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Paunovic: We must not let a nation's fundamental human rights be violated in 21st century
MANAMA - Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Snezana Paunovic participated in the 146th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manama, Bahrain, on Friday.
During a debate on fighting intolerance, Paunovic said Serbia was carrying out reforms in the field of non-discrimination to align its legal framework with relevant international and European standards.
Vucic meets with Johansson
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson in Belgrade on Thursday, thanking her for EU support and assistance in management of migration, as well as for recognising Serbia's efforts in handling the migrant crisis.
Vucic: Serbia has greatly contributed to general security in EU
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson in Belgrade on Thursday, thanking her for EU support and assistance in management of migration, as well as for recognising Serbia's efforts in handling the migrant crisis.
Bulgaria: A Ukrainian was Arrested for Transporting Migrants on “Trakia” Highway
A 23-year-old Ukrainian national was arrested this morning after being caught transporting 14 migrants from Syria. The district prosecutor's office in Plovdiv is monitoring the rapid proceedings in the case, announced the press center of the state prosecution.
‘I Was Powerless’: Serbian Women Detail Devastating Impact of Revenge Porn
Confiding in her sister and a friend, the three of them composed an email to the porn site asking for the video to be taken down. Pornhub, which has over 130 million visits per day, obliged. But days later the video was back under a different heading.
Dacic: SPS supports Vucic's policy
BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic has reiterated that the party firmly supported the position of the Serbian National Security Council that Serbia condemned the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity but opposed the introduction of sanctions on Russia.
Serbian gov't sends 105 t of aid to quake-hit Syria
BELGRADE - The Serbian government has sent 105 t of aid to the quake-hit population of Syria.
The aid shipment, worth around 1 mln euros, consists of medicines, medical equipment and supplies, food, tents, power generators, blankets, toiletries and other supplies needed by the population, the government said in a statement.
EU Commissioner Johansson to visit Serbia next week
BRUSSELS - EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has announced she would travel to Serbia next week to visit the Hungarian-Serbian border, where EU Frontex Police personnel have been deployed.
At a press briefing on Thursday, Johansson said the deployment of the Frontex mission was a part of efforts aimed at preventing illegal migration on the Western Balkans route.
Serbia registers 6.1 bln euro budget surplus in January
BELGRADE - Serbia registered a 6.1 bln dinar budget surplus in January 2023, the Ministry of Finance has announced.
Revenues totalled 150.3 bln dinars, while expenditures amounted to 136 bln dinars.
Serbian Cameo Injects Fresh Uncertainty into Montenegrin Presidential Race
In revealing the citizenship and residence status of a candidate for the Montenegrin presidency, Serbia stands accused of interfering in favour of its preferred, pro-Serb challenger.
Momirovic: Serbian gov't was wrong to end lithium story
MT KOPAONIK - Putting an end to the lithium story is one of the biggest mistakes of the previous Serbian government, Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said on Monday, noting that the previous cabinet - himself included - had failed to demonstrate the maturity needed to bring the story to completion as it was a natural opportunity for Serbia.
Discrimination Forces Transgender Albanians to Self-Medicate, or Go Abroad
Neither gender-affirming hormone therapy nor sex reassignment surgery is available in Albania, meaning transgender Albanians like Fiona face having to self-medicate or travel to North Macedonia, Serbia or Turkey. The costs, financial and psychological, can be huge.
Belgrade prosecutor's office seeks custody for two coup suspects
BELGRADE - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade on Friday requested custody for two men suspected of calling for a violent overthrowing of authorities and the president of the Republic of Serbia.
At hearings earlier in the day, the suspects, identified as Damnjan K, 34, and Dejan Z, 53, denied that they had committed any criminal offence, an official statement said.
Vucic holds meeting with police and security chiefs
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with top officials of the Interior Ministry and security agencies on Wednesday evening.
The extraordinary meeting was called following threats made at a Belgrade protest against the government policy on Kosovo-Metohija.
Vucic: Our state was born here and has never died since
KRAGUJEVAC - As a people, without a state we would be in the position of peoples even larger than us that live in territories that belong to others and by laws made by others and are left at the mercy of the interests of others, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday in Kragujevac, central Serbia, at a ceremony marking February 15, Serbia's Statehood Day.