News archive of February 2023

ABU DHABI - Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic met with the chief of Cyprus's National Guard Lt-Gen Demokritos Zervakis at the IDEX 2023 international arms fair in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Vucevic thanked Cyprus for supporting Serbia's territorial integrity and EU integrations.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begovic said on Tuesday it was very important that the Digital Serbia initiative had made Serbian startups visible on the international Dealroom platform, with around 250 Serbian startups registered there to date.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday she expected amendments to the Foreigners Act to enter parliamentary procedure in March.

Speaking to reporters at a ceremony at the Aviation Academy, Brnabic said the amended act would unify working and residence permits in a simplified, fully electronic procedure.

That will enable easier and quicker employment, she added.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday 30 pct of the national defence industry's output must stay in Serbia.

ABU DHABI - UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan visited the Serbia booth at the IDEX 2023 arms fair in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

He was cordially welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who gave him a presentation of exhibits.

The booth features several Serbian defence industry companies, including heavyweight Yugoimport-SDPR.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi Serbia would sign its first agreement to purchase UAE-made kamikaze drones within 48 hours and that the drones would be delivered soon.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3213 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change from Monday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m and up by 0.2 pct y-o-y.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Monday chaired a session of a council coordinating activities and measures aimed at GDP growth.

She urged a review of the present state of the Serbian economy and a timely reaction to ensure the highest possible economic growth this year.

ABU DHABI - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with UAE President Sheikh Muhamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday as part of a working visit to Abu Dhabi.

They discussed numerous topics related to advancement of Serbia-UAE ties.

The two leaders have met over 20 times since 2012 and their most recent meeting took place in Belgrade last October.

BRUSSELS - Serbian Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic met on Monday in Brussels with EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to discuss implementation of an EU action plan for the Western Balkans aimed at solving joint challenges in the field of irregular migration, strengthening of border management and advancement of cooperation in readmission.