Latest News from Serbia

Serbia beats Kazakhstan,wins fresh World Championship points

VERONA - Serbia's female volleyball team defeated the representation of Kazakhstan on Thursday in the F Group second round match of the second stage of the World Championship in Italy, 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20).

Dpt parliament speaker meets with Armenian foreign minister

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Vladimir Marinkovic expressed gratitude to Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan for the assistance his country delivered in the context of repair of the consequences of recent floods in Serbia.

Belgrade-Pristina relations needs to normalise

BELGRADE - Chairman of the Serbian parliament Committee on Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Milovan Drecun and German Foreign Office Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA States Ernst Reichel agreed on Thursday that stability and prosperity call for a continuation of the process of normalisation in Belgrade-Pristina relations.

Davenport: Refugee population has waited too long

STARA PAZOVA - Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport expressed on Thursday his satisfaction with the signing of the contracts on the construction of 200 homes for refugees in Serbia, as part of the Regional Housing Program (RHP), and appealed to the donors to continue to show their solidarity.

Stefanovic: Police strike is illegal

BELGRADE - Serbia's Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Thursday the strike some police unions had strarted was illegal and called on them to go back to work.

Contracts with 9 cities on building 200 homes for refugees

STARA PAZOVA - Contracts have been signed in Stara Pazova on Thursday with the representatives of nine cities and municipalities where 200 homes for refugees will be constructed within the second sub-project of the Regional Housing Program (RHP) in Serbia.

Joksimovic: Chapter 32 may open in December

VIENNA - Serbian Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic expressed the expectation in Vienna on Thursday that Serbia could open the negotiations with the EU on Chapter 32 which covers public finance control in December.

Dacic: Serbia is ready for EU accession talks

BELGRADE - Serbia is ready for the negotiating process on EU membership, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said on Thursday, during the talks with German Foreign Office Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA States Ernst Reichel.

4th Belgrade Security Forum ends

BELGRADE - The 4th Belgrade Security Forum ended on Thursday with a message that the Western Balkan is able to actively participate in all debates on burning world issues.

Dacic: Serbia will not change its policy

KRNJESEVCI - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Thursday that Serbia will not change its policy due to the aggravation of relations between the EU and Russia over the Ukraine crisis because it needs to take care of its people and national interests.

Zabalj's investment potential to be presented in Brussels

ZABALJ - The investment, tourism and gastronomic potentials of Zabalj, northern Serbia, will be presented at the Open Days event in Brussels.

The Open Days event is organised as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities, with the municipality of Zabalj slated for presentation on October 8.

Vucic talks films and Serbia-Russia relations with Mikhalkov

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday with Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov and discussed the director's achievements in film, premiere of his latest film in Belgrade and relations between Serbia and Russia.

Mikhalkov is in Belgrade for the world premiere of his film Sunstroke.

Frattini: Reforms take Serbia out of crisis and towards EU

BELGRADE - Italian Society for International Organisation President Franco Frattini said on Thursday the set of reforms the Serbian Prime Minister had presented recently would pull the country out of the crisis and improve Serbia's outlook regarding EU integration, adding that he believed the upcoming report by the European Commission would be positive.

Iraq grateful to Serbia for support

BELGRADE - Iraqi Ambassador in Serbia Falah Abdulhasan Abdulsada expressed gratitude to Serbia on Thursday for its principled stand and support to the people and army of Iraq in the fight against terrorism in the country.

Serbia and Armenia bound by long-standing friendship

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian said Thursday in Belgrade that the two countries are bound by a long-standing friendship, but that their economic cooperation is not as strong as it could be.

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