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Direct foreign investments to reach EUR 1 billion in 2014
BELGRADE - According to the projections of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS), direct foreign investments in Serbia will increase in 2014 and the figure may reach EUR 1 billion.
Queens of the Stone Age arrives in Serbia on June 11
BELGRADE - Queens of the Stone Age, one of the greatest rock bands of today, is coming to Serbia on June 11.
The Americans will be headlining a new one-day rock festival introducing EXIT ADVENTURE, and as a special treat, the festival's most devoted fans will have a chance to choose a city in Serbia in which the event will be held.
Lazarevic questioned by criminal police
BELGRADE - Charge d'affaires of the Serbian Embassy in Athens Branko Lazarevic was questioned on Wednesday at the Criminal Police Administration (UKP) in Belgrade, on suspicion of collaborating with members of the criminal group led by drug lord Darko Saric.
Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum exibits in Belgrade
BELGRADE - The exhibition of photographs from the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum opened in Belgrade's National Museum late on Wednesday in honour of the Greek presidency in the Council of Ministers of the EU.
Albania Opposition to Rally in Tirana
Announcing the rally in Tirana, Albania's former Democratic Party Prime Minister, Sali Berisha, said Edi Rama's new left-of-centre government had based "everything on deception, falsity and violence against the opposition and the people”.
“The fraud committed by Edi Rama in turning his electoral platform upside down is quickly making his government illegitimate,” he added.
Red Star through to Eurocup round of sixteen
BELGRADE - The Serbian Red Star basketball team lost the match late on Wednesday to Russia's Nizhny Novgorod in the final 6th round of the Eurocup second stage, 78-74 (23-16, 17-25, 15-17, 23-16) and ended their participation in the cup as second-ranked in the L Group.
Red Star has thus been defeated once more by Nizhny Novgorod which won the first match with the score at 86-75.
Radnicki ousted from Eurocup
BERLIN - Serbian basketball team Radnicki failed to qualify for the Eurocup round of sixteen as they lost the match to the host Alba in Berlin late on Wednesday in the N Group final round, 92-83 (21-18, 25-15, 19-26, 27-24).
Ivanovic from prison: They will not break me
PRISTINA – Oliver Ivanovic, arrested leader of the Citizens’ Initiative ‘Freedom, Democracy, Justice’ (GI SDP) and candidate for mayor of north Kosovska Mitrovica, has sent an open letter to the people of that city and stressed that his enemies are hidden and powerful but they will not be able to break him.
Anderson: Serbia has strong unions
BELGRADE - Head of the west Sweden trade union office Krister Anderson said on Wednesday he believed Serbia would overcome all obstacles in EU integration stemming for the harmonization with EU standards, and he stressed that Serbia had strong trade unions.
He met with members of the Serbian parliament and said a joint project and cooperation would be of great use for both countries.
Opinion poll says six parties, coalitions to pass treshold
BELGRADE – Serbian citizens believe that the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a coalition gathered around former Serbian president Boris Tadic, as well as the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and Democratic Party (DS), will pass the threshold at elections scheduled for March 16.
Patriarch Irinej receives authors of book on WWI
BELGRADE - Serbian Patriarch Irinej received at the Patriarchate on Wednesday authors and publishers of the book titled "Serbia in the Great War 1914-1918" which was released on the occasion of the centenary of the beginning of World War I.
Vandals demolish and steal Serb hero's bust
PODGORICA - Unidentified vandals again demolished and stole the bust of Novak Milosev Vujadinovica in Orljevo, near Podgorica, which was put up by the Serb National Council in Montenegro.
The Serb Nation Council set up a new bust a year ago, after the previous one was also pulled down and stolen.
Belgrade, China sign memorandum on cooperation at Book Fair
BELGRADE – Officials of the City of Belgrade and the Chinese State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television signed in Belgrade Wednesday a memorandum on cooperation at this year’s Belgrade Book Fair, where China will be the Guest of Honor.
Budget deficit at RSD 7 billion in January
BELGRADE - The deficit in the Serbian budget in January this year was RSD 7 billion, the Ministry of Finance has stated.
Budget revenue was RSD 72.2 billion and expenditure RSD 79.2 billion.
This information does not include the revenue and expenditure of indirect budget users, the ministry said.
Tax revenue was RSD 65.3 billion and non-tax revenue was RSD 6.3 billion.