Latest News from Serbia
Trade unions choose not to organize protests on Labor Day
Trade unions decided not to organize protest rallies on May 1, Labor Day in Serbia, due to the fact the holiday coincided with this year's Orthodox Easter.
However, they issued statements announcing their "continued struggle for the rights of workers and their improved standard of living."
Huge fire destroys Church in Manhattan (video+photos)
A huge fire broke out and burin to the ground the Serbian Orthodox Church of ‘Agios Savvas’, Sunday, in Manhattan, New York. Images show the devastation, as huge flames have engulfed the temple completely destroying the church. 170 fire fighters and tens of fire engines tried to extinguish the flames and contain the fire.
Orthodox Serbians celebrate Easter
Serbia celebrated Easter with midnight liturgies between Holy Saturday and Ressurection Sunday, and with liturgies during the day in Orthodox churches.
Midnight Easter liturgy at the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade, led by Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej, was attended by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.
Vulin: 24 workers died at their workplaces in 2015
BELGRADE - Twenty-four workers in Serbia died at their workplaces in 2015 - everything must be done to reduce that number in the future, Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin said Thursday.
Djordjevic: Serbia will fight illegal migration with EU
MOSCOW, - Serbia will try to solve the problem of illegal migration together with the European Union, and it will support the common European position on the matter, Serbian Defence Minister Zoran Djordjevic said in Moscow Thursday.
The threat posed by illegal migration is real for all European countries, Djordjevic told Tass in an interview.
Vujovic: Progress made towards reliable financial reporting
VIENNA - Serbia has achieved significant progress in development of institutions to ensure reliable financial reporting, Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic said in Vienna on Thursday.
RIK orders repeat vote at 15 polling stations
BELGRADE - Serbia's central electoral commission RIK on Wednesday ordered a repeat vote at another eight polling stations - in Vranje, Nis, Jagodina, Backa Topola, Sremski Karlovci, Uzice, Kladovo and Belgrade - taking the total to 15 polling stations across the country.
OSCE: Election process in Kosovo was regular
PRISTINA - Last Sunday's Serbian early parliamentary elections were conducted in Kosovo in a regular, incident-free manner, says Senad Sabovic, spokesman of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo.
The OSCE had personnel in every unit where the process was under way and they had clear instructions and precise training, Sabovic told Tanjug.
Komarudin: Indonesia hoping for Serbia's speedy EU accession
JAKARTA/BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, who has been on a three-day visit to Indonesia since Tuesday, met in Jakarta on Thursday with Indonesian House of Representatives Speaker Ade Komarudin, who said that he is hoping for Serbia's speedy EU accession.
RIK begins recount of votes from 99 polling stations
BELGRADE - Serbia's central electoral commission RIK on Thursday began a recount of votes from 99 polling stations at which there had been found to be "grave errors" during the April 24 elections.
"The recount is under way, at 99 polling stations," RIK president Dejan Djurdjevic told Tanjug.
Vucic: Years of prosperity are ahead for Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic wished a happy Easter to the people of Serbia on Saturday and said that years of dynamic economic growth and progress in respect for human rights and all other spheres of social life were ahead.
Renzi congratulates Vucic on SNS' election victory
BELGRADE - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi congratulated Serbia's caretaker Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on the victory of his Progressive Party (SNS) in April 24 parliamentary election, saying that the result the SNS had achieved highlighted the importance of the strategic choice to continue on the path of structural reforms.
Odalovic: We still have no official confirmation that Tomic is free
BELGRADE - Secretary General at the Serbian Foreign Ministry Veljko Odalovic said Wednesday that he believed that the information about the freeing of a Serbian national kidnapped in Libya was true, but it had not been confirmed officially yet.
Vucic: SVM is sole reliable partner, govt. to be set up soon
INDJIJA - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday that a new government would be formed within 15 days from the setting up of the new composition of parliament, and the SNS was certainly creating a coalition with Istvan Pastor's Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM).
Linta: Kovac’s accusations ridiculous
BELGRADE – President of the Alliance of Serbs in the Region Miodrag Linta described on Friday as ridiculous the accusations by Croatian Foreign Minister Miro Kovac that “the war plans originated in Serbia” because of which Croatia sought the repeal of Serbia’s law on regional jurisdiction for war crimes. “It is truly sad that Miro