Serbian government

The 19th anniversary of ethnically-motivated violence against Serbs in Kosovo on March 17 and 18, 2004 was marked in the Serb-majority north of the divided city of Mitrovica and in the town of Gracanica.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Washington's special Western Balkans envoy Gabriel Escobar on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic has reiterated that the party firmly supported the position of the Serbian National Security Council that Serbia condemned the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity but opposed the introduction of sanctions on Russia.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has sent 105 t of aid to the quake-hit population of Syria.

The aid shipment, worth around 1 mln euros, consists of medicines, medical equipment and supplies, food, tents, power generators, blankets, toiletries and other supplies needed by the population, the government said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Chen Bo on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and the work on joint projects.

BELGRADE - Construction works to build a VGP industrial park began at Dobanovci, suburban Belgrade, on Monday.

MT KOPAONIK - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday the challenges facing the Serbian and the global economy had never been greater but that the Serbian government had already demonstrated it knew how to handle the crisis and save the economy and jobs, and added that the present economic policy would be continued.

MT KOPAONIK - Putting an end to the lithium story is one of the biggest mistakes of the previous Serbian government, Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said on Monday, noting that the previous cabinet - himself included - had failed to demonstrate the maturity needed to bring the story to completion as it was a natural opportunity for Serbia.

BELGRADE - Overnight stays by local and foreign tourists in Serbia totalled 1 mln in February 2023, which is a cca 45 pct increase compared to February 2022, according to figures from eTourist, the central information system of the hospitality and tourism industry.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with members of the EBRD Board of Directors on Wednesday to discuss Serbia's economic growth, energy and digitalisation as key factors of economic growth.