Dragan Glamocic

Official: Cultivation of GMOs "will not be allowed"

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government will not allow cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or their use for human consumption, says Dragan Glamocic.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government will not allow cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or their use for human consumption, Dragan Glamocic, head of the Action Team for Agriculture and adviser to the Serbian prime minister, said on Wednesday.

Blair's method "already yielding results" - PM

BELGRADE -- The forming of "expert teams" within the government, according to the "delivery unit" system, "has already given some results," says Aleksandar Vucic.

PANCEVO - The Agricultural Council, a body that should help improve the Serbian agriculture - primarily through cooperation with Austria - was founded in Pancevo on Wednesday at a constitutive session.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Boskovic-Bogosavljevic will meet with Russian Minister of Agriculture Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov in Moscow on Thursday to discuss opportunities for increasing exports and placement of Serbian agricultural products to the Russian market.

BELGRADE - Around 5,000 hectares of agricultural land in Serbia have been fully or partially flooded, but the torrential floods should leave no long-term consequences on the land affected, Serbia's Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic has said.

The exact information and the extent of damage to agriculture will become known in the coming days, Glamocic told the RTS on Tuesday.

PM, ministers ignore Anti-Corruption Agency's request

BELGRADE -- The Anti-Corruption Agency has asked all 21 members of the Serbian government to submit data on their activities during the recent election campaign.

11 cabinet members failed to comply, the agency announced on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic opened the 19th BeoPlantFair international horticulture show in Belgrade on Thursday.

The fair is an opportunity for horticultural producers to not only present themselves but also forge ties, share experiences and join forces in preparing for the European market, Glamocic said.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic signed on Monday the Book of regulations envisaging the allowed limit of aflatoxin to be restored to the European level of 0.05 micrograms per kilogram as of July 1.

BELGRADE - Serbian government officials laid in the centre of Belgrade on Wednesday a wreath at the commemorative plaque dedicated to Serbia's assassinated Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, with members of Djindjic's government, citizens and party associates also there to pay their respects.