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Preliminary results of national minority councils elections

Published by B92 on Tue, 10/28/2014 - 10:21

Preliminary results of national minority councils elections

BELGRADE -- The Election Commission (RIK) announced on Monday the preliminary results of elections for the National Councils of National Minorities.

The voting is most likely to be repeated at two polling stations in Tutin, southwestern Serbia, following an incident when voter lists were torn up.

Gojkovic meets with PACE rapporteur

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 18:44

BELGRADE - Serbia wants to continue full cooperation with bodies of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and it supports implementation of the recommendations with a view to further democratisation and strengthening of rule of law, Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic said on Monday during the talks with PACE Rapporteur Samad Seyidov.

Gojkovic: 2015 budget on time

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 15:09

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic expressed the expectation on Monday that the 2015 draft budget would be filed to the parliament on time so that MPs could have some 15 days to discuss it and propose amendments to it.

OSCE: National minority councils elections "encouraging"

Published by B92 on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 14:09

OSCE: National minority councils elections "encouraging"

BELGRADE -- Head of the OSCE Mission in Serbia Ambassador Peter Burkhard welcomed on Monday the elections for national minority councils.

The elections were "as an additional sign of respect and support of Serbia for the rights of its citizens," Tanjug is quoting Burkhard as saying.

Serbia respects rights of its citizens

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 13:08

BELGRADE - Head of the OSCE Mission in Serbia Ambassador Peter Burkhard welcomed on Monday the elections for national minority councils as an additional sign of respect and support of Serbia for the rights of its citizens.

Budget revision adopted, pension, salary cuts from Nov 1

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 11:06

BELGRADE - After a debate on amendments that lasted more than 12 hours, the Serbian parliament has adopted a budget revision and accompanying laws envisioning a reduction of public sector salaries and pensions over RSD 25,000.

Late Sunday, 188 MPs voted for the budget revision, while 10 voted against.

Elections held for councils of national minorities

Published by B92 on Mon, 10/27/2014 - 10:03

Elections held for councils of national minorities

BELGRADE -- According to first unofficial estimates of the CeSID agency, the list led by Sulejman Ugljanin has won the election for the Bosniak National Council.

The preliminary results will be announced on Monday, while the final results will be known on Thursday at the latest.

Elections for national minority councils

Published by Tanjug on Sun, 10/26/2014 - 17:15

BELGRADE - The elections for national councils of national minorities are being held in Serbia, and voters choosing their councils in direct elections can cast their ballot at one of 881 polling stations from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

There are 456,444 eligible voters that have been registered on the special electoral roll.

Dacic meets with Nobel Peace Prize winner

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 20:30

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met in Belgrade Friday with Iranian human rights activist and 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Shirin Ebadi to discuss the situation concerning respect for human rights in Serbia.

Vucic: Serbia would have gone bankrupt without measures

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 16:50

BELGRADE - The Serbian government took the fiscal consolidation measures with a view to ensuring a better future for the country, as otherwise it would have gone bankrupt by 2017 or even sooner, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at the beginning of a parliamentary debate on the draft budget revision and accompanying laws on Friday.

Germany is biggest bilateral donor

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 16:27

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic met with a delegation from the German parliament on Friday to discuss the efficiency of projects funded by Germany.

Minister: Public sector workers need more money for suits

Published by B92 on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 11:33

Minister: Public sector workers need more money for suits

BELGRADE -- The reason pensions will be cut more than public sector salaries is that those currently employed "have higher expenses," says Finance Minister Dušan Vujović.

One such expense is "buying suits for work."

Deposit Insurance Agency gets EUR 200 million from EBRD

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 10/24/2014 - 11:07

BELGRADE - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a EUR 200 million stand-by loan to Serbia's Deposit Insurance Agency in order to reinforce the stability of the country's banking sector.

881 polling stations for minorities, one in K Mitrovica

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 10/23/2014 - 17:32

BELGRADE - Elections for the members of national minority councils will be held at 881 polling stations in Serbia, including one in Northern Kosovska Mitrovica, said Veljko Odalovic, Deputy Secretary of the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) on Thursday.

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