Latest News from Serbia
Dacic meets with OSCE's Braathu
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met with the head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Jan Braathu on Monday to discuss further cooperation and joint projects aimed at boosting the capacities of the Serbian Interior Ministry and rule of law in the country.
Vucic receives farewell visit from Danish ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from Danish Ambassador to Belgrade Susanne Shine on Monday, thanking Denmark for its continuous support for Serbia in the negotiating process for EU membership, which he noted was Serbia's strategic commitment and foreign policy priority.
Djokovic beats Nadal at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Serbia's Novak Djokovic is through to the third round of the men's tennis singles event at the Olympic tournament in Paris after a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Monday afternoon.
Djokovic, who won after an hour and 44 minutes of play on the Roland Garros centre court, is now 31-29 head-to-head against Nadal.
Vucic receives Indonesian president-elect
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received Indonesia's President-elect and incumbent Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Monday, noting that Serbia was interested in further strengthening of political dialogue as well as in developing and encouraging economic cooperation and cooperation in all fields of mutual importance.
Vucic meets with Botsan-Kharchenko
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Monday.
The two sides agreed to jointly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism and the WWII liberation of Belgrade.
Serbia crushed by USA in Olympic basketball tournament
LILLE - The Serbia men's national basketball team lost 110-84 to the USA in a Group C Round 1 game of the Olympic tournament in Lille on Sunday evening.
Serbia got off to an excellent start, developing a 10-2 lead, but the USA responded with an 11-0 run and won the first quarter 25-20.
Germany Insists on Constitutional Inclusion of Bulgarians for North Macedonia's EU Path
"Skopje has not met the expectations for constitutional changes, a crucial condition in the Negotiating Framework for starting EU negotiations. There is a united belief that the Bulgarian population in North Macedonia must be included in the Constitution. Corridor 8 is strategically important for the region".
Vucic meets with European, international officials in Paris
PARIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with European and international officials at an Elysee Palace reception in Paris on Friday.
"We all share the same desire - that our national teams achieve the best possible results. I believe in Serbia," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account.
Vucevic, Toskovski discuss Serbia-North Macedonia bilateral relations
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic met with North Macedonian Interior Minister Panco Toskovski in Belgrade on Friday to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation on security and in other fields of importance to the citizens of the two states, the PM's office said in a statement.
Ristic meets with UK ambassador to Belgrade
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications Dejan Ristic met with UK Ambassador to Belgrade Edward Ferguson on Friday.
Ristic informed the ambassador of his ministry's work and ongoing years-long capital projects in the telecommunications sector, as well as of this year's successfully completed competitions in the public information sector.
Pesic: We are not thinking about Americans too much, we want to do our best
BELGRADE - The head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Svetislav Pesic said on Friday his players were not "thinking about the Americans too much" ahead of Sunday's Olympic clash with the USA.
Selakovic, Asadov discuss Serbia-Azerbaijan cooperation
BELGRADE - Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic, who also co-chairs a Serbia-Azerbaijan inter-governmental commission on trade and economic cooperation, met with Azerbaijani PM Ali Asadov in Baku, where the commission met on Thursday.
Vucevic: I would say Serbia is safer than most European countries
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Friday Serbia was a safe country and that its authorities were watching developments in the country, the region and worldwide.
Vucic: Macron to visit Belgrade within next fifty days
PARIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would have a brief meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.
"I expect him to visit Belgrade within the next fifty days at the latest, and I believe we could reach important agreements at that time," Vucic told reporters.
Vojvodina suffer 1-0 away defeat to Ajax in UEFA Europa League qualifier
AMSTERDAM - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Dutch giants Ajax in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Thursday evening.
In the first half, Ajax missed a handful of opportunities to score as Vojvodina goalkeeper Lazar Carevic produced several excellent saves.