Latest News from Serbia
Bratusek: I will support Serbia in Brussels
BELGRADE - Future Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Alenka Bratusek says that she will continue to support Serbia's European path and advocate for EU enlargement after taking the new office.
FM discusses regional cooperation, integrations
FM discusses regional cooperation, integrations
SKOPJE -- Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Miniter Ivica Dačić was in Skopje on Monday where he discussed "challenges of EU integration of both countries."
Belgraders welcome medal-winning Serbian athletes
BELGRADE - A crowd of more than 20,000 people gathered in Belgrade late Monday to welcome the Serbian men's basketball team, which won the silver medal on Sunday at the World Cup in Spain.
Also welcomed were the women's shooting team, which won the gold medal at the World Championships in Granada, as well as world wrestling champion Davor Stefanek.
Regional league congratulates Serbia on "impressive result"
Regional league congratulates Serbia on "impressive result"
Officials of the regional ABA League congratulated the national team of Serbia on winning the silver medal at the basketball world championship.
The organization, known informally as the Adriatic League, said the achievement "deserved all the attention and admiration."
Police evacuates around 370 flood victims
BELGRADE - Serbian police evacuated around 370 people from the flood hit areas in the municipality of Kladovo, eastern Serbia, late on Monday.
Around 300 people were evacuated from Tekija, including a woman and her one-and-a-half months old baby, Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP) said in a release.
ABA League: Serbia's achievement at Mundobasket is amazing
BELGRADE - Officials of the regional ABA League congratulated the national team of Serbia on winning the silver medal at the Basketball World Cup, stressing that this achievement is remarkable and admirable.
FIAT top exporter despite production halt
BELGRADE - Car maker FIAT tops the list of Serbian exporters with EUR 947.2 million worth of exports in the first eight months of 2014, the Serbian Finance Ministry said in a release.
FIAT has been the biggest exporter over the first eight months of the year, despite the slowing down of exports in August due to the annual vacation shutdown and machine overhaul, the release states.
Citizens more ready to act, less interested in politics
BELGRADE - Serbian citizens are more inclined to believe that their engagement can lead to changes in society and they demonstrate their readiness to engage, show the results of a survey titled Participation of citizens in democratic processes in Serbia.
Elderly Woman Dies in Flood-Hit Eastern Serbia
Flooding caused by heavy rain has claimed the life of an elderly woman in the eastern Serbian village of Tekija.
According to reports of state-run RTS television, some 370 people were evacuated Monday in the region of Kladovo.
Emergency situation has been declared in a number of regions, including Kladovo and Negotin, due to flooded roads and bridges and landslides.
Hundreds evacuated from flood-hit areas in east
Hundreds evacuated from flood-hit areas in east
KLADOVO -- Rain continues to fall in eastern Serbia on Tuesday, where flash flooding on Monday wreaked havoc in several municipalities.
According to the MUP Emergency Situations Sector, 370 people have been evacuated from villages along the Danube River, some by boat.
"Immediate 15 percent cuts of pensions and salaries"
"Immediate 15 percent cuts of pensions and salaries"
BELGRADE -- Unless public sector salaries and pensions are immediately reduced by 15 percent linearly, a new reduction will have to be implemented in the next year.
Countries co-operate to form Balkan roaming-free zone
Countries co-operate to form Balkan roaming-free zone
Experts praise the recent agreement to end high roaming charges for cell phone users next year.
Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania agreed to eliminate mobile roaming charges for their citizens travelling to the other countries beginning in 2015, officials said.
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Number of unemployed declines, employment on the rise
BELGRADE - The number of unemployed in Serbia has been in decline for the past six months and in the second quarter of this year, the country's unemployment rate was 20.3 percent, down 3.8 percent against a year earlier, while the number of employed persons was up 3.5 percent.
Council: Immediate 15 percent cuts or new reductions soon
BELGRADE - Unless public sector salaries and pensions are immediately reduced by 15 percent linearly, a new reduction will have to be implemented in the next year already, the Fiscal Council warned and added that any lower cut would compel the government to make up for the funds through VAT increase.
Romania stands ready to deliver Serbia electricity, coal
BELGRADE - Romania stands ready to deliver Serbia electric power and coal for the country's power plants at the best possible price during the upcoming winter if needs arise, Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining Aleksandar Antic told Tanjug on Monday.