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Safeguarding fundamental values strengthens int'l law

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Justice Nikola Selakovic stated in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday that the commitment to safeguarding the fundamental values that the international relations are based on contributes to realization and further strengthening of the international law.

Norwegian fund for Serbia to increase aid funds

BELGRADE - The Kingdom of Norway will allocate additional EUR 0.5 million for the civilian society and municipalities in Serbia, Norwegian Ambassador in Serbia Nils Ragnar Kamsvag stated in Belgrade on Wednesday in the talks with Minister for Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Issues Aleksandar Vulin.

Minister backs establishment of parliamentary TV channel

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac on Wednesday backed the establishment of a parliamentary television channel that would contribute to keeping the citizens well-informed, but noted that the technical capabilities and the funding required are in doubt.

Average budget for households totals RSD 56,414

BELGRADE - The average available monthly budget per household in the Republic of Serbia amounted to RSD 56,414 in the first quarter of the year and most of the sum was spent on food, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS) released.

Government will try not to reduce pensions

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Economy Dusan Vujovic has said the government will try to avoid reducing pensions, but that, on the other hand, government companies will have to reduce their costs and raise their efficiency.

Telekom will "definitely" be privatized - minister

BELGRADE -- Economy Minister Dušan Vujović has announced that Law on Bankruptcy, Privatization and Subsidies would be adopted in July.

He also said that the state-owned telecommunications company Telekom Srbija (Serbia) would "definitely" be privatized.

Office for KiM: Serbia committed to international law

BELGRADE- The Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) released on Tuesday, to mark the 15th anniversary of the adoption of Resolution 1244, that Serbia remains committed to the principles of international law and the UN and that it will continue to build the path with the aim of ensuring that the tragic consequences of the war do not remain a burden on the coming generations, whić w

Rainbow Award presented to Tanja Miscevic

BELGRADE - Serbia's chief negotiator in the EU accession talks Tanja Miscevic has been presented with this year's Rainbow Award for her contribution to the fight against homophobia and transphobia, and improvement of the status of the LGBT population in Serbia.

"No diseases after floods, danger still not over"

BELGRADE -- The epidemiological situation is stable in the areas recently hit by severe floods in Serbia but the risks of potential diseases have not been ruled out yet.

This is what the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family stated at its Monday session.

Ljajic: Digitalization in Serbia well behind schedule

BELGRADE - The digitalization process in Serbia is significantly behind schedule, with only 15 to 20 percent of the work completed so far, Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said on Monday.

PM comments on South Stream, Labor Law

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić has said that when it comes to South Stream "for Serbia, everything is proceeding as planned."

"Any possible decision to the contrary will be made only by the government," the prime minister told a news conference on Monday, held ahead of his trip to Germany later this week.

Linta:Croatia erased 50,000 Serbs from register of residents

BELGRADE – The Croatian ministry of interior has unlawfully erased more than 50,000 ethnic Serbs from the national register of permanent residents in the period between 1991 and the end of 2013, the president of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta has said.