Latest News from Serbia

Ban concerned over political deadlock in Pristina

NEW YORK - In the latest report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the political deadlock in Pristina and urged Kosovo's leaders to intensify efforts to find a solution and resume the dialogue with Belgrade as soon as possible.

Vucic: SNS MPs an internal party matter

KIKINDA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who is also the leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), said on Saturday that the visit of SNS MPs to eastern Ukraine during the recent elections there is an internal party matter.

SNS MPs Vladimir Djukanovic and Branislav Blazic were in Donetsk during the elections, which are not recognised by Kiev.

Djuric: We will not allow creation of Greater Albania

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said in Kosovska Mitrovica on Saturday that Serbia will not allow the creation of "neither a small, nor a Greater Albania."

Serbian, French notarial systems to cooperate

BELGRADE - The president of the Serbian Chamber of Public Notaries Miodrag Djukanovic and Honorary President of the High Council of French Notariat (CSN) Laurent Dejoie have signed an agreement on cooperation, aimed at improving the development of the notarial system in Serbia.

Prime ministers of Serbia, Romania open border crossing

KIKINDA - The prime ministers of Serbia and Romania, Aleksandar Vucic and Victor Ponta, ceremonially opened the Nakovo - Lunga border crossing near Kikinda, north-eastern Serbia, on Saturday.

Vucic and Ponta noted the great friendship and the very good relations between the two countries.

Foreign minister meets with Indonesian ambassador

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Indonesian Ambassador to Serbia Samuel Samson expressed during the ambassador's farewell visit on Friday mutual interest in further promotion of the political dialogue through exchange of top-level visits and intensification of all forms of bilateral and economic cooperation.

French companies ready for PPP projects in Serbia

BELGRADE - French companies are ready to take part in the projects of public-private partnerships (PPP) in Serbia and help local self-governments solve infrastructural problems through this investment model, officials stated at the annual French-Serbian economic summit on PPP.

IZIT: Production in freezing zone

BELGRADE - Industrial production in Serbia recorded a drop by 16 percent in September 2014 relative to the same month in the previous year, which means that it has got deep in the freezing zone, said economic analyst Sasa Djogovic of the Belgrade Institute for Market Research (IZIT).

Valls: Youth to build joint future of Serbia and France

BELGRADE - Serbia and France share the past but they also have a joint future in Europe, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stated in Belgrade on Friday, noting that the future belongs to the young and it is up to them to build it.

MAT: Arrangement with IMF to bring benefits

BELGRADE - The new arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is being negotiated presently, will result in an increase in Serbia's economic policy credibility and enable monitoring of the reform process, Serbian economic experts said on Friday.

Vucic, Valls visit house construction site in Obrenovac

OBRENOVAC - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his French counterpart Manuel Valls visited the site of construction of one out of the seven private houses in Obrenovac the building of which is funded by the French government.

EP rapporteur on Serbia meets Vucic and Dacic on Friday

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic informed European Parliament rapporteur on Serbia Dacid McAllister on Friday about the reforms the government is implementing.

Vucic underscored the importance of economic measures which aim to create a better business environment and attract more foreign investors.

Djuric:Belgrade urges continuation of dialogue with Pristina

BELGRADE - Belgrade urges the continuation of the dialogue with Pristina and expects the institutional crisis to be resolved so the dialogue could continue with relevant officials, and so the agreements reached in Brussels could be implemented in full as soon as possible, Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said Friday.

EPS, Schneider Electric sign letter of intent

BELGRADE - The public company Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) and the company Schneider Electric signed a letter of intent concerning the prospects for introducing contemporary technical solutions into Serbia's power distribution networks.

Albania PM to Pay Historic Visit to Serbia

Diplomatic sources told BIRN that Rama will hold a meeting on Monday morning with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksander Vucic, followed by a joint press conference.

The Albanian leader will also take part on Monday in a business forum. It is unclear whether a meeting with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will be held on the sidelines.

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