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Kirby visits Roman Imperial Palace of Sirmium site
SREMSKA MITROVICA - U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby visited the Roman Imperial Palace of Sirmium and restoration labs in Sremska Mitrovica on Thursday.
Kirby said that huge progress had been made in the restoration of mosaics at the palace in the past six months and expressed satisfaction about the outstanding cooperation between the United States and Serbia in the project.
Reception for award-winning Serbian scientists
BELGRADE - Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali hosted on Thursday a reception for the Serbian science team who won a gold medal and a gold cup at the recent Inno Design Tech Expo in Hong Kong, the world's largest exhibition of innovations, latest technologies and practical design solutions.
The awards were presented for the ragweed control device designed by Milos Stankovic.
Serbian soldiers join UNIFIL Italian contingent Thursday
BELGRADE - Thirty-three members of the Serbian Armed Forces departed for Lebanon on Thursday to join the Italian contingent of the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission, the Italian Embassy in Belgrade released in a statement.
"Serbia ready to open negotiating chapters"
"Serbia ready to open negotiating chapters"
BELGRADE -- Serbia's chief negotiator with the EU Tanja Miscevic has said that Serbia is ready for the opening of negotiating chapters with the EU, including chapter 35.
Three companies from Serbia ready to join EMAS III
BELGRADE - Three companies from Serbia stand ready to join the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS III, an EU environmental protection management system that allows participation by companies from countries outside the EU, Secretary of State at the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Stana Bozovic said Thursday.
EU-Western Balkans forum to be held in Belgrade Friday
BELGRADE - An EU-Western Balkans forum will be held in Belgrade on Friday, with interior and justice ministers expected to adopt guidelines for further fight against international terrorism, organised crime and corruption.
The forum will take place under the auspices of Italy, which currently holds the EU presidency, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has told Tanjug.
Russian military parachutes for Special Brigade
PANCEVO - The Armed Force of the Russian Federation will donate 10 military parachutes to the Special Brigade of the Serbian Armed Forces.
The protocol on donation was signed in Pancevo on Wednesday by Special Brigade Chief of Staff Miroljub Cubic and Russian Defense Attaché Valery Volkov.
End in Sight to Serbian Lawyers’ Strike
After a four-hour meeting on December 10, lawyers' representatives and Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic reached an agreement on tax rates for lawyers, which was one of the reasons why lawyers went on strike in mid-September.
Tax rates will rise by 10 per cent instead of by 40 to 300 per cent, as the Justice Ministry had intended in June.
"Kosovo part of Serbia, separate politics and sports"
"Kosovo part of Serbia, separate politics and sports"
MOSCOW -- Russia considers Kosovo to be a part of Serbia, the Russia Federation's Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich said in Moscow on Thursday.
He was commenting on the decision earlier this week of the International Olympic Committee to allow Kosovo to join as a member.
Projects worth EUR 50 million will be ready by mid-2015
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic said on Thursday 6 projects would be completed by mid-2015, which would allow Serbia to count on EUR 50 million in funding from the Eu.
These projects, based on which Serbia will be able to apply for funding from EU institutions, were created in cooperation with the National Agency for Regional Development.
Air Serbia to resume Belgrade-Zagreb service after 23 years
BELGRADE - Serbia's national airline Air Serbia will resume flights between Belgrade and the Croatian capital of Zagreb after a 23-year break on Friday.
Air Serbia will offer two services a day, the carrier has said in a release.
Pusic Replaces Croatia PM at Belgrade Summit
After Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic decided not to attend a summit in Serbia next week, due to cooling Croatia-Serbia relations, the country's Foreign Minister, Vesna Pusic, has stepped in to go instead.
On Tuesday, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will host leaders from Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang.
"First obligations from agreement, then chapter 35"
"First obligations from agreement, then chapter 35"
BELGRADE -- Germany will give its consent for the opening of Chapter 35 only after the obligations deriving from the Brussels agreement are fulfilled.
Germany also wants Serbia to clearly demonstrate its willingness to continue the dialogue with Pristina, the German embassy in Belgrade released on Thursday.
Pajtic, Davenport discuss human rights
BELGRADE - Democratic Party (DS) leader Bojan Pajtic met with the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on Thursday to discuss a letter he recently sent on behalf of the party to foreign ambassadors in Serbia.
Kirby: Serbia-US military cooperation is very good
BELGRADE - US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby hosted a reception on Wednesday for the Serbian Armed Forces members who had attended US military schools, and he stressed that the military cooperation between the two countries was very good.