in May 2007 Parivodić became a partner in the Austrian law firm Wolf Theiss, managing their Belgrade office (2007-2009). Today he is practicing law at his Law firm Parivodic. Awards and recognitions 2007: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) Publications Milan Parivodic published "Exclusive Distribution in the Laws of Yugoslavia and the European Community" (Official Gazette of Yugoslavia, pp. 176) in 1996 and for his Ph.D. thesis he published "Law of International Franchising" (Official Gazette of Serbia, 380pp.) in 2003. He also has numerous Publications in International and Serbian Law Journals in the fields of International Trade Law, Contract Law, Intellectual Property, Competition Law, and Distribution Law. References External links 1966 births Living people University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Democratic Party of Serbia politicians Government ministers of Serbia