Latest News from Serbia
Novak Djokovic in Beijing final
BEIJING - World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia advanced to the final of China Open after defeating Briton Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4 early on Saturday in Beijing.
MPs meet with US diplomat
BELGRADE - Serbian parliament's Deputy Speaker Igor Becic and members of parliamentary groups met with Thomas Yazdgerdi, Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State, and jointly agreed that the Serbian-US bilateral relations have improved.
Serbia To Sell Tanjug News Agency
Serbia offered for sale its national news agency Tanjug without setting a minimum price on Friday as part of a privatization drive aimed at cutting budget deficit.
Several other loss-making state-owned media outlets, including radio stations and press centres were also put up for sale.
Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro against organized crime
ZLATIBOR - The OSCE Mission to Serbia launched a project aimed at strengthening police capacity of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro in the fight against organized crime at a joint meeting of officials of the countries' interior ministries on Friday.
Serbia beaten in world championship quarterfinals
ISTANBUL - Serbia was defeated 62-61 (18-13 6-17 17-10 21-21) by Turkey in a dramatic quarterfinal match of the women's basketball world championship in Istanbul on Friday.
Turkey will meet Spain in the semifinals on Saturday. Spain bested China 71-55 (20-9 15-8 21-18 15-20) earlier on Friday.
Programme for 70th anniversary of Belgrade's liberation set
BELGRADE - The organisational committee decided on Friday on the programme for the 70th anniversary of Belgrade's liberation, which will begin on October 10 and finish on October 20, with a military parade and a formal event in honour of the city's liberators.
Edi Rama to visit Belgrade on October 22
TIRANA - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama will pay a visit to Belgrade on October 22, which will be the first visit of the Albanian prime minister to Serbia in 68 years, Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ditmir Bushati stated on Friday.
The Albanian minister's visit was announced earlier by Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
Internal reforms should be harmonised with EU standards
BELGRADE - The Serbian Interior Ministry should concentrate on internal reforms that are in the interest of the people in the future course of the country's EU integration, and harmonise them with EU standards.
Opening of chapters depends mainly on Germany
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic expressed the belief on Friday that the forthcoming report of the European Commission (EC) on Serbia's progress on its EU path would be positive and added that he expects negotiating Chapters 32 and 35 to open by the end of the year, noting that this will mainly depend on the stand of Berlin.
DS and NS: Is the timing right to host Putin?
DS and NS: Is the timing right to host Putin?
BELGRADE -- DS and NS Members of Parliament assessed that there is no doubt if Serbia should host such a "great leader" as Vladimir Putin, but questioned the timing of it.
Floods demostrated need for joint projects
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic has said in her address to the 2nd Conference of Parliaments of Danube Region Countries held in Budapest that the catastrophic consequences of the May floods in the region had demostrated the need for cooperation and the significance of creating and implementing joint projects meant to boost flood protection.
Belgrade Botanical Garden renovated
BELGRADE - The Jevremovac Botanical Garden was officially opened on Friday after two years of reconstruction bankrolled with EU and national funds - the unique natural asset situated in downtown Belgrade, dubbed "the lungs of the city," will now be open to visitors.
Serbia is fully committed to implementing reforms
BELGRADE - Serbia is entirely devoted to the upcoming reforms and expects that it will have aligned its legislation with the EU acquis over the next five years, Aleksandra Djurovic, head of the Serbian parliament's standing delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has said.
Foreing investors call on EC to back Serbia on its EU path
BELGRADE - The delegation of the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) which is staying in Brussels called on the European Commission (EC) to provide support to Belgrade on its EU path through accession talks and assistance instruments.
The FIC delegation headed by FIC President Frederic Coin conferred in Brussels with EC representatives, FIC released on Friday.
Real GDP growth in Serbia at 2.6 percent in 2013
BELGRADE - Serbia adopted a new methodology of national accounts ESA 2010, based on which the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 increased by 2.6 percent in real terms and by 8.2 percent in nominal terms compared to the year before, the Serbian statistical office released on Friday.