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Serbian clubs learn of their potential opponents in UEFA competitions
NYON - Serbian side Partizan Belgrade were on Monday drawn to play Scottish football powerhouse Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round if they knock out Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in the second round.
Dynamo will host the first leg of the tie in Lublin, Poland, on Tuesday and the return leg is scheduled for July 31 in Belgrade.
Dacic: Pristina trying to dodge responsibility for killing of Serbian policeman
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Monday Pristina was trying to dodge the responsibility for last week's killing of a Serbian policeman in Loznica, western Serbia, after failing to issue an arrest warrant for the killer, who had escaped from a prison in Kosovo-Metohija.
Petkovic: EU's abolition of visas proof we are not giving up on fight for Serbs' rights
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said Monday's decision by the Council of the EU to abolish visas for holders of Serbian passports from Kosovo-Metohija showed that Serbia was not giving up on the fight for the rights of its people in Kosovo-Metohija.
Vucic: MoU with EU on critical raw materials big opportunity for Serbia, region
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening a MoU on critical raw materials signed with the EU last week was excellent and a big opportunity for Serbia as well as the entire region.
It is the opportunity of a generation, Vucic noted in an appearance on a Pink TV talk show.
Vucic: Europe not concerned over Russia sanctions but over my position on Europe
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening Serbia was not giving up on the European path and that Europe was not concerned over what Serbia had done or not, but over his position and over whether he believed in a European future.
Serbia outclasses Japan in pre-Olympic basketball friendly
BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team outclassed Japan 119-100 in a pre-Olympic friendly game at the Belgrade Arena on Sunday evening.
Nikola Jokic led Serbia to victory with 18 points and six assists, Filip Petrusev scored 17 points, captain Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points and eight assists and Ognjen Dobric and Vasilije Micic added 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Dacic: Killer of policeman fired nine rounds at police before getting shot dead
LOZNICA - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday an ethnic Albanian terrorist who had killed one police officer and wounded another in Loznica, western Serbia, on Thursday had been shot dead by police in the nearby Banja Koviljaca area.
Vucic: Mercedes-Benz to have responsible partner in Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius in Belgrade on Friday, noting that the meeting was just the start of cooperation with the automotive company, which he said would have a responsible partner in Serbia.
Mojsilovic receives farewell visit from US defence envoy
BELGRADE - Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic received on Friday a farewell visit from US defence envoy to Belgrade Col Corey Shea, who is leaving the post after a three-year tenure in Serbia.
Dacic: Killer of police officer shot dead by police
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday a man who had killed one police officer and wounded another in Loznica, western Serbia, on Thursday had been shot dead by police.
"Police officers have liquidated the killer of the policeman in the vicinity of Loznica," Dacic said in an Interior Ministry statement before heading to the city.
Sefcovic: Agreements to open door to largest FDI in Serbia's history
BELGRADE - European Commission Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic said agreements signed in Belgrade on Friday would further underline the EU-Serbia partnership and open the door to the "largest FDI in Serbian history."
Scholz: Jadar project good for Serbia, development
BELGRADE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday in Belgrade the Jadar lithium mining project was good for Serbia and the prospects of economic development across the region, and noted that the highest environmental protection standards would be observed in the process.
Vucic: I am proud of what we have started, everything will be transparent
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he was proud of what had begun in Serbia with the signing of a MoU on strategic partnership with the EU on sustainable raw materials and added that it signalled a major turning point and change and that nothing would be hidden from the people.
Serbia, EU sign MoU on strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials
BELGRADE - A MoU on strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles was signed by Serbia and the EU in Belgrade on Friday at a ceremony also attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Vucic: Lithium mining project to enable Serbia's quantum leap to future
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday lithium production in Serbia would enable the country to take a quantum leap to the future and that it should be a dependable partner to Europe, Germany and the whole world in the overall lithium production chain, where full environmental protection would be ensured.