Geography of Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic said on Friday Germany was Serbia's largest foreign investor and its largest donor of development aid.

Miscevic said German aid in the past 23 years totalled 2.3 bln euros and could be compared only to EU grants.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday that, in the wake of two mass shootings in Serbia earlier this month, foreign agencies were directly trying to destabilise the country, and reiterated that there would be no change of government in Serbia without elections.

BELGRADE - PM Ana Brnabic said on Thursday Serbian authorities would get the country disarmed and revoke 90 pct of firearms licences in the wake of the Belgrade and Mladenovac mass shootings.

The meetings are held in order to try to stabilize the situation.
For this reason, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, will only attend the large public meeting in Pancevo today, which is scheduled for 18:00.

WASHINGTON - Serbian Ambassador to Washington Marko Djuric met with US Congressman Robert Aderholt on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Aderholt is a member of the Helsinki Commission.

NOVI SAD - Cukaricki Belgrade are through to the final of the Serbian football cup after defeating Vojvodina Novi Sad away 1-0 in the semi-final on Thursday.

The match at the Karadjordje Stadium was decided in the second half, when Vojvodina's Uros Vitas was sent off in the 52nd minute after picking up a second yellow card.

NOVI SAD - The head of government of Serbia's Vojvodina province Igor Mirovic spoke with the Vice President of France's Ile-de-France region Florence Portelli in Novi Sad on Thursday about strengthening of mutual ties in the economy and culture, the provincial government said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill on Thursday.

Dacic noted that advancement of cooperation with the US in areas of mutual significance was Serbia's strategic commitment.

NOVI SAD - Two factories of Japan's Nidec Corp were opened in Novi Sad on Thursday at ceremony also attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Defence Minister Milos Vucevic, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali, Minister of Science and Technology Jelena Begovic, Nidec representatives and Novi Sad city officials were also in attendance.

BACKA TOPOLA - Red Star Belgrade are through to the final of the Serbian football cup after defeating TSC Backa Topola away 3-0 in the semi-finals on Wednesday evening.

Guelor Kanga (36' p), Mirko Ivanic (56') and Kings Kangwa (73' p) scored for Red Star.