Statistical regions of Serbia

Privatization Agency refutes Esmark owner's statement

BELGRADE -- The Privatization Agency has refuted a statement made on Wednesday by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Esmark Europe BV James Bouchard.

BELGRADE - The Privatisation Agency refuted the allegations voiced on Wednesday by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Esmark Europe BV James Bouchard who said that the negotiations on the takeover of Zelezara Smederevo steel mill failed because the Serbian side in the talks changed the previously agreed financial provisions.

EU: Serbian steel mill "must not receive govt. assistance"

BRUSSELS -- The EU is ready to talk with the Serbian government concerning the restructuring of Zelezara Smederevo steel mill, Tanjug said it learned from a spokesperson.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government decided not to sign a contract with the US steel producer and distributor Esmark, after being advised to do so by the privatization advisor (KPMG) and the commission for the implementation of a strategic partnership model for the privatization of Zelezara Smederevo, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Tuesday.

Government rejects U.S. company's offer for steel mill

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government on Tuesday decided against selling an 80-percent stake in the Smederevo-based Zelezara steel mill to the U.S. company Esmark.

This was announced by Prime Minister Aleksanadar Vucic during a news conference.

Decision on Smederevo steel plant to be made on Tuesday

BELGRADE -- The Serbian government will on Tuesday make its final decision on whether to allow the U.S. company Esmark to become majority owner of the Zelezara steel plant.

The decision will be made "after difficult negotiations," Tanjug is reporting.

BELGRADE - A memorial plate to Dr Elizabeth Ross and other women of a British mission who aided typhus-stricken Serbian soldiers and then lost their lives to the disease themselves during the First World War in Serbia 100 years ago, was unveiled in the center of the city of Kragujevac in central Serbia on Friday.

Kosovo greatest challenge - army cheief

BELGRADE -- The most important political and security challenge for Serbia is the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Ljubisa Dikovic has said.

The Serbian Army (VS) chief told the Belgrade-based Danas newspaper that Serbia is, at the moment, not under military threat.

BELGRADE - Medical Center Merkur in Vrnjacka Banja as the champion of health tourism in South Eastern Europe (SEE) and Belgrade in the category of cultural tourism are the winners of Golden Tourist Heart awards, according to the jury of the International center for tourism and hospitality development Sacen International.

BELGRADE - Contracts were signed in Belgrade on Tuesday for construction of 14 flash flood defense units and clearance of river beds in western Serbia, in which USD 1.5 million will be invested.