Tanjug

BRUSSELS - Serbia is not far behind the EU when it comes to the regulations conncerning education and culture, State Secretary for Education Zoran Masic told Tanjug in Brussels on Thursday, after the end of the screening for chapter 26 of Serbia's accession talks with the EU, which refers to education and culture.

BRUSSELS - The screening on Chapter 26 referring to education and culture started in Brussels on Thursday.

The Serbian delegation headed by Srdjan Majstorovic, deputy director of the Serbian government's European Integration Office, comprises numerous experts from the line ministries.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic stated on Wednesday that the government of Serbia advocates for dignified marking of the World War I centennial and accurate representation of historical facts.

BELGRADE, Feb 19 (Tanjug) – The deadline for the submission of bids for the first stage of works to overhaul and modernize the Belgrade Central railway station has been extended to February 28 because of a large number of companies interested in tendering, Serbian Railways General Director Dragoljub Simonovic told Tanjug on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Representatives of the U.S.-based National Cash Register (NCR) Corporation announced in the talks with Ivica Dacic, Serbia's outgoing prime minister, on Wednesday that the Corporation plans to extend its activities in Serbia and invest an additional USD 320 million in the next four years.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Ivica Dacic met on Wednesday with a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe tasked with observing the election in Serbia.

Dacic believes the snap parliamentary poll will be well organized and fair.

BELGRADE – This year’s Night of Museums will take place under the motto “Great time in museums” on Saturday, May 17, Night of Museums Art and Production Group said in a release on Wednesday.

The 11th Night of Museums in Serbia is part of the European Night of Museums, which will unveil over 30 countries and 3.200 museums and cultural institutions across Europe.

BELGRADE/ VLADICIN HAN - The longest tunnel on Corridor 10 through Serbia Manjale is being built near Vladicin Han, southern Serbia, and the completion of the works is expected in March 2016, Tanjug was told at Koridori Srbije company.

The tunnel is 18 kilometer long, and Bulgarian consortium Alliance X is engaged in its construction.

BELGRADE - The Fairground Magician by Jelena Lengold has been published in English, and as announced by the Belgrade-based publishing house Arhipelag, Lengold will stay in London from February 19-22 and take part in promotions of her book's English edition.

BELGRADE - Serbia is open to all modes of cooperation with friendly countries, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated in Belgrade on Monday during the talks with Defence Minister Lieutenant General Zakir Hasanov.