Aleksandar Antic

The company is interested in a strategic partnership with Serbia's copper mining and smelting complex RTB Bor and an investment worth several hundred million dollars.

After Russia's state gas company Gazprom on March 1 said it was terminating existing gas contracts with Ukraine, the dispute has again raised concerns about Serbia's energy dependence on the Kremlin.

The mayor will be elected by the new City Assembly, that the voters in Belgrade chose on March 4.

Serbian President and SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic, whose ticket won 44.99 percent of the vote, said on Monday that the mayor will be known "in about 50 days."

In the meantime, the media speculate about who might take this "hot seat."

BELGRADE - A tender to select a strategic partner for the Bor mining and smelting complex could be launched in mid-2018, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic said on Wednesday, adding that the government would retain a controlling package that would not necessarily have to be a majority one.

The statements, inked by Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic and French Ambassador to Serbia Frederic Mondoloni "specifically concern the field of improving energy efficiency," the government announced.

BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said Thursday he had made an agreement with Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for their parties to run on their own in the upcoming Belgrade local elections and form a coalition afterwards.

BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said Wednesday the party was standing by its decision to run in the upcoming Belgrade elections on a joint electoral list with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), or on its own, with United Serbia - in which case Aleksandar Antic would be its mayoral candidate.

This is according to a poll conducted by the Politika daily and the Faktor Plus pollster, published on Wednesday, and cited by Tanjug.

Respondents were also asked to rate prime minister Ana Brnabic and members of her cabinet, and gave Brnabic the second highest mark - 3.1.

MOSCOW - Serbia and Russia signed several agreements after Tuesday's meeting between Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Vladimir Putin, including a deal that will see an increase in Russian gas supplies to Serbia.

Representatives of the governments of Serbia and Russia signed in Moscow, on Tuesday a series of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

The Serbian government announced this, adding that the agreements were signed after the talks between two state delegations led by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin.