Latest News from Serbia
Nikolic discusses Serbia's European integrations with Ban
NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York on Wednesday.
No power cuts or increase in power prices during winter
BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday power prices would not go up in the next 6 months, and that there would be no power cuts this winter.
There will be enough natural gas, he pointed out, calling on everyone inthe country to save power and pay their gas and electricity bills on time.
Pupovac: We will address EU for assistance
BELGRADE - The motives behind the latest demolition of Cyrillic signs in Vukovar overstepped the bounds of acceptable behavior for the marking of anniversaries and election campaigns, took on the aspect of a historical-civilizational conflict, even the scale of antagonism against the Slavic literacy, Serbs and Serbia, said President of the Serb National Council in Croatia Milorad Pupovac.
Dacic: Serbia supports anti-terrorism cooperation
NEW YORK - Serbia welcomes the adoption of the resolution on foreign fighters and it is ready to step up the cooperation with all countries in the region and the wider community in the fight against terrorism, Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said in New York on Wednesday.
Support from Austria for Belgrade Pride Parade
VIENNA - The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPO) supported on Thursday Belgrade's Pride Parade scheduled for Sunday.
Head of the SPO delegation in the European Parliament Evelyn Regner stressed that there is no place for discrimination in Europe.
Serbian president meets Angolan, Latvian officials
NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic conferred with Angolan Vice President Manuel Domingos Vicente and Latvian President Andris Berzins on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York on Wednesday.
Consultations with IMF under way
BELGRADE - The ministry of public administration and local self-government has stated that the Serbian government is now in consultative talks with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the principles of fiscal consolidation, as the basis for possible negotiations.
Fuele: First two chapters may be opened by end of year
Fuele: First two chapters may be opened by end of year
NEW YORK -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele believes that there is a chance for Brussels and Belgrade to cross an important threshold before the year ends.
Serbia Ponders Health Benefits of Marijuana
Zlatibor Loncar, Serbia's Minister of health, has admitted that use of cannabis can produce good results in medicine and has said that the government may legalise its use for medical treatment.
"The Ministry of Health will not object to the introduction into medicine of anything that gives results in treatment, including marijuana," he said.
Minister condemns announced strike of parts of police force
BELGRADE - The police will perform all tasks put before it by the state and the police unions that have been announcing a strike since Friday are doing nothing good for the citizens, but merely trying to benefit personally, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Wednesday.
Vulin: Great War - fight for freedom and survival of Serbs
CORFU - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin stated at Corfu on Wednesday that World War I was a fight for freedom and survival of Serbs, adding that an equation mark can never be put between the aggressors and those who simply defended themselves.
Serbian president attends reception hosted by US president
NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has attended a reception US President Barack Obama hosted for the world leaders gathered for a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The reception was held on Tuesday and Nikolic thanked his US counterpart for the invitation and said that Serbia supported in full the US efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Japanese companies are welcome as strategic partners
BELGRADE - Acting President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) Milivoje Miletic called on Japanese companies on Wednesday to help restructure government companies in Serbia as strategic partners.
Paunovic: Serbia ready for Pride parade
BELGRADE - The head of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Suzana Paunovic on Wednesday condemned the anti-Pride parade graffiti daubed in downtown Belgrade, and said that Serbia is ready for the LGBT parade.
"Over the past year, since last year's cancellation of the Pride parade, much has been done by both the state and the organisers," Paunovic told Tanjug.
Fuele: First two chapters may open by end of year
NEW YORK - EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele believes that there is a chance for Brussels and Belgrade to cross an important threshold before the year ends and to open the first two of 35 policy chapters which Serbia must address to join the EU.
"I think we still believe that would be possible before the end of this year," Fuele said in an interview for Wall Street Journal.