Aleksandar Vučić

Vučić: Serbia pillar of stability in region

VIENNA -- Aleksandar Vučić says Serbia was becoming "a pillar of stability in the region" and was "doing its best when it comes to the negotiation process with Priština."

Peščanik website "came under DDoS attack"

BELGRADE -- The website Peščanik.net was attacked "from thousands of IP addresses around the world in order to bring it down," the daily Danas says.

The Belgrade-based newspaper said it was citing police sources.

Serbs in south to be called on to participate in polls

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Representatives of the Srpska election list south of the Ibar River in Kosovo will invite people to go to the polls on June 8, it was reported late on Tuesday.

At the same time, those from the same list in the north will not continue to campaign.

Pundits interpret Vulin's "great powers" comment

BELGRADE -- Political analyst Đorđe Vukadinović says Aleksandar Vulin's statement about "great powers not wanting a prime minister with large support" is "exaggerated."

The labor minister suggested earlier that PM Aleksandar Vučić was the target of criticism for that reason.

"USD 1 billion to modernize Belgrade airport"

BELGRADE -- USD 1 billion will be invested in the expansion and modernization of Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, the daily Večernje Novosti reports in its Friday edition.

Flood disaster death toll reaches 51 - PM

BELGRADE -- Autopsies performed on those who died during the floods have shown that 24 people drowned, one died in a landslide, while 26 others died of natural causes.

Provincial official blasts PM's "panic-spreading attitude"

BELGRADE -- Vice-President of Vojvodina's provincial government Goran Ješić has told the weekly NIN that the Serbian government "spread disinformation" during the floods.

At the same time, he accused Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić of "spreading panic" during the same period.

NGO director made head of flood recovery office

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government has appointed CeSID Program Director Marko Blagojević as head of its newly-formed Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief.

Three arrested "for causing panic via Facebook"

BELGRADE -- The Belgrade police have arrested three persons for spreading false information on social networks about the number of flood causalities.

First visit to Serbia by Slovenian president

BELGRADE -- Slovenian President Borut Pahor will arrive in Serbia on Thursday - the first bilateral-level visit by a Slovenian president to Serbia "since 1991."

It serves as a proof of excellent relations between the two countries, Slovenian Ambassador to Serbia Franc But told Tanjug on Tuesday.