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EU standards in production of animal source foods
BELGRADE - A project meant to improve facilities for the production of animal source foods and management of animal by-products will be completed by 2016, and the EU has decided to grant Serbia EUR 2 million for the project.
Serbia given free exhibition space for Milan Expo 2015
BELGRADE - The Italian government has exempted Serbia from the EUR 500,000 fee for the exhibition pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015.
Italian Ambassador to Serbia Giuseppe Manzo on Tuesday informed Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic, who is also minister of trade, tourism and telecommunications, of Rome's decision, said a statement from Ljajic's ministry.
President receives ambassadors in farewell visits
President receives ambassadors in farewell visits
BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić held separate meetings on Tuesday with outgoing ambassadors of France and Hungary, Francois-Xavier Deniau and Oszkar Nikowitz.
Another official dismisses "peace accord" claims
Another official dismisses "peace accord" claims
BELGRADE -- Serbia's minister without portfolio in charge of EU integration says the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština would not result in "a peace agreement between."
Nikolic receives outgoing ambassadors of France, Hungary
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic held separate meetings on Tuesday with outgoing ambassadors of France and Hungary, Francois-Xavier Deniau and Oszkar Nikowitz, respectively.
Joksimovic, Rothemund discuss human rights
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic met with Head of Council of Europe Office in Belgrade Antje Rothemund on Tuesday and said Serbia was a dedicated member of the Council of Europe, not only in term of participation by its delegations in the council's permanent bodies, but most of all in the primary field of its activity - protection of
Auteur film festival to kick off on Wednesday
PANCEVO - The first Pancevo Film Festival, an international short and feature film competition event, will be held in Pancevo near Belgrade on September 3-7.
Joksimovic: No peace accord between Serbia, Kosovo
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic said Tuesday that the Brussels-based dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina would not result in a peace agreement between "Serbia and Kosovo."
Biggest scale model in Balkans on display in Pirot
PIROT - The largest scale model in the Balkans has been put on display in Pirot, south-eastern Serbia, after having taken Borivoj Vujic from Belgrade over 20 years to make.
As Vujic told Tanjug, the scale model is a real tourist attraction.
Nikolic to attend opening of UNESCO symposium at SANU
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will on Wednesday attend the opening of an UNESCO symposium titled Water Management in Transition Countries as Impacted by Climate and Other Global Changes, Lessons from Paleoclimate and Regional Issues, to be held at the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences (SANU), Nikolic's presidential office said in a statement.
Djokovic to lead Serbia in clash with India
BELGRADE - The world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic will lead Serbia's team against India in a playoff clash for staying in the World Group that will take place in Bangalore from September 12-14.
Besides Djokovic, head coach Bogdan Obradovic chose Dusan Lajovic, Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic for the match against India.
Pajtić meets with Chinese vice president
Pajtić meets with Chinese vice president
BEIJING -- Head of the Vojvodina provincial government and leader of the opposition Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtić has met with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao.
Pajtic meets with vice president of China in Beijing
BEIJING - President of the government of the Serbian Province of Vojvodina and leader of the Democratic Party (DS) Bojan Pajtic has met with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao and discussed with him the most important global issues at the moment - from the Ukrainian conflict to the economic interdependence of China and Europe - which directly concern Serbia, too.
Days of Republika Srpska in Serbia September 4-10
BELGRADE - Days of Republika Srpska in Serbia will be held in Belgrade and Novi Sad from September 4 to 10 and will include a rich cultural and art programme in order to present the potential of Republika Srpska in the best way possible and strengthen the institutional cooperation with Serbia.
Nikowitz to become ambassador of Serbian culture in Hungary
BELGRADE - Serbia has achieved huge success in all fields over the past four years, and the level of the relations between Belgrade and Budapest is higher than ever in history, says outgoing Hungarian ambassador to Belgrade Oszkar Nikowitz.