Latest News from Serbia
Vucic: World powers support Srebrenica resolution, but we will fight
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday Serbia's chances regarding a UN resolution on Srebrenica were not high as it had the most dominant Western powers against it, but noted that the country would fight.
Brnabic meets with Ghana's FM
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with Ghanaian FM Shirley Ayorkor Botchway in Belgrade on Friday.
Noting that 2024 marked 65 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between their countries, the parties stressed the significance of strengthening further the bilateral cooperation in politics, diplomacy and other areas of mutual interest.
Petkovic meets with Ziadeh
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with UNMIK chief Caroline Ziadeh in Belgrade on Friday to discuss an upcoming UN Security Council session on Kosovo-Metohija and the permanently difficult position of Serbs in the province, drastically worsened by Pristina's most recent unilateral moves.
Vucic meets with Chinese ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Li Ming on Friday to discuss crucial affairs and challenges ahead of Serbia in the international arena.
Vucic: Good, open discussions with Troccaz
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday he had had good and open discussions with French special Western Balkans envoy Rene Troccaz about the situation in the region and the current geopolitical circumstances.
Mali: Vucic has written to European leaders over Pristina's CoE admission
BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday President Aleksandar Vucic had written to European leaders in the morning over the so-called Kosovo's potential admission to the Council of Europe (CoE), and said that showed Serbia would not surrender.
Vucic receives Ghanaian FM
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received Ghanaian FM Shirley Ayorkor Botchway in Belgrade on Friday.
Sofia Summit: European Nationalist Parties Converge for "Revival" Conference
In a move drawing attention across Europe, Bulgaria's pro-Russian, Eurosceptic, and nationalist "Revival" (Vazrazhdane) party is set to host a conference in Sofia, titled "The New Leaders of Europe." Gathering representatives from nine countries, the event aims to unite nationalist parties under a common banner and shape the future political landscape of the continent.
Vucic, Brnabic and Dacic meet with Dodik, Cvijanovic and Stevandic
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic and FM Ivica Dacic met on Thursday in Belgrade with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Zeljka Cvijanovic and the Speaker of the Republika Srpska National Assembly Nenad Stevandic.
Djokovic through to Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals
MONTE CARLO - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is through to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the third round on Thursday.
Dacic thanks Ghana for supporting Serbia's territorial integrity, sovereignty
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic spoke with Ghanaian counterpart Shirley Ayorkor Botchway in Belgrade on Thursday, thanking her for Ghana's support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia regarding Kosovo-Metohija.
Dacic receives French special Western Balkans envoy
BELGRADE, April 11 (Tanjug) - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic received French special Western Balkans envoy Rene Troccaz on Thursday.
World Bank sees Western Balkan economies growing but reforms needed
Economic growth in the six Western Balkan countries is projected to rise 3.2% this year and 3.5% in 2025, going back to pre-pandemic averages but still too low for faster convergence with the European Union, the World Bank has said in a report.
Serbia Against Violence walks out of meeting on ODIHR recommendations
BELGRADE - Representatives of the opposition Serbia Against Violence coalition walked out of Thursday's meeting with the ruling coalition on implementation of ODIHR recommendations.
At a press conference in the lobby of the parliament building, the representatives did not elaborate on whether they would take part in further dialogue on the matter.
World Bank revises upward its 2024 growth projection for Serbia to 3.5 pct
BELGRADE - The World Bank has revised upward its 2024 GDP growth projection for Serbia from 3 pct to 3.5 pct.
At a presentation of the institution's regular economic report for the Western Balkans, World Bank Senior Economist Lazar Sestovic said the projection had been revised following an increase in investments that was expected to result in slightly stronger economic growth.