Latest News from Serbia
Stefanovic: Let the ICTY worry about Seselj
BELGRADE - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has made the decision on Vojislav Seselj's release without consulting Serbia, so the Hague-based tribunal should also worry about him now, says Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.
Belgrade hosts salsa festival
BELGRADE - The 9th International Festival of Salsa and other Caribbean dances under the title Salsa Motion Weekend will be held in Belgrade from December 5 to 7 and it will gather around 1,000 dancers from Serbia and the world.
Ice-bound Majdanpek still without electricity (PHOTOS)
Ice-bound Majdanpek still without electricity (PHOTOS)
MAJDANPEK -- Power has not yet been restored to the the town of Majdanpek in eastern Serbia, four days after high winds and thick layers of ice disrupted the grid.
Dinar goes down 0.2 percent, stands at 120.9997 against euro
BELGRADE - Serbia's dinar continued to decline against the euro on Thursday, going down 0.2 percent and setting the official exchange rate at RSD 120.9997 dinars per one euro, its lowest since the beginning of the year, according to latest data on the website of the National Bank Serbia (NBS).
FAF: Indian film Court wins Grand Prix
BELGRADE - The film Court by Indian director Chaitanya Tamhane has won the Aleksandar Petrovic Grand Prix at the 20th Art Film Festival (FAF).
Chaitanya, who both directed and wrote the script for Court, received the award at the closing ceremony at Dom Omladine in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Croatia Accelerates New Gas Terminal Project
Croatian deputy prime minister Branko Grcic said on Wednesday that the cancellation of the South Stream project was "an impulse to build the LNG terminal even faster".
Grcic said that the cancellation of South Stream, which was due to take Russian gas through Bulgaria and Serbia to Europe, would make the terminal on Krk more valuable.
Russia to continue talks with Austria, Hungary, Serbia
Russia to continue talks with Austria, Hungary, Serbia
MOSCOW -- Russia is ready to continue talks with Austria, Hungary and Serbia, Russia's Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said on Wednesday.
"Ways out of the situation that developed as a result of the closure of the South Stream project" would be discussed, he said, TASS reported.
PM Borisov Says Bulgaria Not a Coin in Politics, EU Should Support It
Bulgaria will not allow to be used as a coin in relations between Russia and the West, the country's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said in Brussels on Wednesday evening.
Prior to meeting the EU's top officials on Thursday, Borisov discussed the demise of South Stream with Elmar Brok, who chairs the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs.
South Stream Is Evidence Bulgaria Is Not Reliable Partner - Russian Official
Bulgaria lacks coherence if one judges by its attitude to various energy projects, Russia's permanent envoy to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, has claimed.
Chizhov said Moscow was ready to continue South Stream talks with Austria, Hungary and Serbia, but due to the complicated political situation in Bulgaria the country is not considered "reliable".
Judicial dispute could hurt Serbia's EU bid, experts say
Judicial dispute could hurt Serbia's EU bid, experts say
Debate: No equals sign should be put between Crimea, Kosovo
BELGRADE - The cases of Crimea and Kosovo, whose declaration of independence opened room for redrawing of borders in the world and served as encouragement for secessionist movements, should not be viewed in equal light, participants said during the debate entitled 'From Kosovo to Crimea: Unilateral moves and manipulation involving the right to self-determination'.
Nikolic: Hahn's message clear
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said that Johannes Hahn, the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, was the first to tell him openly and clearly that Serbia will not be part of the European Union until it solves the issue of Kosovo-Metohija.
Trial of Oliver Ivanovic and four other Serbs in January
BELGRADE - The trial of leader of the Citizens' Initiative ‘Freedom, Democracy, Justice' (GI SDP) Oliver Ivanovic and four other Serbs accused to have committed grave crimes against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) during 1999 and 2000 will begin in late January of next year.
Vujovic explains implementation of measures agreed with IMF
BELGRADE - Adopting the 2015 budget will be the toughest part of the first stage of the implementation of measures launched by Serbia as part of the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Serbian Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic.
Chepurin: EU to be blamed for South Stream
BELGRADE - Russia will fulfill all obligations regarding its gas supply to Serbia this winter, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin said on Wednesday, and blamed the EU for the abandonment of the South Stream project.
Russia will do everything to avoid any complications with the gas supply to Serbia, Chepurin told reporters in Belgrade.