Latest News from Serbia
Vucic: Valls' visit will help improve relations
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said during a meeting in Belgrade Saturday with Elisabeth Guigou, chairwoman of the French parliament foreign affairs committee, that he was confident that the upcoming visit to Belgrade by
French Prime Minister would contribute to the improvement of bilateral relations, particularly in the economic sphere.
Dacic, Guigou: Serbia's EU membership is key priority
BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said during a meeting he had with Chair of the French parliament foreign affairs committee Elisabeth Guigou Saturday that Serbia's membership of the EU was a key foreign policy priority for the country.
Vucic, Ivanov: Trade in goods and services should improve
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov agreed during a meeting they had in Belgrade on Saturday that there was room for improvement of economic cooperation between the two countries.
Vucic: Belgrade is great place for agreements about future
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday that Serbia wanted and would be part of the solution and promoter of stability in the Western Balkans.
Trilateral Commission starts meeting in Belgrade
BELGRADE - A meeting of the European branch of the Trilateral Commission, a discussion group often called "the world's shadow government," started in Belgrade Saturday, with Chairman of the Commission's European branch Jean-Claude Trichet and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic welcoming the participants.
Stoltenberg: KFOR committed to implementing its mandate
BELGRADE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed confidence that KFOR will remain fully committed to implementing its mandate in keeping with UN Security Council Resolution 1244, acting in the interests of all communities in Kosovo.
ICJ to reach ruling in Croatia, Serbia dispute by February
BELGRADE - President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Peter Tomka has announced at a General Assembly of the United Nations meeting that a judgment in a dispute before the ICJ comprising a Croatian claim against Serbia and a Serbian counterclaim of genocide will be reached before the Court is renewed in February.
Russia Reduces Gas Flow to Serbia over Unpaid Debt
Russia has cut gas deliveries to Serbia by 28% over the past week, Serbia's Energy Minister Aleksandar Antic has said.
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France praises Serbia's progress in EU integration
BELGRADE - Chair of the French parliament foreign affairs committee Elisabeth Guigou praised on Friday Serbia's progress in EU integration.
Strengthening of economic ties between Serbia and France
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic talked Friday with the French Parliament's foreign affairs committee chairwoman Elisabeth Guigou about Serbia's European integration and ways to improve bilateral relations between the two countries.
Belgrade-based JDP to stage play in Prague and Graz
BELGRADE - Dragonslayers (Zmajeubice), a play written by Serbian playwright Milena Markovic and directed by Iva Milosevic, will be staged by a Yugoslav Drama Theatre (JDP) troupe at the National Theatre in Prague on November 3 and the Schauspielhaus theatre in Graz on November 6.
Serbian City Club from London celebrates anniversary
BELGRADE - The non-profit organisation Serbian City Club from London has celebrated its 10th anniversary in Belgrade, the organisation has stated.
Gasic, Samson want better Serbia-Indonesia relations
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Defence Bratislav Gasic and Indonesian Ambassador Samuel Samson agreed on Friday that the political relations between the two countries were good and improving further.
Belgrade Cultural Director Axed For Criticism
Zaric was kicked out of her office on Friday following a phone call from the Cultural Secretariat, which is in charge of the Centre, telling her that a new acting head was being appointed.
According to Zaric and her colleagues, the decision breaches the Statute of the Cultural Centre, as she was not given a proper deadline to prepare for the handover.
Russian Cuts to Gas Supply Worry Serbia
Serbian leaders on Friday confirmed reports that Russia was about to reduce the amount of gas it delivers to Serbia - but said gas supplies generally would not be affected.
The daily newspaper Danas reported on Friday that Russia was cutting gas deliveries to Serbia by 28 per cent as a result of oustanding debts believed to total 200 million US dollars.