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Police working to find authors of anti-Roma leaflets
Police working to find authors of anti-Roma leaflets
BELGRADE -- The police are working to discover who produced leaflets that openly call for violence, lynch, and hate speech toward the Roma.
The Republic of Serbia will not tolerate any kind of discrimination, the MUP said on Monday.
Shirts with hateful and offending messages leveled against Serbia
Shirts with hateful and offending messages leveled against Serbia
In "ETC", one of the biggest stores in Priština, you can buy a shirt with the printed map of "Great Albania."
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"Good relations with Russia and EU - Serbia's advantage"
"Good relations with Russia and EU - Serbia's advantage"
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says Serbia's "good relations with Brussels and Moscow" will be the country's advantage during the upcoming OSCE presidency.
Serbia will take over as the chair of the organization on January 1....
Mixed farms dominate in Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian agriculture is dominated by mixed farms, since more than half of all the farms in the country (53.7 percent) belong to one of three groups of farms that both grow crops and breed animals, according to what has been said at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.
Former KLA member arrested in France
Former KLA member arrested in France
PRIŠTINA -- A former member of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) has been arrested in France on an Interpol war crimes warrant issued by Serbia.
The Albanian language media in Priština are reporting that the suspect is Genc Zogaj.
AKS officials take part in CCBE meeting in Brussels
BELGRADE - A plenary meeting of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) was held in Brussels November 27-29 with officials of the Serbian Bar Association (AKS) taking part as associate members.
Montenegro aligns with EU, fails to back Russian resolution
Montenegro aligns with EU, fails to back Russian resolution
PODGORICA -- Montenegro did not support a UN resolution against glorification of nazism and racism submitted by Russia, "because EU countries voted against."
This is what the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integrations told the Podgorica-based daily Vijesti.
Dacic visits Belarus
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic continues his two-day visit to Belarus on Monday, which was organised to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Belarus.
Germany to back chapter opening "when conditions are met"
Germany to back chapter opening "when conditions are met"
BERLIN -- The German government welcomed the progress Serbia made, country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement given to Tanjug over the weekend.
It noted at the same time that Berlin "will back the opening of negotiating chapters as soon as the conditions set by the EU are fulfilled."
"EP resolution not contributing to cooperation"
"EP resolution not contributing to cooperation"
BELGRADE -- The European parliament resolution on Vojislav Seselj "does not contribute to improvement of cooperation in the Western Balkans in any way."
This is what Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik stated on Saturday.
Prime minister starts two-day visit to Israel
Prime minister starts two-day visit to Israel
JERUSALEM -- Serbia and Israel share good bilateral ties, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Sunday upon arriving in Israel for an official visit.
He also expects his trip to produce "significant results on the political and economic level."
Albania, Serbia extend co-operation despite diplomatic skirmish
Albania, Serbia extend co-operation despite diplomatic skirmish
European Commission reports on Balkans' accession progress
European Commission reports on Balkans' accession progress
Vucic: Good relations with Israel, trade should increase
JERUSALEM - Serbia and Israel share good bilateral ties, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Sunday upon arriving in Israel for an official visit, and expressed the expectation that the visit would produce significant results on the political and economic levels.
Authorities identify 111 trafficking victims in 10 months
BELGRADE - A total of 111 victims of human trafficking were identified in Serbia in the first ten months of the year, the data of the Centre for trafficking victims protection show.
The data were presented to mark the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, December 2.