Latest News from Serbia
Vucic meets with Kuleba
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba in Belgrade on Monday to discuss advancement of bilateral relations and the European paths of the two countries.
Vucic receives letter of gratitude from Xi
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has received a letter of gratitude from Chinese President Xi Jinping for the warm and friendly welcome during his recent visit to Serbia.
Djedovic Handanovic: Energy Community has earmarked Serbia as energy leader
BELGRADE - Last year, the Energy Community earmarked Serbia as the energy leader primarily due to reforms it has launched in the sector as well as due to its decarbonisation process, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Monday.
Brnabic: Cooperation with China does not mean we are closing our door to others
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Monday cooperation with China did not mean Serbia was closing its door to other countries and the EU but that it was a sovereign country making its own choices when it comes to its cooperation partners.
Vucic speaks with Scholz by phone
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday about the situation in Kosovo-Metohija and Serbia's role and place in preserving peace and stability in the region, as well as its European path and very successful economic cooperation with Germany.
Djokovic loses to Tabilo in Rome Masters third round
ROME - Serbian Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, lost 6-2, 6-3 to Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the Rome Masters third round on Sunday.
World number 32 Tabilo won after 68 minutes of play.
North Macedonia President refers to country as ‘Macedonia’ during inauguration
Gordana Siljanovska was inaugurated as North Macedonia's president in a parliamentary session, where she referred to the country as "Macedonia," diverging from the official "North Macedonia" designation.
Greek Ambassador Sofia Philippidou left the session in protest, in line with Greece's Foreign Ministry directive.
Eurovision 2024: When is the final and how to watch it?
The world's biggest live music event involving 37 nations, the Eurovision Song Contest, culminates in Sweden on Saturday.
Roughly 100,000 visitors from 89 countries have descended on host city Malmo during the week for the 68th edition of the competition, which has been marked by anti-Israel protests.
Who is in the final?
Brnabic, Zannier discuss upcoming local elections
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday the atmosphere in Serbia ahead of the June 2 local elections was much different than before last year's December 17 polls.
Vucevic, UAE defence minister discuss cooperation
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received UAE Defence Minister Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei in Belgrade on Friday to discuss continuation and advancement of defence cooperation.
Vucevic noted that preserving peace and stability was a top priority for Serbia and its government and that the country was fully committed to that goal, a statement from the PM's office said.
Petkovic meets with Quint ambassadors, EU delegation head
BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with the ambassadors of Quint states and the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia on Friday to discuss next week's new round of the Brussels dialogue on Pristina's "unilateral and unlawful decision to ban the dinar and dinar cash operations in Kosovo-Metohija," the Office said in a statement.
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.
Vucic receives UAE defence minister
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received UAE Defence Minister Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei in Belgrade on Friday to inform him of the situation in Kosovo-Metohija and developments in the Western Balkan region and discuss boosting military cooperation.
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.
Vucic: We are staying on EU path
BELGRADE - It is important to remind ourselves today of the reasons why the EU was created, what its foundations are and what connects us, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening, noting that the EU path was Serbia's strategic decision.