Aleksandar Antic

"Great progress in harmonizing energy sector with EU"

BELGRADE -- Serbia has made great progress in harmonizing energy sector regulations with EU standards, Energy Minister Aleksandar Antic and EC officials have concluded.

A project aimed at ensuring a gas connection between Serbia and Bulgaria should be fully formulated by the end of August, they announced on Friday.

Authorities "prepared for worst-case gas scenario"

BELGRADE -- Serbian citizens "have no reason for concern" over gas deliveries as the country has three to four months' worth of supplies, Aleksandar Antic said on Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian citizens have no reason for concern over gas supplies as the country has three to four months' worth of fuel supplies, Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic said on Thursday.

"Dacic could be here more often," PM tells cabinet session

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday chaired the 100th meeting of his cabinet and remarked that Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic "could attend more often despite his trips."

Minister tells MPs about "extremely favorable Chinese loan"

BELGRADE -- China Exim Bank's USD 608.3 million, 20-year loan with a grace period of seven years is "extremely favorable," Energy Minister Aleksandar Antic has said.

World Bank: Tamnava mine tender was in line with rules

BELGRADE -- The tender called to select a company to pump water out of the Tamnava coal mine pit was in line with domestic regulations, the World Bank has said.

Minister presents new energy law draft to assembly

BELGRADE -- Serbia's new energy law will "hrow the door open wide to investors to put money in the energy sector in Serbia," Aleksandar Antic said in the parliament Friday.

BELGRADE - The energy bill the parliament will discuss on Friday should bring Serbia's regulations in that field in line with EU legislation.

The new bill is proposed in order to harmonise Serbian legislation with that of the EU in a comprehensive and efficient way and solve problems noticed in practice, according to the argumentation for the bill.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted the guidelines for restructuring Serbia's state-owned gas provider Srbijagas at a meeting Thursday, the Ministry of Energy and Mining said in a release.

This is an important first step in making Srbijagas a market-oriented, profitable company, the ministry said.

BELGRADE - Serbian Energy Minister Aleksandar Antic announced on Monday that the government should adopt the plan for restructuring of public enterprise Srbijagas at the next session.