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State of emergency in parts of Serbia due to flooding
State of emergency in parts of Serbia due to flooding
BELGRADE -- The West (Zapadna) Morava River overflowed its banks on Monday morning, the Interior Ministry's Sector for Emergency Situations has said.
President Nikolic's Easter message
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic wished on Saturday a happy Easter, the greatest Christian holiday, to Serbian Patriarch Irinej, priests and monks, and all citizens of Serbia celebrating this holiday, with the message that "the strength of our country should lie in understanding, love and solidarity, as our faith preaches".
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PM wishes all very happy Easter
BELGRADE - Serbia's Outgoing Prime Minister Ivica Dacic wished a very happy Easter to all citizens of Serbia and religious communities celebrating this Christian holiday.
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Consultations scheduled on constituting Belgrade assembly
BELGRADE - The president and the secretary of the Belgrade interim authority Sinisa Mali and Goran Vesic have scheduled consultations with the outgoing whips in the Belgrade City Assembly for April 22, Tanjug has learned.
Exhibition opens on political repression in 1944-1953
BELGRADE - A multimedia exhibition on the repression of the communist regime in Serbia, titled In the name of the people! Political repression in Serbia in 1944-53, opened late Wednesday at the Historical Museum of Serbia in Belgrade.
Bjelic and eight other suspects face 30-day detention
BELGRADE - The High Court in Belgrade has announced on Wednesday that a 30-day detention was ordered for Aleksandar Bijelic, former Belgrade city manager, and eight other people suspected of abuse of office in connection with the 2010 reconstruction of the capital's longest street, King Aleksandar Boulevard.
Serbia aims to drive USD 6 billion in food export revenue
BELGRADE - Serbia's objective is to increase its food export revenue to USD 6 billion by 2015 and to USD 10 billion by 2020, said Rasim Ljajic, Minister of Foreign and Internal Trade, at the opening of the International Food and Drink Expo FOODREX on Tuesday.
Loan condition - solve problem of restructuring companies
BELGRADE - Dusko Vasiljevic, Private Sector Development Specialist in the World Bank country office in Serbia, said on Tuesday that the condition that would be attached to the World Bank's USD 250 million loan to Serbia is not to adopt laws on bankruptcy and privatization, but to solve the problem of restructuring companies.
Serbian national ice hockey team bested by Estonia
BELGRADE - The Serbian national ice hockey team was defeated by Estonia 5-2 (1-1, 2-0, 2-1) in Belgrade late Saturday in the third round of the Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A.
This defeat has reduced the chances of the Serbian team to win a medal at the Championship, which is being held at Pionir Ice Hall April 9-15.
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Rodic to visit Italy on Monday
BELGRADE - Nebojsa Rodic, Serbia's outgoing defence minister, will pay a visit to Italy on Monday during which he will meet with his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti to discuss the possibilities of fostering cooperation in the defence field.
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