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VAT to increase if savings measures prove unsuccessful

BELGRADE - VAT may increase by three to four percent in Serbia in case savings measures do not produce the expected effects, economic experts said on Thursday.

The Serbian government announced only the 2015 savings programme with plans for budget deficit reduction by EUR 700 million, professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Economics Milojko Arsic said.

Preparations minority council elections are under way

BELGRADE - The Serbian Electoral Commission has so far approved 29 slates for the elections for the seats on the national minority councils scheduled for October 26, and head of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic has said that the run-up to elections was going as planned.

Pupovac: We will address EU for assistance

BELGRADE - The motives behind the latest demolition of Cyrillic signs in Vukovar overstepped the bounds of acceptable behavior for the marking of anniversaries and election campaigns, took on the aspect of a historical-civilizational conflict, even the scale of antagonism against the Slavic literacy, Serbs and Serbia, said President of the Serb National Council in Croatia Milorad Pupovac.

Dacic: Serbia supports anti-terrorism cooperation

NEW YORK - Serbia welcomes the adoption of the resolution on foreign fighters and it is ready to step up the cooperation with all countries in the region and the wider community in the fight against terrorism, Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said in New York on Wednesday.

Paunovic: Serbia ready for Pride parade

BELGRADE - The head of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic on Wednesday condemned the anti-Pride parade graffiti daubed in downtown Belgrade, and said that Serbia is ready for the LGBT parade.

"Over the past year, since last year's cancellation of the Pride parade, much has been done by both the state and the organisers," Paunovic told Tanjug.

Davenport hopes Serbia will send positive message

Davenport hopes Serbia will send positive message

Equality and prohibition of discrimination are an integral part of the European legal acquis, Michael Davenport said on Wednesday

Low birth rate, migrations to put Serbian economy at risk

BELGRADE - A decline in the number of babies and economic migrations will cause irreparable damage to the Serbian economy and society as a whole in less than 20 years, show analyses by the Business Support Network.

Milivoje Miletic appointed PKS acting president

BELGRADE - The Assembly of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) has appointed Milivoje Miletic as PKS acting president at the proposal of the Board of Directors.

Miletic, who was appointed at a PKS Assembly session on Tuesday, has served as advisor to the PKS president and director of the agriculture and industry sector and the international cooperation bureau.

Nikolic: Serbia ready to contribute

NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated on Tuesday that contemporary political leaders are responsible for adoption of joint decisions that will for the most part impact the welfare of future generations, and added that Serbia is ready to contribute to the search for a solution to the problem of global warming.

Economic reforms to attract investors

BELGRADE - Maja Gojkovic, Serbian parliament speaker, stated on Tuesday in the talks with a delegation of the Kuwait's Parliament that she expects the government's economic reforms to attract foreign investors, and expressed belief that Kuwaiti investors will be interested in investing in Serbia.

Accession process chance for improving quality of life

Accession process chance for improving quality of life

Ivica Dacic, has said at the UN headquarters in New York that the EU membership remains Serbia's first foreign policy priority.

IMF urges cuts in number of public administration employees

IMF urges cuts in number of public administration employees

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on Serbia to reduce the number of employees in the public administration by five percent next year.

Ministry of Interior embarks on fundamental reforms

Ministry of Interior embarks on fundamental reforms

BELGRADE -- Serbian Ministry of Interior (MUP) has embarked on a series of fundamental reforms after the new government was formed

Interior Ministry embarks on fundamental reforms

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) has embarked on a series of fundamental reforms after the new government was formed, laying the emphasis on the fight against organized crime, drug smuggling and corruption, MUP State Secretary Aleksandar Nikolic and Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Ambassador Peter Burkhard said in a meeting on Monday.

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