Latest News from Serbia
Serbia on map of European eco-countries
OBEDSKA BARA - Serbia has great potential for eco-tourism, but only 6 percent of its territory is protected, while the standard in the EU is 11 percent of a country's territory, Eco-Dev project coordinator Sophie Kekic said on Thursday.
Kosovo imposes sanctions, Russians amused
Kosovo imposes sanctions, Russians amused
MOSCOW -- Kosovo joining sanctions imposed against Russia "can only cause a smile," the head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, Aleksei Pushkov, has said.
System stable, import of coal and electricity still needed
BELGRADE - The country's energy system is not in danger but Serbia will still have to import around 3 tons of coal for the needs of its thermal power plants and around 1 billion kWh of electricity for the forthcoming winter season, and certain oil quantities might be needed as well, officials stated at the session of the Association of Energy and Energy Mining Board of the Serbian Chamber of Co
Gov't to help economy in every possible way
BELGRADE - Free zones in Serbia, which generated a turnover of nearly EUR 5 billion last year, can count on full support from the government to help them attract as many foreign investors as possible, a regional conference on free zones, held at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PKS), was told on Thursday.
Italian company opens plant in northern town
Italian company opens plant in northern town
SUBOTICA -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić opened a new production facility of the Gordon company - apart of Italian Calzedonia Group - in Subotica on Thursday.
Post-flooding rehabilitation - five schools closed
BELGRADE - In the wake of the recent massive rainfall, eastern Serbia on Thursday continued to recover from the impact of torrential floods and landslides, while efforts are under way to drain a lake in Grabovac, created by rainfall and torrential floods.
Children's rights soon to be protected before UN
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic said Thursday that the parliament is ready to ratify the third Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which envisages a complaints procedure before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, able to address a broader range of children's rights violations.
Belgrade Red Cross gets van for humanitarian aid transport
BELGRADE - ProCredit Bank from Belgrade donated on Thursday a cargo van to Red Cross Belgrade that will be used to transport humanitarian aid to the flooded areas.
Red Cross Belgrade Secretary Ivana Marisavljevic Dasic thanked the donor and added that the vehicle's first destination would be Obrenovac, where it will deliver furniture donated by the company Jugodrvo to 50 families.
Conference on WW1 hears about history, and current crises
Conference on WW1 hears about history, and current crises
BELGRADE -- WW1 changed the geopolitical map of Europe and the world, caused massive death and destruction, and Serbia suffered the most losing a sixth of its population.
Post-flood, landslide recovery under way
BELGRADE - In the wake of the recent massive rainfall, eastern Serbia on Thursday continued to recover from the impact of torrential floods and landslides, while efforts are under way to drain a lake in Grabovac, created by rainfall and torrential floods.
Canadian ambassador pays farewell visit to President Nikolic
BELGRADE - In a cordial and friendly conversation in Belgrade on Thursday, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic thanked outgoing Canadian Ambassador to Serbia Roman Waschuk for his efforts to take relations between Canada and Serbia to a higher level.
Opposition leader: Serbia is bankrupt
Opposition leader: Serbia is bankrupt
KRAGUJEVAC -- Opposition Democratic Party (DS) leader Bojan Pajtić says Serbia has already gone bankrupt, "but the government wants to cover it up"
Nikolic, Vucic to meet with Sheikh bin Zayed on Thursday
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will hold separate meetings with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday.
Foreign donations fund outpatient clinic, recycling centre
NOVI PAZAR - The ambassadors of the United Nations and Japan to Serbia, Irena Vojackova-Solorano and Masafumi Kuroki, have opened an outpatient clinic in Blazevo, near Novi Pazar, and visited the construction site of a recycling centre.
The two facilities are a result of the UN project titled Improving Human Security in Southwest Serbia, mostly funded by the Japanese government.
Vucic opens Italian factory in Subotica
SUBOTICA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic opened a new production facility of 'Gordon', part of Italian 'Calzedonia Group', in Subotica on Thursday, stressing that Serbia will offer this company the best conditions in the region and noting that the company founder Sandro Veronesi should consider hiring 3,000 instead of the planned 2,000 new employees.