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Vucic: I am not optimistic about thwarting resolution but we continue to fight
NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday in New York he had had discussions with representatives of Asian-Pacific UN member states earlier in the day to explain the reasons for Serbia's opposition to a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Srebrenica and that many of the countries had understood the reasons and said positions on the matter should be harmonised.
Dacic on draft Srebrenica resolution: The strong can do anything - we will fight
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday there was no genocide that had not been committed by countries that had signed up to a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica, and added that "the powerful can do anything" but that Serbia would fight against its adoption.
Serbia registers 5.3 bln dinar budget surplus in January-February
BELGRADE - Between January and February this year, Serbia saw a 5.3 bln dinar budget surplus, which is 52 bln dinars better than a planned 46.7 bln deficit.
According to figures released by the Ministry of Finance, a 24.9 bln dinar deficit was registered in February alone.
In February 2024, revenues totalled 158.6 bln dinars, while expenditures amounted to 183.5 bln dinars.
Commission approves Aleksandar Vucic - Belgrade Tomorrow electoral list
BELGRADE - The Belgrade city electoral commission approved the Aleksandar Vucic - Belgrade Tomorrow electoral list on Sunday.
It became the first list to be approved for the June 2 polls for the city assembly and will appear under number one in the ballot.
Serbia Shocked by Toddler's Murder: President Vucic Proposes Death Penalty Reintroduction
The brutal murder of a two-year-old child, Danka Ilic, has sent shockwaves across Serbia, prompting President Aleksandar Vucic to advocate for the reintroduction of the death penalty for the most heinous crimes.
Dacic meets with Bouyx
BELGRADE - At a meeting with the head of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Bertrand Bouyx on Monday, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said he expected French representatives in the Council of Europe to have more understanding for Serbian arguments at an upcoming session on the so-called Kosovo's request to join the organisation.
Mali: Serbian finances stable, inflation declining
BELGRADE - Serbia's public finances are stable, inflation is declining, there is around 453 bln dinars in the state coffers and the government is meeting all obligations in a timely manner, Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday.
Brnabic elected new Serbian parliament speaker
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday elected Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader and now-former Serbian PM Ana Brnabic as its new speaker.
One hundred and fifty-three of 158 MPs in attendance voted in favour and five voted against.
Orlic: New Serbian parliament to have six deputy speakers
BELGRADE - The deputy president of the Head Committee of Serbia's ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Vladimir Orlic said on Thursday consultations between political groups in the new national parliament had been completed successfully and that nine groups that had accepted an invitation to consultations would propose that the parliament have six deputy speakers.
Government formed Working Group for the Memorial Center dedicated to Ribnikar victims
With this decision, the Government of Serbia specified that until the adoption of the urban, architectural and construction solution for the Memorial Center and the arrangement of the new ambient unit, the plots of land on which the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Experimental Elementary School is located in Kralja Milutina Street No. 10 are exempted from use for educational activities Belgrade.
Xi sends warm wishes to Vučić for his birthday: You're politician of strategic vision
The Chinese president sent Vui a sincere congratulations and good wishes and emphasized that Vui is a politician who has a strategic vision and who always takes care of the interests of the people.
Brnabic: Wider political front needed, Serbia's sovereignty at stake
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Monday a wider political front - a broader coalition around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party - was needed for the upcoming local elections in Belgrade as it was now being decided whether Serbia would remain a sovereign and independent state.
Constitutive session of Belgrade city assembly postponed again until March 3
BELGRADE - The constitutive session of the new Belgrade city assembly was on Friday again postponed until Sunday, March 3 due to a lack of quorum.
The postponement was announced by the chairman of the constitutive session. Socialist Toma Fila, the oldest assembly member.
Vucic opens Nestle factory in Surcin
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Nestle representatives ceremonially opened the Swiss company's new, modern factory in the Belgrade municipality of Surcin on Tuesday.
The factory will be producing plant-based meals.
In a speech, Vucic said that, as a wealthy and accomplished man, the company's founder Henry Nestle had been helping the poor.
Dacic: We expect more determined international action over violations of Serbs' rights
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday Serbia expected greater attention and more determined action from the international community when it comes to the grave and enduring discrimination against Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija and violations of their fundamental human rights.