Latest News from Serbia

Dacic to visit Berlin on Friday

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic will meet with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on Friday.

Ahead of the visit, Dacic said that he and Steinmeier will discuss Serbia's accession to the European Union.

Cheese exports to Russia could increase "in two weeks"

Cheese exports to Russia could increase "in two weeks"

MOSCOW -- Serbia could increase its cheese export to Russia in two weeks' time , Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolay Fyodorov said on Thursday.

He made the comments after his meeting in Moscow with Serbian counterpart Snežana Bogosavljević-Bošković.

FM: No change of position on sanctions

FM: No change of position on sanctions

BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said that Serbia's stance towards the possibility of introducing sanctions against Russia will not change.

He added that gradual harmonization with EU foreign policy is inevitable.

Balkan Telecom Regulators Mull Scrapping Roaming Charges

Balkan telecommunications regulators are nearing a decision to cancel roaming charges for mobile communications, Macedonian news agency MIA reported on Thursday.

The proposal, launched about two months ago, has brought together regulators from Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.

SNS: All for good of people, even forced cooperation with DS

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) always acts for the good of the people and it will do everything to prevent further impoverishment and deterioration of Vojvodina, even if it meant a “forced, provisional cooperation” with those who brought about the crisis in the province, the SNS stated in a release on Thursday.

Minister Fyodorov: Serbia to up cheese export to Russia

MOSCOW - Serbia will increase its cheese export to Russia in two weeks, Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolay Fyodorov said after the meeting with his Serbian counterpart Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic in Moscow on Thursday.

PM to address "EU demarche" in news conference

PM to address "EU demarche" in news conference

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić will hold a news conference on Friday "on the occasion of the demarche of the European Union."

The news conference will be held at the government headquarters in Belgrade at noon, Vučić's cabinet announced on Thursday.

Ljajic announces talks on free roaming across region

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said Thursday that it is possible to reach an agreement on introducing free roaming between countries in the region, adding, however, that the process will be neither simple nor quick.

Serbian Competition Commission Probes B92 Sale

The fate of the Serbia’s flagship broadcaster, B92, remains unclear after Serbia’s Commission for Protection of Competition launched a probe on Wednesday into the sale of the company in 2010.  

The owners of B92 may now be forced to divide the company, divest shares or terminate the sale contract, should the Commission determine that competition law was broken.

Exhibition opens at National Library to commemorate WWI

BELGRADE - A visiting exhibition by the National Museum in Krusevac, titled The Bequest of Stevan and Stanislav Binicki, opened on Thursday at the National Library of Serbia in Belgrade as part of the events commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of World War I.

Dacic, Benedict discuss aligning Serbia’s foreign policy

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs met in Belgrade Thursday with Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Oscar Benedict, who stressed the importance of aligning Serbia’s foreign policy to the principles of EU’s external policies.

Foreign minister receives Russian and EU diplomats

Foreign minister receives Russian and EU diplomats

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dačić on Thursday met separately with Russian ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin and the deputy head of the EU delegation in Serbia, Oskar Benedikt.

Gasic, Dikovic congratulate Military Museum on anniversary

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces General Ljubisa Dikovic congratulated the Military Museum employees on the institution's foundation day, August 22.

Water polo:Serbia beats USA for quarterinal vs. Kazakhstan

ALMATY - Serbia beat the United States 11-9 (0-2, 1-4, 3-1, 5-4) in a preliminary round Group A match at the 2014 Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

With this victory, Serbia cemented their first place in the group, after previously beating Montenegro and South Africa.

Dacic, Chepurin content with cooperation

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin agreed that the bilateral ties are strengthening in the interest and to the satisfaction of both countries, the Foreign Ministry released on Thursday.

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