Latest News from Serbia
Graffiti "KLA", "Kosovo" appear in Zociste Monastery yard
ORAHOVAC - Unidentified perpetrators have daubed graffiti reading "KLA" (Kosovo Liberation Army) and "Kosovo" within the courtyard of the Sveti Vracci (Holy Healers) Monastery in Zocciste, western Kosovo-Metohija, and the Diocese of Raska and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church qualified this as a new provocation.
Respect, cooperation at work stronger motive than money
BELGRADE - Money is not a sufficient motive for employees in Serbia, given that much better results are being made through closer contacts with people, respect and cooperation, show the results of an opinion poll presented at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.
Mogherini Calls on Russia to Avoid Involving Balkans in Dispute over Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has called on Russia not to involve Southeast Europe in the Moscow-Brussels dispute over the Ukraine crisis.
Mogherini's comments come after Russia announced earlier this week it was scrapping the South Stream gas pipeline project, citing Bulgaria's reluctance to unfreeze construction.
Cotric: Albania has no law to regulate status of Serbs
BELGRADE - Albania does not have a law on national minorities and this is why Serbs and other minorities in the country are not recognised as a national minority, Aleksandar Cotric of the Serbian parliament Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region said on Friday.
Stjepanovic wins bronze in 400m freestyle
DOHA - Serbia's best swimmer Velimir Stjepanovic won bronze in 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships on Friday.
In the final race, Stjepanovic scored the time of 3:38.17 minutes and won the first medal for the Serbian team at the world swimming championships.
In August, Stjepanovic won gold in 400m freestyle in the Olympic pool at the European championship.
NATO delegation visits Military Technical Institute
BELGRADE - Patrick Auroy, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, visited on Friday the Military Technical Institute (VTI), Serbia's leading scientific and research institution for research and development of weapons and military equipment.
Security threats demand cooperation of OSCE countries
BASEL - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated in Basel on Friday that contemporary threats such as international terrorism, organised crime, sale of narcotics and illegal migration know no borders, which is why adequate response to these threats calls for close cooperation between OSCE members and partner countries.
Western Balkans to join EU in not too distant future
BELGRADE - The future of Western Balkan countries is in the European Union and they will become members of the European family of nations in the not too distant future, said the participants of the international conference titled 'The European Union and the Western Balkans 2015-2020 - chances for partnership and mutual doubts', organised in Belgrade on Friday by the Public Policy Institute.