News archive of February 2014

ANDRICGRAD - The Department of History of the Andric Institute in Andricgrad has launched a petition for a revision of the trial of members of the Young Bosnia movement, including Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on June 28 1914.

BELGRADE - Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PKS), Ministry of Foreign and Internal Trade and Telecommunications, and the economic daily newspaper Privredni pregled invited on Monday all companies operating in Serbia to participate in the tenth “Best of Serbia” campaign dedicated to the most successful brands in the domestic market.

BELGRADE - The exhibition entitled 'Hidden Treasure of Jevrem Grujic's House' will open in the Gallery of the Hall of the Serbian Army on Thursday, displaying the rich collection of artifacts dating from 18th to 20th century.

BELGRADE - President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Zeljko Sertic said on Monday the most important thing for the economy was for Serbia to get a pro-reform government quickly after the election.

It is important that the ministries continue working during the campaign, as the economy expects their help, he told Radio and Television of Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday, during a meeting with President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda, that Serbia is a factor of stability and prosperity in the region.

BELGRADE - The Republic of Serbia has sent Slovenia, in which the emergency situation is in force, five high-capacity generators in an effort to assist citizens in the areas most affected by severe weather conditions.

According to the Monday release of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP), the assistance was sent via the Serbian emergency situations department.

BELGRADE - The Archive of Serbia expressed commiseration over the damage suffered by the Archive of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which was set ablaze during the protests in Sarajevo, and offered expert assistance in the salvage and restoration of the damaged archive documents.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government decided on Monday to provide guarantees that Oliver Ivanovic, Dragoljub Delibasic, Laza Lazic and Zarko Veselinovic, currently detained in Kosovo-Metohija, will be available to the Eulex mission throughout their trials.

BELGRADE - The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has presented its "Program for Serbia's Development from 2014 to 2019 - Economy of Political Neutrality", thus launching the campaign for early parliamentary elections that will be held on March 16.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has announced that, at Monday's United Nations Security Council session in New York, he will point to problems in Kosovo-Metohija that are related to the lack of respect of fundamental human rights, as well as the issues of security and the property of the Serbian Orthodox Church.