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Dodik, Vukicevic on cooperation between RS, Serbia
BANJA LUKA - President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik and Serbian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Stanimir Vukicevic underlined the importance of very good relations between RS and Serbia at a meeting in Banja Luka on Tuesday.
Udovicic: OSCE chairmanship-Serbia's political priority
BELGRADE - The 2015 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will be Serbia's political priority and a good opportunity for promoting our country, Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic said at the opening of a conference titled “Model OSCE” on Tuesday.
Defense cooperation "best part" of Serbia-UK relations
Defense cooperation "best part" of Serbia-UK relations
BELGRADE -- Defense Minister Bratislav Gašić and British Ambassador Denis Keefe say defense cooperation is the best part of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Ognjen Pribicevic appointed as ambassador to Ireland
BELGRADE - Ognjen Pribicevic has been appointed as Serbia's ambassador to Ireland on a non-residential basis, his office bein in London, the Serbian Official Gazette has reported.
Dejan Popovic, the previous ambassador, was recalled by an order of Preisdent Tomislav Nikolic from July 4.
Pribicevic was appointed as the ambassador to the UK in August last year.
Gasic: Defense cooperation best part of Serbia, UK relations
BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic and UK Ambassador to Serbia Denis Keefe have said that defense cooperation is the best part of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Germany willing to assist in infrastructure projects
BELGRADE - Germany is willing to take part and assist in important infrastructure projects in Serbia, German Ambassador in Belgrade Heinz Wilhelm said in a meeting with Zorana Mihajlovic, Serbia's deputy prime minister and minister of construction, transport and infrastructure.
Report: Flood damage EUR 810 mln, losses EUR 662 mln
BELGRADE - Direct damage and losses caused by the catastrophic floods that hit Serbia in May total around EUR 1.5 billion, states the first official report adopted by the Serbian government, which will be presented at a donor conference in Brussels on July 16.
The report puts direct damage at EUR 810.1 million and losses at EUR 661.9 million, Tanjug reports.
22,500 Serbian citizens sought asylum in EU
22,500 Serbian citizens sought asylum in EU
BELGRADE -- Citizens of Serbia last year filed 22,500 asylum requests in EU countries - but the visa-free regime is not under threat, says Ivan Gerginov.
Gerginov: Serbian citizens seek asylum in EU to get welfare
BELGRADE - Serbian citizens filed 22,500 asylum requests in the countries of the EU in 2013, but the visa-free travel arrangement with the EU is not under threat because of it, Serbia's Assistant Commissioner for Refugees and Migrations Ivan Gerginov said on Tuesday.
Bohnet: German parliamentarians' visit is a show of support
BELGRADE - Head of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) office in Belgrade Henri Bohnet said that the visit of the German parliamentary delegation led by Andreas Schockenhoff to Serbia can be viewed as a sign of encouragement and support to reforms of the Serbian government in the context of EU integration.
Bosnian Serb entity leader gets Serbian passport
Bosnian Serb entity leader gets Serbian passport
BANJA LUKA -- Milorad Dodik, president of the Serb Republic (RS) - the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina - has been issued a Serbian passport, it has been announced.
Serbian Consul-General in Bosnia Vladimir Nikolić presented the passport to Dodik on Tuesday.
Dacic invites ECOSOC members to donor conference
NEW YORK - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic informed in New York on Monday the members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) about the extent of the damage caused by the May floods in Serbia and invited them to take part in the international donor conference in Brussels on July 16.
Court yet to receive response from Šešelj
Court yet to receive response from Šešelj
BELGRADE -- The Hague Tribunal has said they received no response from Vojislav Šešelj, who was on Friday given three days to accept the terms of his provisional release.
The Tanjug news agency reported on Tuesday that it learned from the court that no response had been received until that moment.
Drop in value of domestic currency "not dramatic"
Drop in value of domestic currency "not dramatic"
BELGRADE -- The drop of the Serbian dinar (RSD) to its record low against the euro this year "is not dramatic," economists told Tanjug on Monday.
They added that "exporters can derive benefits from the lower dinar value."
Bosnia, Serbia Ready Flood Damage Bills For Donors
EU officials and representatives of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia are meeting in Paris to discuss the cost of repairing the damage to the two countries, as they grapple with the legacy of May's disastrous floods.