Aleksandar Vučić

"President to give Vučić mandate to form govt."

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić will give SNS party leader Aleksandar Vučić a mandate to put together Serbia's new government, a presidential adviser has said.

Government to hold EU integration-themed sessions

BELGRADE -- The next government of Serbia will every two weeks hold sessions on the country's path towards the EU, chief negotiator Tanja Miščević has announced.

The goal of this is "to speed up the integration process and achieve the objective of opening the first negotiation chapters by the end of June."

"Vučić to present govt. program to party on Saturday"

BELGRADE -- SNS leader Aleksandar Vučić will present the program of his future government at the SNS presidency session on Saturday, writes a daily.

The party's leadership will also discuss the constitution of a government, and potential coalition partners.

"Serbia will not erode relations with Russia"

BRUSSELS -- The Serbian representatives voiced the "principled position" that Serbia does not want to take any steps that would erode its ties with the Russian Federation.

SNS presidency to discuss cabinet on April 5

BELGRADE -- The session of the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) concerning the constitution of the future government will be held on Saturday, April 5, Tanjug said it learned.

n the information service of SNS as the party that won a convincing majority of votes in the parliamentary elections on March 16.

Serbia's stance on Ukraine "not topic in Brussels on Monday"

BRUSSELS -- A spokesperson for EU's Catherine Ashton says Serbia's stance towards the crisis in Ukraine will not be the topic of today's Belgrade-Priština dialogue.

However, said Maja Kocijančič, all candidate countries are expected to align their foreign policy with that of the EU.

Kosovo dialogue resumes in Brussels

BRUSSELS, BELGRADE -- Prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci, are meeting today with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton for a new round of dialogue.

Besides Dačić, the meeting is attended by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.

New cabinet and its members still unknown

BELGRADE -- Almost two weeks after Serbians voted in elections, "post-election silence" seems to be in place, with only some media speculation about the future government.

It is still unclear what kind of government the country will get, and who will be its members.

"West wants Serbia to join sanctions against Russia"

BELGRADE -- Western countries are asking from future PM Aleksandar Vučić that Serbia "joins the EU sanctions against Russia because of the crisis in the Crimea."

This is according to an article in Friday's edition of the Večernje Novosti daily.

"Progressives mull cabinet with minority party"

BELGRADE -- The Progressives (SNS) are "close to the decision" to form a government only with parties of national minorities, writes a newspaper.

This cabinet will also reportedly be made up "mostly of non-partisan experts."