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SKOPJE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at the weekend he was not particularly interested in what recommendations the European Parliament would make in a resolution on Serbia.

Vucic was speaking to Serbian reporters in Skopje after Saturday's St Sava Day event in the North Macedonian capital.

The EP is due to vote on a resolution on Serbia on February 8.

SKOPJE - Two protocols that will enable the establishment of a free labour market in Open Balkan member states - Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania - were signed in Skopje on Monday.

SKOPJE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday he hoped the new Serbian government would be formed by March 15 and that a constitutive session of the new parliament could be expected from February 1.

SKOPJE - Regional connectivity is very significant, green lanes at border crossings are of the greatest importance for the Western Balkans and Serbia will be open to all ideas on a common regional market and ready to implement them, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at a Western Balkans-EU summit in Skopje on Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be in Skopje, North Macedonia, on January 21-22 for a summit of the Open Balkan initiative and a Western Balkans-EU summit on the EU Growth Plan for the region, the presidential press office announced in a statement on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are the two main CEFTA member states and their bilateral trade volume totalled 3.2 bln euros last year, Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said after a meeting with his Bosnian and Herzegovinian counterpart Stasa Kosarac on Monday.

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BELGRADE - Serbia has fulfilled all 40 recommendations issued by the Council of Europe body on fighting financial crime and money laundering, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic announced on Monday direct payment transactions between Serbia and Montenegro had been enabled for citizens as well as businesses.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 1.5 pct fewer tourist visits in October 2023 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 13 pct, according to figures released by the national statistical office on Thursday.