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"Serbia can be compensated for some losses"
"Serbia can be compensated for some losses"
BELGRADE -- Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin said on Tuesday it is possible to compensate Serbia for some of the losses resulting from the abandonment of South Stream.
PM says IOC decision on Kosovo "unacceptable"
PM says IOC decision on Kosovo "unacceptable"
BELGRADE -- Serbia condemns "in the harshest terms" Tuesday's decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to grant membership to Kosovo, says Ivica Dacic.
Babic: Penal policy is problem, new law priority
BELGRADE - Serbia needs a harsher policy on the fight against corruption, and therefore the adoption of a new law remains a priority as it would strengthen independence and powers of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Agency Director Tatjana Babic has said.
Cooperation between Western Balkans' customs administrations
BELGRADE - The directors of the customs administrations of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) and Montenegro agreed Tuesday to continue with unabated vigour the implementation of an information exchange project aimed at protecting the security of citizens in the region.
Dacic: IOC decision is unacceptable, unprincipled
BELGRADE - The Republic of Serbia condemns in the harshest terms Tuesday's decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to grant full recognition to Kosovo, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said.
Bulgaria’s Deputy PM Demands Unambiguous EU Stance on South Stream
Tomislav Donchev, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU Funds and Economic Policy, has informed that European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič has been tasked with elucidating Russia's unofficial stance on the South Stream project.
Chepurin: Serbia can be compensated for some losses
BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin said on Tuesday that it is possible to compensate Serbia for some of the losses resulting from the abandonment of the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline.
PM: Future lies in private sector
PM: Future lies in private sector
BELGRADE -- Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday Serbia would focus "on two things in the next three years."
Serbia, EU need better foreign policy coordination
BELGRADE - President of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic and Niels Annen, foreign-policy spokesman for the SPD group in the German Bundestag, have stressed the need for Serbia and the EU to get better coordinated in terms of foreign policy interests.
Paintings by Giambattista Tiepolo on display in Belgrade
BELGRADE - Two works by one of the greatest Italian painters of the eighteenth century, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Tiepolo, will be on display at the atrium of the National Museum in Belgrade as part of the exhibition "Tiepolo, from Udine to Belgrade," opening on Friday, December 12.
"Serbia under no obligation, but should join sanctions"
"Serbia under no obligation, but should join sanctions"
BERLIN -- Germany "does not agree with the European Commission's position that Serbia, as a candidate, has a legal obligation to introduce sanctions against Russia."
EU Countries, European Parliament Agree on 2015 Budget
The European Parliament and the EU Member States have reached preliminary agreement on the EU 2015 budget.
The compromised reached between the two sides sets the total payments in 2015 at EUR 141.2 B, with total commitments amounting to EUR 145.3 B.
Dacic, Trisic-Babic on regional cooperation
BELGRADE - Ivica Dacic, Serbian first deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, conferred with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina Ana Trisic-Babic on regional issues and promotion of the regional cooperation.
Vucic: Future lies in private sector
BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Alaksandar Vucic said on Wednesday Serbia would focus on 2 things in the next 3 yers, economic growth and, even more importantly, how to help, train and convince the people that the future lies in the private sector.
Kosovo Wins Right to Compete in Olympics
Athletes from Kosovo are celebrating the IOC decision to grant Kosovo full membership, which means they will be fielding their own national team for the Brazil Olympics.
The decision was reached at the 127th session of the IOC held in Monaco and follows an earlier decision in October by the IOC to grant Kosovo provisional recognition.