Tanjug

ZAGREB - The Serbia men's national water polo team lost 15-14 on penalties to Hungary in the quarter-finals of the European Championship in Zagreb on Friday.

The match ended 10-10 (3-3, 2-2, 4-3, 1-2) at full time.

Hungary converted all their penalty shots, while Serbia's Marko Radulovic dropped the ball before making his attempt.

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BRUSSELS - The European Parliament will most likely not discuss the recent Serbian elections at next week's plenary session in Strasbourg after political groups have failed to reach a consensus on the matter, Tanjug learns.

However, there is a small likelihood of the issue being put on the session's agenda on Monday, Tanjug's sources said.

ZAGREB - The Serbia men's national water polo team is through to the round of last 16 at the European Water Polo Championship in Zagreb after a 21-4 win over Malta in a Group C, Round 3 match on Tuesday evening.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begovic said on Wednesday innovation would be one of the main themes of EXPO 2027, to be hosted by Serbia.

Speaking to Tanjug, Begovic said her ministry was keeping up with plans to host the major global event.

BELGRADE - By issuing the first licences for self-driving vehicles, Serbia has demonstrated it is technologically ready to join the UK and Germany as a European pioneer when it comes to autonomous cars, says the head of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Centre Milos Petrovic.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali says work on numerous major projects including the Belgrade Metro, EXPO 2027, a new Belgrade bus station, the BIO4 Campus, the road and rail network and Belgrade Waterfront are expected to be continued in 2024 and that funds for those purposes are available in this year's budget.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begovic says investment in science and completion of ongoing projects, such as the 450-plus mln euro BIO4 Campus, will help to get the world to come to work in Serbia soon.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Finance Minister Sinisa Mali says Serbian inflation will continue to decline in 2024 and drop to 3 or 3.5 pct, and announced further wage and pension increases for as early as this year.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic has received New Year greeting cards from the FMs of Japan and South Korea.

Extending her season's greetings, Japanese FM Yoko Kamikawa wished Dacic the best for the New Year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia said in a statement.

BELGRADE, Dec 28 (Tanjug) - Serbia is the absolute regional leader in science, digitalisation and innovation, Minister of Economy Slobodan Cvetkovic said at a presentation of Serbia's progress in digitalisation, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS) Digital Transformation Centre.