Latest News from Serbia
MIJ visitors can expect interesting stories by curator
BELGRADE - Every weekend, visitors to the Museum of Yugoslav History (MIJ) in Belgrade can get a guided tour of the museum and hear interesting stories by the curator about the building complex that was built during the communist Yugoslavia.
The expert and entertaining tour of the MIJ complex given in English is beginning at 11 a.m. and the tour in Serbian start at noon.
RTB Bor strategic partner tenders to be called soon
BOR – Mining companies that may want to acquire majority-ownership rights in three ore bodies that are part of the RTB Bor copper mining and smelting complex will be invited to submit their tender offers in the second half of August.
Increased traffic causes two-hour border lineups
BELGRADE – Increased traffic at the border crossing at Batrovci between Serbia and Croatia has caused wait times of about two hours on the way out of Serbia and of up to 90 minutes while entering the country, the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) said in a release Saturday.
Joksimovic: Slowdown would not be good message for Serbia
BELGRADE – Serbia’s Minister without Portfolio responsible for the EU Jadranka Joksimovic has said that it would not be a good message for Serbia if the process of the country’s accession negotiations with the European Union was slowed down over the political situation in Pristina.
Kayak duo and Benedek-Ruzicic win bronzes at Canoe WC
MOSCOW - Serbian kayaking duo of Marko Tomicevic and Vladimir Torubarov and single kayaker Dalma Benedek-Ruzicic won the bronze medals in the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships’ men's K-2 1000m and women's K-1 1000m events, respectively, in Moscow Saturday.
Zimonjic, Nestor through to Toronto doubles semifinals
TORONTO - Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Danijel Nestor advanded to the semifinals of the men's doubles event at the Masters Series tournament in Toronto, after defeating the French pair Julien Benneteau/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 2-6, 6-3, 14-12 late on Friday CET.
Linta: Another arrest on Croatian warrant
BELGRADE - Serbian police arrested Petar Ladjevic, a Serb refugee now living in Brcko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, at the border crossing with BiH on an international warrant for an alleged war crime, President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta said on Friday.
Vulin calls for improving position of construction workers
UB- Serbian Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Aleksandar Vulin said Friday that laws will be passed by year-end to improve the position of construction workers and set out clear regulations regarding the issue of workplace injury claims.
Ivanovic: Kosovo customs damaged hemodialysis materials
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA- Doctor Milan Ivanovic, acting director of the health center in Kosovska Mitrovica, said on Friday that several days ago the Kosovo customs service at the Jarinje crošing made hemodialysis materials bound for this center unfit for use.
Prime minister to visit China on September 10
Prime minister to visit China on September 10
UB -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić announced on Friday that he will travel to China on September 10.
He at the same time "expressed the hope of signing several important agreements and contracts with Chinese partners," Tanjug reported.
"Sanctions would cost Serbia at least EUR 1bn"
"Sanctions would cost Serbia at least EUR 1bn"
UB -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić says Serbia could not impose sanctions on Russia "because it would lose at least EUR 1 billion."
Archibald Reiss-hero of justice, truth, human rights
BELGRADE - A great friend of the Serbian people, world-renowned criminologist and forensic scientist, university professor Archibald Reiss died in Belgrade 85 years ago, on August 8, 1929.
Imposing sanctions on Russia would cost Serbia EUR 1 billion
UB - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Friday that Serbia could not impose sanctions on Russia because it would lose at least EUR 1 billion.
Low risk of Ebola outbreak - epidemiologist
Low risk of Ebola outbreak - epidemiologist
BELGRADE -- Epidemiologist Bojana Grgić said on Friday that the risk of appearance of the Ebola virus in Serbia was low.
Gov't adopts decrees on flood damage verification
BELGRADE - Serbian government adopted on Friday two decrees on the manner of verification of flood damage estimates, which are included in the reports of local self-governments and the reports on estimated flood damage caused to public companies and other organizations founded by the Republic of Serbia.