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Vucic receives Serbian patriarch, bishops and Dodik
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic hosted a lunch for Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik on Friday to thank them for their assistance in the fight against the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica.
UNGA session on Srebrenica scheduled for May 23
NEW YORK - A UN General Assembly session on a draft resolution on Srebrenica has been scheduled for May 23, according to the UNGA website.
After two postponements, a debate on the draft was due to be held on Wednesday but has meanwhile been postponed again for another week.
Becic re-elected head of parliamentary body overseeing Serbian security services
BELGRADE - Igor Becic from the Aleksandar Vucic - Serbia Must Not Stop group in the Serbian parliament was on Friday elected chairman of the parliamentary committee overseeing Serbia's security services.
Becic held the post in the previous two parliaments.
Vladan Zagradjanin from the Ivica Dacic - Socialist Party of Serbia was elected deputy chairman.
Serbia registers 19.7 bln dinar budget deficit in January-March
BELGRADE - Between January and March this year, Serbia registered a 19.7 bln dinar budget deficit, which is 43.7 bln dinars better than a planned 63.4 bln deficit.
Revenues totalled 483.5 bln dinars while expenditures stood at 503.2 bln dinars.
According to figures released by the Ministry of Finance this week, a 25 bln dinar deficit was registered in March alone.
Household chores still ‘women’s work’ in Greece
Household chores and looking after children are purely "women's work" in Greece, Italy and Romania compared to other European countries, according to a survey by the Center of Demographic Studies of Barcelona.
Brnabic: Serbia's voice respected more than ever
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Thursday Serbia would continue to fight against the adoption of a Srebrenica resolution in the UN and noted that a vote on a draft resolution had already been postponed three times.
Parliament elects new Serbian government
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament elected on Thursday evening the new Government of Serbia, headed by PM Milos Vucevic.
One hundred and fifty-two of 213 MPs in attendance voted in favour while 61 voted against and there were no abstentions.
The new government will have 31 members, including five ministers without portfolio.
Vucic, South American ambassadors discuss UN draft Srebrenica resolution
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with ambassadors of South American states on Monday to discuss the "International Day of Reflection and Remembrance of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide" draft UN resolution and the consequences of its potential adoption for stability in the region as well as for the global order.
Vucic: I am not optimistic about thwarting resolution but we continue to fight
NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday in New York he had had discussions with representatives of Asian-Pacific UN member states earlier in the day to explain the reasons for Serbia's opposition to a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Srebrenica and that many of the countries had understood the reasons and said positions on the matter should be harmonised.
Dacic on draft Srebrenica resolution: The strong can do anything - we will fight
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Thursday there was no genocide that had not been committed by countries that had signed up to a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica, and added that "the powerful can do anything" but that Serbia would fight against its adoption.
Serbia registers 5.3 bln dinar budget surplus in January-February
BELGRADE - Between January and February this year, Serbia saw a 5.3 bln dinar budget surplus, which is 52 bln dinars better than a planned 46.7 bln deficit.
According to figures released by the Ministry of Finance, a 24.9 bln dinar deficit was registered in February alone.
In February 2024, revenues totalled 158.6 bln dinars, while expenditures amounted to 183.5 bln dinars.
Commission approves Aleksandar Vucic - Belgrade Tomorrow electoral list
BELGRADE - The Belgrade city electoral commission approved the Aleksandar Vucic - Belgrade Tomorrow electoral list on Sunday.
It became the first list to be approved for the June 2 polls for the city assembly and will appear under number one in the ballot.
Serbia Shocked by Toddler's Murder: President Vucic Proposes Death Penalty Reintroduction
The brutal murder of a two-year-old child, Danka Ilic, has sent shockwaves across Serbia, prompting President Aleksandar Vucic to advocate for the reintroduction of the death penalty for the most heinous crimes.
Dacic meets with Bouyx
BELGRADE - At a meeting with the head of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Bertrand Bouyx on Monday, Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said he expected French representatives in the Council of Europe to have more understanding for Serbian arguments at an upcoming session on the so-called Kosovo's request to join the organisation.
Mali: Serbian finances stable, inflation declining
BELGRADE - Serbia's public finances are stable, inflation is declining, there is around 453 bln dinars in the state coffers and the government is meeting all obligations in a timely manner, Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday.