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Sweden strongly supports Serbia's EU accession

BELGRADE - Swedish Ambassador to Serbia Christer Asp said on Tuesday that Sweden will continue to offer strong support to Serbia's EU accession.

Asp said for Belgrade TV Pink that Sweden advocates the accession of new countries, such as Serbia, and announced that his country will continue to strongly support Serbia on its EU pathway.

UEFA chief on why Serbia and Albania wound up in same group

BELGRADE -- UEFA President Michel Platini has said that Serbia and Albania "never went to war, like Armenia and Azerbaijan."

For that reason, the two countries were not separated ahead of the draw for the 2016 European football championship.

EU accession talks - driving force for internal reforms

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic said Tuesday that membership of the EU was a strategic goal for the government and the reforms that were being implemented in the judiciary and in other segments of society were there for the citizens to be able to live in a modern and well-organized country.

Kosovo: Serb returnees' house set on fire

KLINA -- A house owned by a Serb family has been torched in the Drsnik village the Klina municipality in Kosovo, Peć District head Vinka Radosavljević told Tanjug.

The incident took place at around 21:00 CET on Monday, and there was no one in the house at the time the fire broke out.

Nearly all attacks against bakeries solved, 11 detained

BELGRADE - Serbian police have solved nearly all attacks against bakeries owned by ethnic Albanians and Gorani that took place in the Vojvodina province in the past few days, detaining 11 suspects, says Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.

Nearly all attacks on bakeries solved

BELGRADE -- The police solved nearly all attacks against bakeries owned by ethnic Albanians and Gorani that took place in the Vojvodina province in the past few days.

11 suspects have been detained, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović announced.

Grgic: Serbia is taking all available measures against Ebola

BELGRADE - Serbia is implementing all the available measures against Ebola that are in line with relevant recommendations by the World Health Organization, Bojana Grgic, epidemiologist at the "Batut" Institute, said Tuesday.

3rd Belgrade Venture Forum to be held in November

BELGRADE - The 3rd Belgrade Venture Forum entitled "Innovations of the World" will be held from November 5-7 and bring together investors from around the world, who will be acquainted with innovative technological companies in Serbia and the region, the Serbian Venture Network (SEVEN) released in a statement.

Reception held for participants of UN missions conference

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has hosted a reception for the participants of a regional conference on involvement of Western Balkan states in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Serbia will make a full contribution to the role of the United Nations in preserving peace in the world, Dacic said late Monday.

State "for years failed to react to violence"

NOVI SAD -- The state for years failed to react to vandalism of those who in the 1990s "did not manage to fit into respecting the values of a multi-ethnic society."

"Responsible approach to EU talks"

BELGRADE -- Serbia has taken a serious and responsible approach to the process of accession negotiations with the EU, Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said.

Consequently, "it expects its efforts to be recognized with the opening of Chapters 32 and 35 as soon as possible," he said Monday.

Ponta: Romania is most dedicated advocate of regional countries heading towards European integration

Romania will stay the most dedicated advocate of the countries heading towards European integration, be it Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, Serbia and the rest of the Western Balkan states, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said late on Monday in opening remarks to the dinner given at the end of the first day of the EU-South East Europe Summit titled "On the Road to Stability and Gro

Ljajic: Gov’t stands ready to help treat Seselj, Hadzic

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has sent a letter to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), seeking from the tribunal to furnish it with information about the medical condition of Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj and former Republic of Serbian Krajina president Goran Hadzic, given that the defendants agree with that.

Dacic: Responsible approach to EU accession talks

BELGRADE - Serbia has taken a serious and responsible approach to the process of accession negotiations with the EU, and consequently expects its efforts to be recognized with the opening of Chapters 32 and 35 as soon as possible, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said Monday.

Concession talks begin for E736 highway section

BELGRADE - Concession negotiations on the construction, use and maintenance of the Belgrade-Pozega section of E-763 highway have started on Monday with two Chinese companies which completed the pre-qualification procedure - China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and Shandong Hi-Speed Group.

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