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Brnabic meets with Norwegian representative to OSCE
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with Norway's Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) Ellen Svendsen on Monday, the press office of the National Assembly of Serbia said in a statement.
Serbian industrial turnover up by 6.5 pct y-o-y in September
BELGRADE - Serbia's September 2024 industrial turnover was up by 6.5 pct relative to the same month of last year, according to figures released by the national statistical office.
Relative to the 2023 average, it was up by 11.4 pct.
By sectors, the mining sector registered a 5.8 pct turnover increase y-o-y, while the manufacturing industry turnover rose by 6.5 pct.
Tokayev arrives in Belgrade
BELGRADE - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Belgrade on Monday afternoon and was welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Nikola Tesla Airport.
Tokayev, whose presidential plane was escorted by Serbian Armed Forces jets, was given a guard-of-honour welcome at the airport.
Djuric meets with Koopman
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met on Monday with Gert Jan Koopman, director general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, noting that Serbia would by the end of 2027 carry out all reforms necessary for EU accession.
Serbia, Kazakhstan sign 2025 plan on bilateral military cooperation
BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic on Monday received Kazakh Defence Minister Lt Gen Ruslan Jaqsylyqov, who is on an official visit to Belgrade.
A 2025 plan on bilateral military cooperation was signed at a meeting between Serbian and Kazakh delegations, the Serbian MoD said in a statement.
Dacic receives farewell visit from Iranian ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic received a farewell visit from Iranian Ambassador Rashid Hassan Pour Baei on Monday, thanking him for his cooperation and his contribution to strengthening the police cooperation between the two countries.
Vucic, Koopman discuss accelerating Serbia's EU path
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Monday with Gert Jan Koopman, director general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations.
Serbia's Borkovic wins FIA TCR World Tour race in Macau
MACAU - Serbian racing driver Dusan Borkovic clinched the first-ever FIA TCR World Tour victory for Serbia by winning the season-ending Macau Guia race on Sunday.
Starting Race 2 from the fourth position, Borkovic broke into the lead in Lap 7 after a series of overtakings and went on to win.
Michel: Despite geopolitical crisis, Serbia has become great place to invest in
BELGRADE - Despite the geopolitical crisis, Serbia has become a great place to invest in, Foreign Investors Council (FIC) President Mike Michel said at the presentation of the FIC White Book 2024 on Friday.
Vucevic: EC projects Serbian GDP to grow 3.9 pct in 2024
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Friday that, in its autumn economic forecast, the European Commission had revised upwards the 2024 GDP projection for Serbia from 3.5 to 3.9 pct.
EC: Serbia's economic growth to accelerate to 4.2 pct in 2025 and 4.3 pct in 2026
BRUSSELS - Serbia's strong economic growth is projected to maintain its momentum in the coming years and accelerate from 3.9 pct in 2024 to 4.2 pct in 2025 and 4.3 pct in 2026, driven by domestic demand and foreign investment, according to the European Commission's Autumn 2024 European Economic Forecast, released on Friday.
Vucic receives farewell visit from Iranian ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received a farewell visit from Iranian Ambassador to Belgrade Rashid Hassan Pour Baei on Friday, thanking him for his significant contribution to strengthening of bilateral relations.
Vucic also thanked the ambassador for representing his nation's culture and civilisation in Serbia in the best manner.
Vucic: Serbia-Hungary friendship forged in difficult times
BUDAPEST - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening the friendship between Hungary and Serbia was more than an ordinary friendship and that it had been forged in difficult times, which made it much stronger.
Orban: Europe must realise that Serbia does not need EU, but that EU needs Serbia
BUDAPEST - Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said on Thursday Europe must realise that Serbia did not need the EU but that the EU needed Serbia, as well as that Europe had problems with growth and dynamics and that only new EU member states, including Serbia as the best candidate, could lend it a new impetus.
Vucic: Serbia, Hungary have signed 173 bilateral agreements
BUDAPEST - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday in Budapest political and economic ties between Serbia and Hungary were increasingly deep and that the two countries had signed 173 bilateral agreements to date, including seven new ones inked earlier in the afternoon.