Geography of Serbia

The 2023 Vilenica Prize for Central European literature will go to Otto Tolnai, a Hungarian author from the Serbian province of Vojvodina. He will accept the award at the Vilenica international literary festival in September.

A poet, writer, playwright, essayist and translator, Tolnai is considered one of the most important contemporary Hungarian authors.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday a new take-off and landing runway at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport was one of the largest-ever investments in the airport.

"The concession agreement (for the airport) is one of the five best things we have done. We are now proud of our airport," Vucic said before the opening of the new runway.

The boys who drowned in Lake Sava were students of the Traffic School in Zemun and the "Lola" Technical School in eleznik, and it is assumed that they were celebrating the end of the school year at Ada Ciganlija.

Previously, it was reported to the police around 17:30 that a large number of high school graduates entered the lake on Ada Ciganlija, and that two people did not swim out.
Police patrols, as well as the Diving Unit of the Gendarmerie, were immediately sent to the scene and began the search.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from the UK's Ambassador to Serbia Sian MacLeod on Tuesday, thanking her for having contributed to advancement of bilateral ties through her committed work and diplomatic experience.

MacLeod expressed gratitude for the support she had received during her tenure in Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic received a farewell visit from the UK's Ambassador to Belgrade Sian MacLeod on Monday.

Brnabic noted that her government was focusing on science, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, innovation and biotech and added that intensive works were also underway to build science and technology parks across the country.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday he had earlier in the day had another in a series of operational meetings on the construction of a national stadium and new fair grounds in Belgrade with representatives of the companies, institutions and contractors involved.

BELGRADE - Air Serbia carried 335,363 passengers in scheduled and charter traffic in May 2023, exceeding the 300,000 passenger mark in that month for the first time since it started operating under its present name.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun and Vice President Konstantin Limitovskiy on Wednesday to discuss projects for future cooperation ranging from digitalisation and science to energy, infrastructure and environmental protection.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 22.2 pct more tourist visits in April 2023 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was up by 17.7 pct, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays generated by Serbian tourists were up by 9.5 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 28.6 pct y-o-y.