Latest News from Serbia
Serbian long jumper Ivana Spanovic tops world rankings
BELGRADE - Serbia's Ivana Spanovic tops the list of best female long jumpers in the world, according to All-Athletics.com, a comprehensive athletics database portal issuing rankings since 1999.
India Serbia Photography Contest 2014 opens
BELGRADE - Indian Ambassador in Serbia Narinder Chauhan announced the opening of India Serbia Photography Contest 2014 at the EXIT festival in Novi Sad on Friday, the Indian Embassy in Belgrade released.
Minister: Changes to pension law necessary
Minister: Changes to pension law necessary
BELGRADE -- Finance Minister Lazar Krstić said on Thursday that it was "necessary to introduce changes to the Law on Pension Insurance."
The goal was "to ensure the sustainability of the pension system and public finances as a whole," he said.
Vulin: Labour law amendments will make employment easier
BELGRADE - Serbia's Labour Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said the amendments to the labour law will make it easier to hire new people, and not lay off the existing employees.
"This is a reform law that has to be adopted, and it will be impossible to put our economy back on its feet without it.
Vučić says Serbia will do its homework
Vučić says Serbia will do its homework
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić says he is "absolutely dedicated to reforms" above all in order to improve business environment and make Serbia more attractive for investors.
Eastern Europe leaders express support for EU
Eastern Europe leaders express support for EU
Krstic: Changes to pension law necessary
BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Lazar Krstic said on Thursday that it is necessary to introduce changes to the Law on Pension Insurance so as to ensure the sustainability of the pension system and public finances as a whole.
German MPs Nudge Serbia Over Kosovo
German parliamentarians, on a two-day visit to Serbia, have told the Belgrade government they want to more action on Kosovo before Serbia can further its aspirations to join the EU
Bulgarian, Russian Businessmen 'Eyeing Hypo Alde Adria'
A US private equity fund, a Russian millionaire and a Bulgarian entrepreneur are showing their interest in Hypo Alpe Adria bank's subsidiaries, an Austrian daily argues.
Hypo Alpe Adria is to sell its branches across Southeast Europe, namely in Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the countries where it is present.
Serbia "will adjust its foreign policy to EU"
Serbia "will adjust its foreign policy to EU"
BELGRADE -- Jadranka Joksimović said on Thursday that Serbia will have to increasingly align its foreign policy with the EU as it continues to make progress on its EU path.
According to the minister without portfolio in charge of EU integration, Serbia should "not to try to avoid it."
Dacic takes part in informal ministerial meeting in Kotor
KOTOR, BELGRADE - Ivica Dacic, Serbia's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, took part on Thursday in an Informal meeting of the Western Balkans Foreign Ministers in Kotor, Montenegro, in which improvement in cooperation and development of the region were the main topics.
"Serbia won't take sides in Ukraine conflict"
"Serbia won't take sides in Ukraine conflict"
BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić has said an upcoming donor conference to help with the flood relief effort "can be expected to raise several hundred million euros."
Google Street View service soon to be available in Serbia
Google Street View service soon to be available in Serbia
BELGRADE -- Google presented in Belgrade on Thursday its Street View service which enables users to take virtual walks along streets of cities.
The U.S. internet giant's service users can in this way "find a specific location and see the surrounding places they might want to visit."
Serbia will adjust its foreign policy with EU
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration Jadranka Joksimovic stated on Thursday that Serbia will have to insist more and more on aligning its foreign policy to that of the EU as it continues to make progress on its EU path and not to try to avoid it.
ICTY withdraws motion for Seselj's provisional release
THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) withdrew on Thursday the motion for granting provisional release to Vojislav Seselj because the accused failed to state his commitment to comply with the restrictions concerning the freedom of movement in the territory of Serbia.