News archive of July 2020

Serbia Sentences Convicted Drugs Baron Saric for Money Laundering

In a first-instance verdict that can be appealed, a Serbian court on Friday sentenced a convicted drugs smuggler, Darko Saric, to nine years in prison for laundering at least 20 million euros in the country.

"We are in a difficult situation"

He adds that hospitals are still overcrowded, but that there is enough capacities to take care of all patients with the coronavirus during the weekend.
"I believe that there will be no reason to move patients from Belgrade to the interior and vice versa. All hospitals have enough space to receive new patients, because more patients are discharged than are admitted," Pelemis said.

Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) Today

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha today. Due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, all prayers are in the open, outside the mosques. In Haskovo, the Eid prayer was on a sports field.

Croatian Serb Official to Join ‘Storm’ Celebration in Croatia

Boris Milosevic, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and a member of Independent Democratic Serbian Party, SDSS, which represents the country's Serbian minority, will participate in ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of Storm, the Croatian army operation that terminated a Serbian rebellion in 1995.

New Democracy suspends all public events to prevent spread of virus

Ruling New Democracy announced on Friday it was suspending any activity planned in open or closed venues, as that would lead to possible overcrowding.

"In the current situation, priorities change. We choose communication from a distance even though human contact is irreplaceable," the party said in a press release.

Turkey gives services, tradesmen tax relief over virus

The government has announced that the Value Added Tax (VAT) will be lowered until the end of the year for some sectors, while the rental withholding will be cut in half for all businesses to the economy weather the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has said.

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