Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic on Monday received a delegation of the Italian Senate, headed by Vannino Chiti, chairman of the committee on EU policy, who said that bilateral relations between the two countries are very good and that Italy is interested in even stronger economic ties.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic informed on Monday a delegation of the Senate of the Italian Republic about the tough economic measures that the Serbian government has taken in an effort to create an environment conducive to business and attract investors from Italy and other countries.

BELGRADE - Serbia wants sincere and friendly relations and closer cooperation, particularly in the economic sphere, with the Republic of Korea, a perfect example of a country whose hard work and discipline has lead to economic and societal progress, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Monday.

Controversial campaign "pitches Serbia as 3rd world country"

BELGRADE -- "Invest in Serbia - a country with qualified, yet cheap labor" is the essence of an ad broadcast on CNN, paid for by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS).

The daily Blic writes that the campaign that has drawn the ire of trade unions is jointly financed by "Invest in Serbia."

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said during a meeting with newly appointed Head of the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade Tim Cartwright Monday that Serbia was a leader in the use of financial resources of the European Youth Foundation (EYF).

BELGRADE - The Third Meeting of Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European countries , which will open in Belgrade on Tuesday, will be an opportunity to promote bilateral and economic cooperation between participating countries.

Serbia expects deal on railroad, talks on industrial zones

BELGRADE -- Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Mihajlovic says she is "proud of the fact Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic is received by the greatest statesmen of the world."...

BELGRADE - An exhibition on the Great War will open at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade on Monday, shedding light on remarkable ordinary men from Serbian towns and villages, as victors of the Great War.

As announced, Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac will declare the exhibition open.

City-owned company Beograd put (Belgrade Roads) shut the road to the Ada Huja peninsula after the accident on Saturday, following an appeal from Serbia's Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.

BELGRADE - Europe's best musical festival EXIT will celebrate its 15th anniversary in grand style - with the British hard rock legends Motorhead and Californian rockers Eagles of Death Metal as the main stars, and Goblini, Eyesburn and Skrtice as national headliners.