Government of Serbia

Dacic thanks Cypriot ambassador for non-recognition of so-called Kosovo

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic received a farewell visit from outgoing Cypriot Ambassador to Belgrade Dimitrios Theophylactou on Monday, thanking him for Cyprus's continued support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia and for its consistent and principled position of non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo.

Vucic: Elections to be held in September at the latest

SMEDEREVO - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday announced elections for "September at the latest".

"You want elections? I will inform the people on May 26, we are going to elections. That means the elections will be held in September at the latest," Vucic told reporters in Smederevo in response to opposition demands for his resignation.

The fight against violence? What did they do, and what did Vučić do

The protests were launched after two tragic incidents of mass murders in Serbia, but, as the media reports, the question can be asked, what did the opposition, that is, their representatives, actually do to prevent this violence, and what did the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, do after the terrible crimes that shook Serbia.

Ružić submitted his irrevocable resignation

"In the silence of the three-day national mourning, as a responsible and well-mannered person, professional in the performance of all previous public duties, as a parent and citizen of the Republic of Serbia, which is always a priority for me, and in accordance with Article 23 of the Law on Government, I adopted a rational and an honorable decision in these circumstances.

Vucic: I proposed reinstatement of capital punishment but gov't is against that

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after last night's shooting spree in Mladenovac that left eight people dead, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he had proposed a reinstatement of the capital punishment but that the government was against the move.

Grieving Serbs Demand Resignations Over Fatal School Shootout

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Belgrade elementary school Vladislav Ribnikar where eight pupils and one security worker were killed in Wednesday's mass shooting - and later on at Belgrade's Cvetni Trg [Flower Square], after which they went to the Education Ministry to hold a protest.

Serbia: The 13-year-old Boy that Killed 9 People in Belgrade practiced Shooting with his Father

Belgrade woke up this morning with terror and grief. Three days of national mourning have been announced from tomorrow, and all schools will begin classes with a minute's silence.

All night people gathered in front of the school to light candles and bring flowers, toys, icons, treats in memory of the children killed by a 13-year-old boy.

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