Serbia

BERLIN - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic called on German investors Sunday to increase their investment in Serbia.

We need more German investment in the automotive and agricultural industry, Vucic told German news magazine Focus, ahead of the Conference of Western Balkan States to be held Thursday in Berlin at the initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

NOVI SAD - Oliver Ivanovic, leader of the Citizens' Initiative 'Freedom, Democracy, Justice“ (SDP) and the most famous prisoner in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), said Sunday that the participation of KiM Serbs in the new government in Pristina, in full coordination with the Serbian government, could prove a far more efficient way to promote their vital interests.

ALMATY - Serbian men's water polo team claimed the gold medal at the FINA World Cup in Kazakhstan, after a penalty shoot-out win over Hungary 11-9 (1-2, 3-3, 1-1, 2-1, 4-2) in the final match on Sunday.

The team coached by Dejan Savic extended their dominance in the world water polo with the third trophy this summer, after winning the World League and the European Championship.

NIS - The 49th Nis Film Festival opened on Saturday evening with the symbolic handing over the keys to the city to the jury president, actress Dragana Varagic.

Actor Misa Janketic was presented with the lifetime achievement award named after the great Serbian actor Pavle Vujisic.

NEW YORK - A bust of the famous Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla, made by academic sculptor Bojan Mikulic, was handed over to the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan to be officially unveiled at a ceremony on January 10, the U.S.-based Tesla Science Foundation stated in a release.

ALMATY - Serbia is through to the final of the 2014 men's Fina Water Polo World Cup, after beating Croatia by 7-4 (2-1, 2-0, 3-1, 0-2) in the semifinal match on Saturday.

The top scorer in the Serbian team was Dusan Mandic with two goals, while Strahinja and Viktor Rasovic, Dusan Markovic, Gavril Subotic and Srdjan Vuksanovic scored a goal each.

MOSCOW - Russian food safety authority Rosselkhoznadzor announced Saturday that it allowed the import of dairy products from Serbia to countries of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said that no pressure was put on him in Germany and that Berlin is primarily interested if Serbia will stay on the EU path, adding that the opening of Chapters 32 and 35 of the EU accession talks can be expected by the end of the year.

BELGRADE - Serbia will not interfere in any way with the electoral process in Republika Srpska (RS), or support any side, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said.

I am in no way engaged in the elections in Republika Srpska, Vucic told Belgrade-based daily Danas, and underlined that Serbia will respect the will of the people and not voice its support to any of the candidates.

BELGRADE - The New Democratic Party (NDS) has been officially registered as a political organization, and direct party elections will be held by mid October, NDS leader Boris Tadic told Tanjug on Friday.

He noted that this will be the first time for a party in Serbia to have its leadership elected directly by the party members.