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Dacic expects stronger EU pressure over Russia
BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that he expects the EU to increase pressure on Serbia to introduce sanctions against Russia as the Ukrainian conflict grows more violent, adding that he believes that Serbia will build the same relationship of understanding and partnership with the new High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini as with h
Technical talks on integrated management start Thursday
BELGRADE - Belgrade and Pristina will hold technical talks on integrated administrative line management in Brussels on Thursday, and head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric will hold informal consultations with EU officials on Friday about the future of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, with regards to issues that are significant to Chapter 35 of Serbia's acce
Technical talks on integrated management set for Thursday
BELGRADE - Belgrade and Pristina will discuss integrated border management on Thursday, and head of the Serbian government office for Kosovo Marko Djuric will hold on Friday informal consultations with EU officials about the future of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, that is about the issues that are not significant to Chapter 35 of Serbia's accession talks with the EU.
Mihajlovic, Peterschmitt discuss redirection of EBRD funds
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic, who also serves as minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, met Wednesday with EBRD
Managing Director for Central and South Eastern Europe Jean-Marc Peterschmitt, who confirmed that part of funds from the previously approved EBRD railway loan can be redirected towards repair of flood-damaged railway lines.
Gasic at NATO summit in UK
BELGRADE - A delegation of the Serbian Defence Ministry led by Minister Bratislav Gasic will attend as partners a NATO summit in Newport, the UK, which starts on Thursday.
According to a release from the ministry, the meeting, entitled NATO + 24 Parnters, will be used to promote the initiative for partner interoperability and the 2014-2015 Interoperability Platform.
Water management requires EUR 1 bln a year
BELGRADE - Serbia's annual investments in the development and maintenance of the water management system total around EUR 150 million, while EUR 1 billion is required to reach the quality and standard of other European countries, said Milan Dimkic, head of the Belgrade-based Jaroslav Cerni Institute for the Development of Water Resources (JCI) on Wednesday.
Serbia Closer to Turning Away from Russia
Former Serbian Ambassador in Ukraine, Dušan Lazić, speaks to "Blic" Serbia Closer to Turning Away from Russia
The deterioration of relations between the EU and Russia complicates the balancing of Serbia's relations. Diplomats are warning Serbia to determine a relationship either for Russia or for the EU.
Udovicki, EBRD director discuss investment climate
BELGRADE - Improvement of the investment climate and the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to making local-level enterprises more efficient were the main topics of Wednesday's meeting between Serbian Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki and Jean-Marc Peterschmitt, EBRD Managing Director for Central and South Eastern Europe