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Bundestag members commend Serbian reforms
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU Integration Jadranka Joksimovic met on Wednesday with members of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of South-Eastern Europe, who said that Germany and Europe welcome the continuation of the dialogue in Brussels, which has resumed after a long pause due to the painstaking process of government for
Food quality as Serbia's trump card in exports
BELGRADE - The quality of food could be the key trump card for Serbia in exports because our country can hardly contest mass production, cheap products and contemporary technologies in the strong competition on the global market, Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said on Wednesday.
Mustafa asks for NATO support for set-up of Kosovo military
PRISTINA - Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa asked on Wednesday NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for the military alliance's support in transforming Kosovo's Security Force into armed forces.
Better conditions for Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija
BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, stated on Wednesday that the agreement on judiciary, which was initialed in Brussels on Tuesday, will bring about better conditions for Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.
EU has "six more conditions" for Serbia - daily
EU has "six more conditions" for Serbia - daily
BELGRADE -- The agreement on the judiciary reached earlier this week "is not enough to open chapter 35 on Kosovo" in Serbia's membership negotiations with the EU.
This is according to an article in the Belgrade-based daily Blic.
Serbia's tourism potential to be promoted in Sofia
BELGRADE - The Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) will present the country's tourism potential at the Holiday and Spa Expo, an international tourist fair to be held in Sofia February 12-14.
The TOS will showcase the attractions of Serbia, with an emphasis on weekend trips, and present a special brochure titled '52 Weekends in Serbia' in Bulgarian.
Eichel: Serbia has made great progress on EU path
BELGRADE - Serbia has put in a lot of effort and has made great progress on the road to the EU, but other countries aspiring to join the Union need to do much more, former German Finance Minister Hans Eichel has said.
Still no decision on Serb participation in Kosovo govt.
Still no decision on Serb participation in Kosovo govt.
BELGRADE -- Branimir Stojanovic has said that a decision has not yet been made on the further steps when it comes to the Serb List participation in the Kosovo government.
Workers injured in accident in Russia return
Workers injured in accident in Russia return
BELGRADE -- Some of the Serbian citizens working on an oil station construction site in Siberia, among them those injured in a recent fire, have returned to Serbia.
Six Serbians died in the accident. DNA identification is under way, as is an investigation into the causes of the tragedy.
The Serbian government has declared
Serbian PM holds talks with Bundestag delegation
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic had talks in belgrade with a delegation of the German Bundestag Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the States of South-Eastern Europe, who congratulated him on the achievements of the latest round of dialogue with Pristina in Brussels.
Chinese didn't withdraw from concession deal - minister
Chinese didn't withdraw from concession deal - minister
BELGRADE -- Chinese companies "did not renounce" the planned concession on the section of the highway through western Serbia, Zorana Mihajlovic has been quoted as saying.
Croatia Readies for New President's Inauguration
Croatia's newly elected President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, is finalising preparations for her inauguration on Sunday.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, she won the second round of the elections in January against the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, by a smallest margin ever - just 32,509 votes.
Serbia's GDP to drop this year too - expert
Serbia's GDP to drop this year too - expert
BELGRADE -- Serbia's gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by 0.5 to 1 percent in 2015, estimates economist Stojan Stamenkovic.
Zvonko Veselinovic acquitted of charges
BELGRADE - The Special Department for Organised Crime of the High Court in Belgrade acquitted businessman Zvonko Veselinovic from Zvecan, northern Kosovo, of charges that he illegally claimed 32 trucks owned by Hypo Alpe Adria Leasing together with his associates.
Erler: Germany against weapons deliveries to Ukraine
Erler: Germany against weapons deliveries to Ukraine
BELGRADE - Gernot Erler, a member of the Bundestag and special representative of the German government for the country's OSCE chairmanship in 2016, said on Tuesday that Berlin is advocating for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, and is against arms deliveries to Ukraine.