Latest News from Serbia
Serbia to face England, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers
ZURICH - The Serbia men's national football team was on Friday drawn to face England, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying group K.
The draw ceremony was held in Zurich.
IMF: Serbia's 2024 growth to be close to 4 pct, public investment to rise
WASHINGTON - Under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) projection, Serbia's economic growth will be close to 4 pct in 2024 and higher in the coming years based on continued real wage and employment gains and rising public investment.
Serbian gov't releases all 195 documents related to Novi Sad railway station accident
BELGRADE - The Serbian government has released all Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure documents related to the commission of a potential criminal offence in connection with the November 1 overhang collapse at the Novi Sad railway station.
Vucic receives Chinese military health care professionals
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with representatives of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital on Friday to discuss advancement of bilateral cooperation in health care, exchanges of experts and modernisation of medical technologies.
Switzerland proud to be EXPO 2027 participant - ambassador
BELGRADE - Swiss Ambassador to Serbia Anne Lugon-Moulin said on Thursday Switzerland was proud to be a participant of EXPO 2027, to be hosted by Belgrade, and noted that its participation would add an important element to the rich and diverse relations between Switzerland and Serbia.
Djedovic Handanovic: Serbia regional leader in energy sector reforms
VIENNA - Serbia will continue to work on carrying out reforms and merging its electricity market with that of the EU, as well as on bolstering its energy security, above all, by investing in renewables and boosting its transmission grid, Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said at an Energy Community Ministerial Council meeting in Vienna on Thursday.
Dacic opens 2nd SEPCA General Assembly meeting
BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic opened the 2nd General Assembly meeting of the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) in Belgrade on Thursday, noting that the priorities set for the Serbian Interior Ministry's presidency over the association had been accomplished successfully.
The meeting was also attended by Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi.
Vucic receives Interpol president
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss further advancement of Serbia's cooperation with Interpol as well as security challenges in the region and globally.
Vucic: Gathering outside Presidency building shows political nature of protests
BELGRADE - In a public address from the Presidency of Serbia, President Aleksandar Vucic said some 600 people were making noise outside the building, showing that he had been right in saying that ongoing protests in the country were exclusively political in nature.
Djokovic to play in Doha in February
DOHA - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic will play at the Doha ATP tournament in February next year, organisers announced on Wednesday evening.
The tournament will take place from February 17 through 22, an official statement said.
Djokovic, who last played in Doha in 2019, has won the tournament twice in his career - in 2016 and 2017.
Vucevic receives Russian ambassador
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and overall cooperation between Serbia and Russia.
Brnabic: We do not need elections, I do not believe Serbia is boiling
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday she believed Serbia did not need early parliamentary elections and that she did not think Serbia was "boiling", as the opposition was trying to portray the situation, but that it was a stable country.
Begovic: Cooperation with Switzerland to focus on biomedicine
BELGRADE - The first Serbia-Switzerland Innovation Forum opened in Belgrade on Wednesday, and Serbia's BIO4 campus and the Swiss innovative pharmaceuticals company Novartis signed a MoU at the event.
NBS: Successful conclusion of IMF arrangment confirms credibility of Serbia's policies
BELGRADE - The IMF Executive Board decided on Monday the fourth and last review of the implementation of the current stand-by arrangement concluded with Serbia in December 2022 for a period of 24 months has been completed successfully, and approved a three-year Policy Coordination Instrument, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has said.
Vucic: Saxony's experiences in mining and German expert assistance important to Serbia
FREIBERG - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is on a one-day working visit to the German federal state of Saxony, said he had had an opportunity to see Germany's experience in mining and environmental protection as well as how German experts and their know-how could help mining projects in Serbia.