New Belgrade

Headed by new chief conductor Gabriel Feltz, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra is hoping to draw tens of thousands of people at an open-air concert featuring classical compositions selected by the public in an online vote.

The event will be held on Sunday, June 25 near the Palace of Serbia building in New Belgrade. Entrance is free of charge.

A reception on the occasion of the assuming of the Serbian presidency by Aleksandar Vucic will start at 18:00 hours CET in the Palace of Serbia in New Belgrade.

A reception on the occasion of the assuming of the Serbian presidency by Aleksandar Vucic was held the Palace of Serbia in New Belgrade on Friday

Vucic arrived at the ceremony with his wife, Tamara, where he welcomed his guests.

Aleksandar Vucic's presidential inauguration will be "unlike all previous ones" - and will, as he announced, bring together guests from around the world.

The ceremony will be held on Friday at the Palace of Serbia in New Belgrade. Among the 5,000 expected guests will be regional leaders and envoys of world powers that stand on opposite sides.

The Belgrade City Assembly will on Thursday pass decisions to name several streets and squares in the Serbian capital.

In the municipality of Vracar, a street will be named after Russian diplomat Nikolai Hartvig, while the former Financial Park in Savski Venac will be named after Gavrilo Princip.

A monument to Princip is already located in the park.

One person was injured on Friday morning during an ax attack that took place in Ivana Ribara Steet in New Belgrade, RTS is reporting.

According to unofficial information, the attack was not preceded by any conflict.

BELGRADE - A new political movement and a new reason for optimism has been established in Serbia, and nothing will ever be the same again after these elections, presidential candidate Sasa Jankovic told reporters on Sunday.

Serbia's Prime Minister and president-elect Aleksandar Vucic will move the seat of the Serbian Presidency to the Palace of Serbia, in New Belgrade.

This is according to a report published by the daily Vecernje Novosti on Wednesday, which noted that Vucic has made announcements to this effect before the April 2 election.

New Belgrade's Hala Sportova on Sunday hosted a gathering that marked the beginning of former Citizens' Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic's presidential campaign.

Those who showed up at the packed sports venue included the numerous public figures who previously signed an appeal to Jankovic to run, as well as officials from several opposition parties.

New Belgrade's Hala Sportova on Sunday hosted a gathering that marked the beginning of former Citizens' Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic's presidential campaign.

Those who showed up at the packed sports venue included the numerous public figures who previously signed an appeal to Jankovic to run, as well as officials from several opposition parties.