Latest News from Serbia
Croatian Jet Crash Blamed on Defence Cuts
A Croatian military plane, a Russian-made MiG-21, has crashed on Tuesday afternoon in Donja Lomnica, near Velika Gorica in Croatia.
The plane was returning from celebrations marking Croatia’s 1995 victory over Serbian rebels in “Operation Storm” in Knin, Dalmatia, and fell just before reaching its base in the Velika Gorica area.
Man dies in his home during flash floods
Man dies in his home during flash floods
BANJA KOVILJAČA -- A man drowned in the basement of his home in Banja Koviljača, western Serbia, when flash flooding hit the area late on Tuesday.
The daily Večernje Novosti writes on Wednesday that Mišo Đurić went into the basement to "close the window" and prevent the water getting in, but was overpowered by it.
EC report to be "mostly positive, with criticism"
EC report to be "mostly positive, with criticism"
BELGRADE -- A new report by the European Commission will be mostly positive, but in at least three areas Serbia will not get a passing grade, writes a daily.
Brass Bands Tune up for Guca Festival
Serbia's "ethno-tourist" equivalent to the Exit pop festival,the Guca Brass Band Festival, gets going for the 54th time in the town of Guca on August 6.
Floods Hit Western Balkans Once Again
More floods have hit the Western Balkans in what is shaping up to be worst year in memory in terms of appalling weather.
One man was reported to have drowned in Banja Koviljaca in Serbia in the basement of his home on Tuesday, the Serbian daily newspaper Blic reported.
Serbia will use only two of promised loans
BELGRADE - Serbia intends to use as soon as possible only two loans to the total value of EUR 267 million out of the EUR 889 million worth of assistance offered as loans at the recently held donor conference in Brussels, the Belgrade-based daily Danas reported.
Serbia plans to use two donor conference loans
Serbia plans to use two donor conference loans
BELGRADE -- Out of EUR 889 million offered to Serbia in the form of loans during a recent donor conference in Brussels, the country intends to use two, a daily writes.
Serbian men's basketball team loses last game in Trieste
TRIESTE - The tournament in Trieste ended in a defeat for the Serbian men's national basketball team, which lost to hosts Italy 80-71 (22-11, 15-24, 12-17, 31-19) in the last round late Tuesday.
It was the first defeat for head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic's team in the preparations for the upcoming World Championship in Spain.
Only 300 solutions for house reconstruction filed
BELGRADE - Director of the Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief Marko Blagojevic stated that only 300 solutions have been filed by 13 municipalities to the Office so far concerning the transfer of funds to citizens whose homes were damaged in the May floods.
Only 300 house reconstruction applications filed
BELGRADE - Director of the Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief Marko Blagojevic stated that only 300 reconstruction applications have been filed by 13 municipalities to the Office so far concerning the transfer of funds to citizens whose homes were damaged in the May floods.
Jankovic gets off to winning start in Rogers Cup doubles
MONTREAL - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic got off to a winning start in the Rogers Cup women's doubles in Montreal early Wednesday by beating the Georgian-Ukrainian pair of Oksana Kalashnikova and Olga Savchuk 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-0.
Ivanovic through to Montreal second round
MONTREAL - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the second round of the Montreal WTA Premier tournament late Tuesday by beating Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-1, 6-2.
The Serbian will next play Coco Vandeweghe of the United States, who beat China's Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4.
Employers want salaries cut by 25 percent
Employers want salaries cut by 25 percent
BELGRADE -- The Union of Employers of Serbia believes that "the fund of gross salaries in the public sector must be reduced by 25 percent."
Secretary General of the Union Dušan Korunoski has been quoted as saying that "it is better to do it now and avoid bankruptcy, than to afterwards cut salaries by 40 percent."
Minister not worried about drop of support for EU
Minister not worried about drop of support for EU
BELGRADE -- "It is usual that the percentage of public support for EU accession oscillates during the accession process," Jadranka Joksimović has told the daily Politika.
SNS urged "to be committed to public interest"
SNS urged "to be committed to public interest"
POŽAREVAC -- Aleksandar Vučić says "Serbia is the priority of the SNS," and "warned all members who do not realize this there will be no place for them in the party."
Vučić serves as Serbia's prime minister and is the leader of the ruling Serb Progressive Party (SNS).