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CORNER STONE: Blic foundation starts building houses for flood victims in Obrenovac New hope for the families

Belgrade riverfront to see large investment project

OBRENOVAC - The contract on the construction of first 10 houses was signed in Obrenovac on Saturday and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that in the next 15 days, construction of new houses would also begin in other areas hit by recent floods.

BELGRADE - The master plan of the Belgrade on Water project was officially presented in Belgrade on Friday and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that this is more than just a scale model, announcing that the Belgrade tower as the symbol of the project would be completed by the end of 2016.

“This is not a pipe dream, but proof that something will really happen,” Vucic said on Friday as he unveiled the plan and a scale model of the ambitious waterfront project.

The presentation was held at the Beogradska Zadruga building, which was the first to be renovated as part of the scheme which is also known as ‘Belgrade on Water’.

Mayor dubs waterfront project "historic chance"

BELGRADE -- Belgrade Mayor Siniša Mali has said that the Belgrade on Water project is "a historic chance not only for the capital, but for the whole of Serbia."

The master plan for the project - sometimes referred to as "City on Water" - will be presented in Belgrade on Friday.

Lamda Development presented plans on Tuesday for the utilization of the old airport plot at Elliniko, southern Athens, with the investors who have undertaken the development of the 6.3-square kilometer site (the Latsis Group’s Lamda, Al Maabar from the United Arab Emirates and China’s Fosun Group) claiming they are ready to start work at Elliniko from today.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and investor from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohamed Al Abbar will present the master plan for the City on Water project on Friday, the Tuesday edition of the Belgrade-based daily Politika states.

ABU DHABI - A Serbian Business Council has been ceremonially opened in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi, as an official representative office of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS).

ABU DHABI/BELGRADE - The Serbian Business Council in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened in Abu Dhabi and the ceremony was attended by government representatives, prominent businessmen from both countries and the Serbian Embassy officials, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) released on Friday.