Serbia

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic called on Serbs to show up at polling stations in large numbers for the local elections on Sunday and vote for the mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo-Metohija.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Citizens of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, north Kosovo-Metohija, will vote in the elections for the local mayor on Sunday for the fourth time in under four months and the election silence began on Friday at midnight.

NOVI SAD - Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic called on investors to come to Serbia and announced that they will be granted investment incentives in the next two years only.

BELGRADE - The early parliamentary elections in Serbia may have an impact on major democratic reforms that the authorities have launched, a pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which ended its visit to Belgrade, has stated in a release.

BELGRADE - Indian Ambassador to Serbia Narinder Chauhan held a reception on Friday in view of the Day of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program in honor of successful cooperation between India and Serbia in various fields covered by the program.

Selakovic said the government was keen to uncover - and divulge - the broader political context of the assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic. "I am convinced that we [the government] are absolutely ready for it," Selakovic said.

BELGRADE - The 42nd International Film Festival Fest, to be held from February 28 to March 9 in Belgrade, will feature 75 films from around the world, organizers announced.

BELGRADE - Over 2,000 events are held in Serbia every year, helping boost tourism and many other sectors, noted participants of a meeting that brought together event professionals at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) on Friday.

Experts don't expect "monolingual civilization"

BELGRADE -- Domestic linguists warned on International Mother Language Day that the Serbian language was "under the growing influence of English."

However, they also said Serbian was "endangered to the same extent as other languages with great traditions."

BELGRADE - Minister of Transport Aleksandar Antic said on Friday that Serbia does not have a single facility for disposing of ship-generated waste, so a total of nine facilities should be built along the Danube, Sava, Tisa rivers.