Latest News from Serbia

Economic advisor: GDP growth "will be higher"

BELGRADE -- Serbia's economic growth "will certainly be higher than forecast by certain international financial institutions," says Vladimir Krulj.

Dacic: Agenda of Brussels meeting still not agreed

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Thursday that the agenda of a new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina had not yet been drawn up and that Serbia expected the implementation of the Brussels agreement to continue from where it was left off.

Chinese ambassador delivers donation to Foreign Ministry

BELGRADE - Chinese Ambassador in Belgrade Li Manchang delivered his country's donation to the total value of USD 1.63 million to Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic.

Dacic expressed gratitude for the donation to the Chinese ambassador and underscored that it points to the good relations between Serbia and China.

EU allocates EUR 175 m in support of Serbia's rural sector

BELGRADE - The European Commission has adopted the rural development program (IPARD) for Serbia on the proposal of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, which paves the way for the EU support to Serbia's agricultural sector over the next six years.

Spain band to perform in Belgrade on Friday

BELGRADE - The US rock band Spain will present their latest release "Sargent Place" at Belgrade's Dom Omladine cultural centre on Friday, their first ever concert in Serbia's capital.

The group is led by Josh Haden, son of recently deceased Charlie Haden, legendary jazz bassist.

Davos forum to continue, Vucic to meet with Timmermans

BELGRADE - On the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, held under the motto of The New Global Context, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will have a series of bilateral meetings, with the one with the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, scheduled to be the longest.

Serbia "not Russian, not anybody else's puppet" - PM

DAVOS -- Aleksandar Vucic says it is possible to foster friendly relations with Russia and be a member of the EU at the same time, and that Serbia is "nobody's puppet."

Vucic: Serbia is not Russia's puppet

BELGRADE, DAVOS - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that it is possible to foster friendly relations with Russia and be a member of the EU at the same time, adding that Serbia is nobody's puppet.

Belgrade, Chicago mark decade of sisterly ties

BELGRADE - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presented Serbian Consul General in Chicago Dejan Radulovic with a resolution to mark the tenth anniversary of twinning between Belgrade and Chicago.

President talks about investments, EU, Ukraine

BELGRADE -- Tomislav Nikolic has said that Serbia was fertile ground for foreign investors, but that they should "shift the focus from infrastructure to something else."

Linta: We voiced convincing evidence on Croatian genocide

BELGRADE - Serbia's legal team presented convincing evidence before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Croatia committed genocide against Krajina Serbs during and after Operation Storm, President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta said.