Serbia

KOPAONIK - A total of 3,047 enterprises have been privatized in Serbia until 2015, the proceeds from them totalling EUR 3.7 billion, Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic said on Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO - Vlade Divac, Serbian legendary basketball player and president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, was named Sacramento Kings vice president of basketball and franchise operations, reads the club's website.

Divac will remain in office in the Olympic Committee of Serbia by the end of the next Olympic cycle, which ends after the Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

President again criticizes war crimes prosecutor

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolic has said that Serbia's war crimes prosecutor, while autonomous in his work, is not independent from the state.

BELGRADE - Bulgarian Ambassador in Belgrade Angel Dimitrov has hosted a reception to mark the country's Liberation Day, voicing belief that Serbia and Bulgaria will be of use to one another and pointing out they can serve as an example of good neighborly relations.

KOPAONIK - The Serbian Association of Car Insurers could not sign a vehicle insurance agreement with Kosovo's authorities even after three years of negotiations, although it has offered a considerable price cut, the association's secretary general Vladan Manic has said.

"NATO respects Serbia's military neutrality"

BELGRADE -- "We cannot change what happened in the past, but I believe that the relations between Serbia and NATO have improved," says U.S. Admiral Mark Ferguson.

"Today I can say that we are working together and moving forward," the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa added.

BELGRADE - We cannot change what happened in the past, but I believe that the relations between Serbia and NATO have improved, and today I can say that we are working together and moving forward, said Admiral Mark Ferguson, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa commander.

Probe into 2008 torching of embassies completed

BELGRADE -- Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has said that the investigation in connection with setting fire to the embassies in Belgrade in 2008 has been completed.

It showed that not all possible measures were taken to prevent the incidents, he said.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has said that the investigation in connection with setting fire to the embassies in Belgrade in 2008 has been completed, and it showed that not all possible measures were taken to prevent the incidents.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has expressed hope that the crisis in Ukraine will not last very long, adding that the situation is developing favorably.