Latest News from Serbia
Brnabic elected new Serbian parliament speaker
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday elected Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader and now-former Serbian PM Ana Brnabic as its new speaker.
One hundred and fifty-three of 158 MPs in attendance voted in favour and five voted against.
Mali meets with delegation of investors
BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali announced on Wednesday he had met with a delegation of foreign investors led by representatives of the Bank of America Cooperation, who manage investments worth over 12 tln dollars.
Mali receives delegation of investors
BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali announced on Wednesday he had met with a delegation of foreign investors led by representatives of the Bank of America Cooperation, who manage investments worth over 12 tln dollars.
Cvetkovic meets with IMF delegation
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic met with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation on Wednesday and noted that the Serbian government was committed to a reform of state-owned enterprises.
Vucevic meets with Bosnia and Herzegovina army chief
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic met with Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces Chief of Joint Staff Maj Gen Gojko Knezevic on Wednesday, the Serbian Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
Vucevic noted that further strengthening of bilateral relations required commitment on both sides.
Mali: Serbian public debt at decade-low of 48.3 pct of GDP
BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday Serbia's public debt was at a decade-low of 48.3 pct of GDP.
In a Facebook post, Mali wrote that Serbia had been seeing a continuous trend of declining public debt in the past four years.
Dacic: UNSC session on 1999 bombing of FR Yugoslavia still uncertain
BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker FM Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday it was still uncertain whether a March 25 UN Security Council session that would mark 25 years since the 1999 NATO bombing of the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) would take place.
The session has been requested by Russia.
US State Dept: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on dinar should continue with urgency
WASHINGTON - The US State Department believes the EU-facilitated dialogue is the proper channel for resolving issues related to normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations and that discussions about the Serbian dinar should continue with urgency, says principal deputy spokesperson for the US State Department Vedant Patel.
Serbia to play US, South Sudan in group stage of men's Olympic basketball tournament
MIES - The Serbia men's national basketball team was on Tuesday drawn to play the United States, South Sudan and the winner of a qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico in Group C of the July 27-August 11 Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024.
The group stage will be played in Lille and the knockout stage in Paris.
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria, alongside Serbia and Latvia, emerges as one of the standout success stories in the latest UN World Happiness Report, showcasing a remarkable leap in national contentment from 2006-2010 to 2021-2024. The report, a comprehensive study of global happiness levels, highlights Bulgaria's ascent from 144th to 81st place, reflecting a substantial improvement in overall well-being.
Petkovic: Solution must include continued Postal Savings Bank operations in Kosovo-Metohija
BRUSSELS - For Serbia, it is important to find a solution in the dialogue with Pristina that will include continued operations of the Postal Savings Bank in Kosovo-Metohija, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said in Brussels on Tuesday.
Vucic congratulates Putin on election win, informs him of situation in Kosovo-Metohija
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Tuesday and presented to him a letter for Vladimir Putin in which he congratulated the Russian president on his re-election and explained the difficult situation Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija are in.
Serbian industrial turnover up by 6.9 pct y-o-y in January
BELGRADE - Serbia's January industrial turnover was up by 6.9 pct relative to the same month of last year, according to figures released by the national statistical office.
Relative to the 2023 average, it was down by 13.8 pct.
By sectors, the mining sector registered a 12 pct turnover increase y-o-y, while the manufacturing industry turnover rose by 6.7 pct.
Serbian construction permits up by 3 pct y-o-y in January
BELGRADE - A total 1,615 construction permits were issued in Serbia in January, which was a 3 pct increase relative to the same month of 2023.
According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, 82.4 pct of the total permits were issued for buildings, while other structures made up the remaining 17.6 pct.
Vucic: Serbia, Republika Srpska to hold Easter Assembly in May
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday a Serbia-Republika Srpska Easter Assembly would be held in Belgrade and other parts of Serbia on May 5-6.