Latest News from Serbia
Teachers protest as school year starts
Teachers protest as school year starts
BELGRADE -- The Association of Teachers' Trade Unions of Serbia staged a protest rally in Belgrade on the first day of the new school year,.
They are demanding from the government to exclude the education and health-care sectors from the announced reduction in public sector wages by ten percent.
KFOR:More patrols after murder of Serbian Gendarmerie member
PRISTINA - KFOR Commander Major General Salvatore Farina said in Pristina on Monday that the number of patrols of that military mission and the Serbian Armed Forces in the ground security zone has been tripled since the killing of Serbian Gendarmerie member Stevan Sindjelic.
Nikolic: Relations between Serbia and Canada are excellent
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met with Canada's Foreign Minister John Baird on Monday and said the relations between the two countries were excellent, even though there had been no high-profile visits in recent years.
Serbian emigrants in Canada pose as a particularly strong link, he pointed out.
Serbian Province Launches Sex Education Classes
Optional reproductive health classes began in 66 high schools in Vojvodina as the new school year began on Monday, as part of attempts to address a potentially dangerous lack of knowledge among pupils.
Serbian FM to attend Bled Strategic Forum
Serbian FM to attend Bled Strategic Forum
BELGRADE -- Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić will attend the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia on Tuesday.
He will participate in a panel discussion dubbed "The Future of the Western Balkans - How to Make Regional Cooperation Work?"
Investment protection agreement signed with Canada
Investment protection agreement signed with Canada
BELGRADE -- Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajić and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird an investment promotion and protection agreement between the two countries.
The document was signed on Monday at the Serbian government headquarters in Belgrade, in the presence of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.
Vladislav Bajac gets Chinese literary award
BEIJING - Serbian writer and publisher Vladislav Bajac, director and editor-in-chief of the Geopoetika publishing company, has received the Special Book Award of China.
This state award has been granted since 2005 to foreign translators, writers and publishers for their contribution to the promotion of Chinese culture.
Serbia, Canada call for urgent end of Ukrainian conflict
Serbia, Canada call for urgent end of Ukrainian conflict
BELGRADE -- Serbia and Canada "share the concern for world peace and call for an urgent end of the conflict in Ukraine and the start of a dialogue."
The two countries' foreign ministers Ivica Dačić and John Baird made the statement after their meeting on Monday in Belgrade.