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PIROT - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Serbia would get more EU funds - around 430 mln euros - for a project to reconstruct and modernise a Nis-Dimitrovgrad rail line and build a railway bypass around Nis.

Vucic was inspecting works on the Pirot-Sukovo section of the route.

NIS - The Serbian government will invest 25 mln euros in the second stage of works at the Nis Science and Technology Park and the project needs to be completed by October 2025, PM Ana Brnabic said at a cornerstone-laying ceremony that marked the start of the second stage of works.

NIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday Serbia would always safeguard its military neutrality as well as protect its people and its skies.

"We will have sufficient capabilities for that, always enough leading-edge arms and always enough brave hearts," Vucic said in an address in Nis, where he attended a display of Serbian Armed Forces arms and military equipment.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday connectivity was crucial for all countries in the region and that the construction of a Nis-Skopje high-speed rail line would bring a different future to the entire region.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic announced on Wednesday Serbia would have over 700 km of high-speed rail lines within a decade.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday Italian heating systems and boiler manufacturer Ariston would open a plant in Nis and invest 75 mln euros in it.

NIS - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Wednesday announced a new 100 mln dollar Philip Morris investment in Serbia that will create 200 jobs in Nis.

Brnabic made the announcement at a ceremony that marked 20 years since the privatisation of the Nis Tobacco Industry, acquired by Philip Morris in 2003.

MEROSINA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Merosina on Wednesday many investors were interested in investing in the south of central Serbia, and announced that a cornerstone for a new factory in Nis would be laid in September.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic met with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov on Tuesday to discuss the progress of works to build a Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnection as well as opportunities for further advancement of regional cooperation when it comes to natural gas supplies.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali and European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President for the Western Balkans Lilyana Pavlova agreed on Thursday joint projects were progressing well and were being carried out without problems.

Mali and Pavlova discussed projects underway in Serbia in collaboration with the EIB and the dynamics of their implementation.