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Jobs for 1,050 people in Johnson Electric by 2016
NIS - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday 1,050 people will find jobs at the Johnson Electric factory in Nis by July 2016.
Jankovic in Doha semis
DOHA - Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic advanced to the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Doha, defeating Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 on Friday.
Bidding for a place in the final, Jankovic will face Angelique Kerber of Germany, who breezed past the Czech Republic's Petra Cetkovska 6-1, 6-0.
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Five suspects in Univerzal banka case detained
BELGRADE - The Belgrade police, the Criminal Police Administration and the Department for combating corporate crime have placed five persons in detention up to 48 hours on suspicion of abuse of office at Univerzal banka.
They are suspected of having acquired illicit gains totalling around EUR 1.35 million and RSD 402 million, a statement from the Interior Ministry said.
Kragujevac marks 99 years since death of Dr Elizabeth Ross
KRAGUJEVAC - Kragujevac marked on Friday 99 years since the death of Dr Elizabeth Ross and other members of the British medical missions who lost their life while aiding the Serbian people in World War I.
Dodik: Republika Srpska is stable
BELGRADE - Republika Srpska (RS) is stable and its political leaders will not allow any pressures or trade-offs no matter where they may come from, President of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Milorad Dodik has said.
Greetings for Statehood Day
BELGRADE - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik sent his greetings to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Friday for Serbia's Statehood Day, saying that Serbia had strengthened its position domestically and internationally by moving forward with its EU integration.
Dacic: New govt to file draft laws on labour, bankruptcy
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic stated on Friday that the future government will file the new draft laws on labour, bankruptcy and privatisation to the parliament for adoption.
EU, WB: Serbia has good innovations, needs to utilise them
BELGRADE - Serbia has great potential in the field of innovative technologies, and by aiding this sector it can achieve the fastest progress towards the EU, European Union and World Bank officials agreed in Belgrade on Friday at a ceremony staged to announce 12 projects to be funded with EUR 8.4 million as part of efforts to help innovation in Serbia.
Value of construction works down by 5.8 percent
BELGRADE - The value of construction works performed by Serbian contractors declined by 8.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last year against the same period in 2012, states a release issued by the Statistical Office.
Nikolic to deliver medals to mark Statehood Day
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will deliver medals to deserving individuals and institutions on Saturday, to mark the Statehood Day, including professor Itsuko Teruoka from Japan who will receive a gold medal for her exceptional engagement in humanitarian activities and Stella Jatras of the U.S.
Workshop Jewish Art and Tradition February 17-22
BELGRADE - The Faculty of Philosophy of the Belgrade University will organize a workshop entitled Jewish Art and Tradition from February 17 to 22, for the 7th year running.
The workshop teaches about all forms of Jewish art and culture since its beginnings to the modern times.
The participants will learn about the basics of Jewish art, Judaism and modern culture in Israel.
World Bank to decide on loans to Serbia on February 25
BELGRADE - The World Bank (WB) is likely to grant two loans to Serbia on February 25, USD 200 million for strengthening the Deposit Insurance Agency and USD 40 million for the Serbian healthcare system, WB Country Manager for Serbia Tony Verheijen said on Friday.
Dacic opens 'Bequests and gifts' exhibition
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic opened an exhibition at the National Library of Serbia on Friday titled ‘Bequests and gifts: Legacies as cultural resources of great significance’, saying that in the coming decades we should work “not only to strengthen the state and find a new place on the world map, but also to enlighten (ourselves) as there can be no progress without this.”
Regional public media service needed
BRUSSELS/NOVI SAD - Vice speaker of the Vojvodina Assembly Ana Tomanova Makanova and Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Pascal Goergen agreed on Friday that a regional public media service is necessary for the process of democratisation, regional development and close ties between these two.
Ivanovic to remain in detention pending appeal
PRISTINA - An international prosecutor of the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office has announced an appeal against a decision to transfer Oliver Ivanovic to a detention unit in northern Kosovska Mitrovica, EULEX spokesperson Irina Gudeljevic said on Friday.