News archive of July 2017

EASTBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic is through to the final of the Eastbourne ATP tennis tournament after beating young Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 on Friday.

In a bid to win the title, top-seeded Djokovic will face the winner of the other semi-final between Frenchmen Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils.

DUBROVNIK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a detailed discussion with Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in Dubrovnik on Friday about matters of significance to Serbs in Croatia and the Croat minority in Serbia, announcing Serbia would fund the construction of Count Josip Jelacic's House in Subotica, northern Serbia.

DUBROVNIK - Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic on Friday hosted a working luncheon for Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic upon his arrival in Dubrovnik, where he will attend a summit of South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) member states.

Vucic and Grabar-Kitarovic discussed bilateral relations and economic cooperation between their countries.

DUBROVNIK - Serbian Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic on Friday sought support for Belgrade to become the seat of the secretariat of the Transport Community.

BELGRADE - The total volume of Serbia's external trade rose by 14 pct to 13.98 bln euros in the first five months of 2017, with exports rising by 13.4 pct to 6.09 bln euros year-on-year, the national statistical office announced on Friday.

In the same period, total imports stood at 7.88 bln euros - 14.4 pct up compared to the same period last year.

BELGRADE - The process of privatising 11 strategic enterprises is proceeding at the planned pace but, most importantly, they are no longer a burden to the budget or the citizens, Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic said in a conversation with International Monetary Fund mission head James Roaf on Friday.

Followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen have been changing their names in order to "trick" the United States, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said, adding that the group poses a "national security threat" for all countries.

Serbia is focused on wrapping up its IMF program this year, and it will evaluate the implications for economic growth before seeking a new arrangement.

This is what Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has told Bloomberg.

The talented artist based in Canada continues to create as his new project ''Whirligig'' has been accepted for funding by the National Film Center. For many years the Bulgarian creates fascinating animated shorts praised by both critics and audience.

One the leaders of the terrorist Islamic State organization who came from Kosovo, Lavdrim Muhaxheri, has been killed in a joint Russian and Syrian operation.

This is according to Sputnik, which cited a report published by Greece's Pronews.