News archive of August 2016

Turkey's TAV Airports has said that one of its subsidiaries, BTA, began operating food and beverage services and inflight catering services at the Zagreb International Airport in Croatia as of Aug. 1.

The company noted that BTA would undertake these operations for 13 years, in a written statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Aug. 1. 

Germany's Fraport is selling a stake in the operator of the St Petersburg airport, which is ailing from low traveler numbers due to the weakness of the Russian ruble, to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).

BELGRADE - Sanda Raskovic Ivic announced Friday she would resign as the leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) later in the day because she disagreed with forming local coalitions with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), in particular in central Belgrade municipalities.

TORONTO - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the current world number one in men's tennis, is through to the quarter-finals of the Toronto ATP Masters after beating Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 Friday.

Djokovic will next face Stepanek's compatriot Tomas Berdych, who beat Ryan Harrison of the United States 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4.

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BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will be on a visit to Rio de Janeiro from August 4 through 8 to attend the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in the Brazilian city.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday met with Austrian Ambassador Johannes Eigner, thanking him for everything Austria is doing to support Serbia's European path and for his contribution to development of economic cooperation.

NOVI PAZAR - Serbia's Bosniak National Council on Friday held a ceremonial session in Novi Pazar, southwestern Serbia, in attendance of senior Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) officials.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday handed a diplomatic note to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Ambassador to Belgrade Lazar Mirkic in a vehement protest over footage showing two unidentified armed individuals burning two Serbian national flags.

A statement released by the ministry said the footage could be seen on the YouTube internet portal.

BELGRADE - Applications from all three bidders interested in a strategic partnership at Serbia's pharmaceuticals company Galenika have arrived in a timely manner and pursuant to requirements, a commission in charge of the procedure for establishing the partnership announced after the applications were opened Friday.

BANJALUKA - Serbia and Republika Srpska will continue to foster cooperation and confront terrorism through joint efforts, and their counter-terrorist units will hold a joint exercise in August, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said in Banjaluka Friday.