News archive of February 2014

BELGRADE - The World Bank (WB) is likely to grant two loans to Serbia on February 25, USD 200 million for strengthening the Deposit Insurance Agency and USD 40 million for the Serbian healthcare system, WB Country Manager for Serbia Tony Verheijen said on Friday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic opened an exhibition at the National Library of Serbia on Friday titled ‘Bequests and gifts: Legacies as cultural resources of great significance’, saying that in the coming decades we should work “not only to strengthen the state and find a new place on the world map, but also to enlighten (ourselves) as there can be no progress without this.”

BRUSSELS/NOVI SAD - Vice speaker of the Vojvodina Assembly Ana Tomanova Makanova and Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Pascal Goergen agreed on Friday that a regional public media service is necessary for the process of democratisation, regional development and close ties between these two.

PRISTINA - An international prosecutor of the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office has announced an appeal against a decision to transfer Oliver Ivanovic to a detention unit in northern Kosovska Mitrovica, EULEX spokesperson Irina Gudeljevic said on Friday.

BELGRADE - Fruvita fruit processing company from Serbia won the gold and silver medal and plaques at the Prodexpo 2014 International Exhibition for Food, Beverages and Food Raw Materials in Moscow for its pear and sour cherry juices.

Frikom frozen foods producer also won the medals for design and practicality of its packaging.

BELGRADE - The Ministry of Culture and Information called on all participants in the electoral process to contribute to a good atmosphere in the society during the campaign for early parliamentary elections that will be held in Serbia on March 16.

BELGRADE - An exhibition titled Art and the Idea of Statehood opened at the National Museum in Belgrade on Thursday to mark the great Serbian national holiday Sretenje.

BELGRADE - Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said that his country will support Serbia in undertaking the necessary reforms, in order to speed up its EU accession.

BELGRADE - The ballet One Thousand Pieces, choreographed by Alejandro Cerrudo of Spain, will be performed by Hubbard Street Dance from the US on March 30 to open the 11th Belgrade Dance Festival (BDF), BDF director Aja Jung said on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Friday the Action Plan for implementing European Commission (EC) recommendations included in the annual report on the progress of the Republic of Serbia in the process of European integrations.