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No time to delay reforms

BELGRADE - There is no time to delay reforms and the 2015 budget needs to be set on reform basis in order to achieve stability of the Serbian dinar, President of the Council of the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Nebojsa Savic said.

Benedict: EC commends Serbian govt on economic steps

ARANDJELOVAC - Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in Belgrade Oscar Benedict stated that the European Commission (EC) commended the government's economic steps in its latest annual report on Serbia's progress on its EU path, but it also noted that more courageous moves need to be implemented.

Belgrade has largest homeless population in Serbia

BELGRADE -- Belgrade has the largest population of homeless people in Serbia, a news conference heard on Firday during the presentation of "The Homeless" publication.

The homeless are mostly men aged 55 to 59 with little education, who are either jobless or do low-paid jobs that require no qualifications.

Call on minorities to take part in elections for councils

BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian parliament Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality and representatives of the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) called on representatives of national minorities in Serbia on Thursday to register in special electoral rolls and vote in the elections for national minority councils on October 26.

Anti-Corruption Agency needs resources, says EC

BELGRADE - Director of the Anti-Corruption Agency Tatjana Babic said Thursday that it is very important that the European Commission's latest progress report on Serbia underlines the need to provide the Agency with adequate tools, capacities and resources, and to follow up its recommendations.

Positive assessment for promotion of human rights

BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic said Wednesday that the European Commission (EC) progress report expresses a positive assessment of Serbia's progress in the promotion of human rights and freedoms.

European Commission: Serbia makes further progress

BRUSSELS - Serbia has made further progress in the field of EU integration over the last year, but additional efforts are needed for putting reforms in place, primarily in the fields of judiciary, the fight against corruption and the normalization of relations with Pristina, the European Commission (EC) notes in its annual progress report that was presented in Brussels on Wednesday.

"Those fighting in foreign wars have 10 days to return"

BELGRADE -- The announced changes to the Criminal Code on participation of Serbian citizens in wars in abroad will not be applied retroactively, says Meho Omerović.

Healthcare to introduce integrated information system

BELGRADE - Electronic services and applications used in healthcare should be linked up into an integrated information system, and that job could for the most part be completed by the end of the year, according to what was said at a conference on Wednesday, entitled Towards the E-Health Agenda for Serbia.

Public enterprises sinking Serbia's public finance

BELGRADE - Public enterprises are sinking Serbia's public finance and unless the solution to this problem is sought simultaneously with fiscal consolidation and salary and pension cuts, it would turn out to be a pointless sacrifice, economic expert Vladimir Vuckovic warned on Tuesday.

Unions: Working conditions worst in 20 years

BELGRADE - The employed in Serbia today mark the World Day for Decent Work in difficult conditions that are disastrous to the dignity of work and perhaps the worst over the past 20 years, the United Branch Unions Independence and the Association of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia said in a statement on Monday.

Tasovac: Culture fights poverty, promotes rights

BELGRADE - Culture promotes development strategies, fights poverty and inequality, but it also promotes human dignity and human rights, said Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac at the UNESCO World Forum 'Culture, Creativity and Sustainable Development'.