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Ministers discuss skills for future at conference in Tirana

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 17:15

BELGRADE - Education ministers and their deputies from Southeastern Europe, including Serbia's Education Minister Srdjan Verbic, gathered in Tirana on Monday for a conference organised by the European Training Foundation (ETF) and sponsored by the Albanian government led by Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Nikolic receives credentials of new French ambassador

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 16:24

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Monday received the credentials of France's newly-appointed ambassador to Serbia, Christine Moro, and expressed confidence that she will do everything to boost the relations between the two countries and strengthen the friendship of their peoples.

Reforestation of razed areas on Tara mountain begins

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 16:10

TARA - Serbia's Public Company National Park Tara and Japanese company Toshiba have launched a reforestation project at the National Park Tara in western Serbia to restore forest areas destroyed in a massive wildfire in 2012.

Smederevo steelworks "will not be closed"

Published by B92 on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 15:41

Smederevo steelworks "will not be closed"

SMEDEREVO -- The Železara Smederevo steelworks will not be closed, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said as he toured the factory on Monday.

He called for support from workers in the negotiations aimed at selecting a strategic partner.

Jazz Musicians To Play At Sofia's Brick Roads Music Festival

Published by Novinite on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 15:39

Jazz musicians from around South Eastern Europe and elsewhere on the continent will be in the Bulgarian capital city for the Brick Roads Sofia Music Festival on October 10 and 11 2014.

The first night of the programme sees the Vasil Hadzimanov Band from Serbia performing at 7pm, followed by Greece's Kostas Theodorou "Lost Anthropology" at 9pm.

Vucic: Zelezara Smederevo steelworks will not be closed

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 15:20

SMEDEREVO - The Zelezara Smederevo steelworks will not be closed, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday, calling for support from workers in the negotiations aimed at selecting a strategic partner.

Vucic addressed the steel mill's workers after talking with the management and representatives of the relevant trade unions and touring the plant.

Linear Collider Workshop 2014 opens in Belgrade

Published by B92 on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 14:47

Linear Collider Workshop 2014 opens in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić on Monday opened the Linear Collider Workshop 2014 (LCWS14), one of the largest scientific conferences in the field of physics.

Islamic State Fighters Use Serbian Ammunition

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 14:03

According to the report published by research group Conflict Armament Research, Serbia is the fifth leading country of origin of IS ammunition, after China, the Soviet Union, the United States and Russia.

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Kids Fest in Serbia October 13-19

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 14:03

BELGRADE - Children's film festival Kids Fest will be held in cinemas in over 30 cities across Serbia from October 13-19.

The 10th Kids Fest will shows 14 premiers, and this year's animated, feature and documentary films are arriving from the U.S., France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Croatia.

Boris Tadic’s Definitive Deflection from Democratic Party

Published by Blic on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 13:48

Boris Tadic's Definitive Deflection from Democratic Party

New Democratic Party changed its name to Social Democratic Party in order to make a definite deflect from Democratic Party, but also to point its social democratic orientation.

This means another leftist Party on Serbia's political scene, alongside with Socialist and Democratic Parties.

Acknowledgement to Serbian scientific community

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 13:25

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic opened in Belgrade on Monday the Linear Collider Workshop 2014 (LCWS14), one of the largest scientific conferences in physics.

European integrations are a priority for Serbia, and the country's academic community has already completed that task, being tightly integrated into the European academic community, Nikolic told the conference.

Serbia "not neutral" in Ukrainian crisis - GMF official

Published by B92 on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 13:16

Serbia "not neutral" in Ukrainian crisis - GMF official

BELGRADE -- When it comes to Ukraine, Serbia is neither non-aligned nor neutral, says Karen Donfried, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF).

Karen Donfried: Serbia is not neutral in Ukrainian crisis

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 12:58

BELGRADE - When it comes to Ukraine, Serbia is neither non-aligned nor neutral, since Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said several times that he supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and sees Crimea as part of Ukraine, Karen Donfried, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), has said.

Kosovo, BiH top Jihad recruitment sources

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 12:29

BELGRADE - German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Monday that Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) top Jihad recruitment sources in the Balkans, adding that Serbia is adopting amendments to the criminal law in order to hinder and prevent perspective fighters from joining the radical Islamic groups.

World Bank approves loan to aid flood recovery

Published by B92 on Mon, 10/06/2014 - 12:00

World Bank approves loan to aid flood recovery

WASHINGTON -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a EUR 227.5 million loan (USD 300 million) for the Floods Emergency Recovery project for Serbia.

It will be used primarily in the sectors of energy, agriculture and infrastructure, the World Bank said on Saturday.

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