Latest News from Serbia
Dacic: We are disappointed with silencing of truth about 1999 NATO aggression
NEW YORK - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said in New York on Monday Serbia was disappointed that the truth about the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had been silenced in the UN Security Council.
Serbia beat Cyprus in football friendly
LARNACA - The Serbia men's national football team defeated Cyprus 1-0 in a friendly game in Larnaca on Monday evening.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute.
Cyprus goalkeeper Joel Mall saved a penalty by Aleksandar Mitrovic in the 11th minute.
Lajcak: We will reconvene next week to find solution for cash operations
BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Monday in Brussels the chief negotiators in the dialogue had presented their proposals regarding a regulation by the so-called Kosovo's central bank banning the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija.
Brnabic discusses cooperation at Geneva meetings
GENEVA - On the second day of a visit to Geneva, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with Azerbaijani counterpart Sahiba Gafarova to discuss advancement of cooperation based on bilateral parliamentary cooperation.
Brnabic said Azerbaijan was a country Serbia could always rely on.
Djukanovic: NATO PA associate membership for Pristina scandalous
BELGRADE - The head of Serbia's parliamentary delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Vladimir Djukanovic said on Monday a decision by the body's standing committee to promote the status of the so-called Kosovo assembly from observer to associate member was scandalous and that he believed that, as a result, Serbia should stop participating in the organisation.
Vucic meets with IMF mission
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with an IMF mission on Monday to discuss capital investments and financing for projects as part of investment plans related to the Leap Into The Future - Serbia 2027 growth programme.
Vucic: We will never join NATO
PROKUPLJE - Speaking at a state ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1999 NATO aggression on Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday evening Pristina had been admitted to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly as associate member.
Serbia Threatens to Leave Council of Europe if Kosovo Joins
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has warned that Serbia could withdraw from the Council of Europe if Kosovo is admitted to the organization, as reported by media outlets in Belgrade.
Djuric: Serbia wants peace in Balkans
WASHINGTON - Serbia abhors the idea of another regional war, Serbian Ambassador to Washington Marko Djuric wrote in a letter published by the Wall Street Journal, noting that maintaining peace and stability in the Balkans was an absolute priority for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the Serbian government.
Brnabic: I will be working on getting parliament closer to businesses
BELGRADE - Serbia's new Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday the parliament was the top legislative body and that her vision was that it play an even more active role in further transformation and strengthening of Serbia.
Pantic Pilja: Bakoyannis has recommended CoE admission for so-called Kosovo
BELGRADE - The head of Serbia's standing parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly Biljana Pantic-Pilja said on Friday CoE rapporteur Dora Bakoyannis had recommended that the so-called Kosovo be admitted the organisation, and added that its Committee on Political Affairs would decide on this at an extraordinary session scheduled for March 25.
Vucevic: Global views on 1999 NATO aggression on Serbia changing
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said on Friday that, 25 years after the 1999 NATO aggression, Serbia remembered those events with sadness as well as with respect for its fighters and protectors of the fatherland, and noted that global views on the NATO aggression were increasingly changing.
Dacic: Serbia-Russia intergovernmental committee to meet in autumn
MOSCOW - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday evening that, under an agreement he had reached with Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, a Serbia-Russia intergovernmental committee on trade, economic and scientific and technical cooperation would meet in Moscow in the autumn.
Ten-man Serbia crushed by Russia in football friendly
MOSCOW - The Serbia men's national football team lost 4-0 to Russia in a friendly game in Moscow on Thursday evening.
Serbia were down to ten men after Milan Gajic was sent off for a foul on Daniil Khlusevich in the visitors' penalty box in the 21st minute.
EU leaders agree to open membership talks with Bosnia
EU leaders on Thursday agreed to open talks with Bosnia on joining the bloc, though negotiations will only begin in earnest once the Balkan country has passed more key reforms.
"Congratulations! Your place is in our European family. Today's decision is a key step forward on your EU path," European Council head Charles Michel wrote on X, as leaders met at a Brussels summit.