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BELGRADE - The good political ties between Serbia and Spain should be accompanied by better economic cooperation, and a business forum with Spanish companies is an opportunity for that, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic said on Monday.

BELGRADE - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade on Wednesday filed a bill of indictment with the local Higher Court against two men suspected of calling for a violent overthrow of the Serbian president.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday a future VGP industrial park in Dobanovci, suburban Belgrade, would boost Serbia's overall logistics and industrial capacities as well as its competitiveness in the region and help it attract more investors.

Vucic was speaking at a ceremony that marked the start of works to build the 1 million-plus sq m VGP Park Belgrade.

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.

The mayor of the Serbian capital Belgrade has been criticised by the country's equality commissioner for saying Roma need to "make a decision about whether they want to live in a way today that follows the standards of the civilized world" - and adding that the city's Roma get by on stealing and harassing citizens.

BELGRADE - Air Serbia announced on Wednesday it would launch direct flights between Belgrade and Chicago on May 17 and fly to New York daily from June 18 until the beginning of September.

BELGRADE - An agreement on the first tranche of a 598 mln euro EU investment grant for the construction of a Belgrade-Nis high-speed rail line was signed on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begovic said on Wednesday she expected to see continued good cooperation with Italy as part of the EU's Horizon Europe research and development programme.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Orlic met with the president of the German Bundestag's Group for Southeast Europe Josip Juratovic and Group members Boris Mijatovic and Thomas Hacker in Belgrade on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Social and Veteran Affairs Nikola Selakovic met with Azerbaijani counterpart Sahil Babayev in Belgrade on Thursday.

At the invitation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Babayev made a two-day visit to Belgrade to receive the Order of the Serbian Flag 1st Class on Wednesday, February 15, Serbia's Statehood Day.