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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.

Protest against wage cuts in education, health-care

BELGRADE - The Association of Teachers’ Trade Unions of Serbia staged a protest rally in Belgrade on the first day of the new school year, 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.

Free schoolbooks for children in KiM halted at Jarinje

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Ljubisa Antonijevic said on Monday that trucks carrying free schoolbooks for children in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) were kept at the Jarinje crossing over the weekend because of some technical problems.

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.

UNDP: USD 1.5 million to be provided for flood relief

BELGRADE - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will allocate USD 1.5 million to fund a project aimed at improving the quality of life of the citizens of Serbia affected by the May floods and reducing the risk of future disasters.

Serbia's new economy minister to be elected on Wednesday

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic convened a special parliament sitting for Wednesday, September 3, with the election of new economy minister and his oath-taking as the only item on the agenda.

Vucic: Bilateral ties strong, economic to be strengthened

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Monday with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and noted that the two countries have excellent relations but that economic cooperation needs to be developed further.

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.

Serbian language students from abroad meet in Belgrade

Serbian language students from abroad meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- The traditional three-day seminar gathering Serbian language students from foreign universities started at the Belgrade Faculty of Philology on Monday.

Dacic to attend Bled Strategic Forum on Tuesday

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will attend the Bled Strategic Forum on Tuesday and participate in a panel discussion on the topic 'The Future of the Western Balkans - How to Make Regional Cooperation Work?'

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.

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