Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 1,003,817 overnight stays by Serbian and foreign tourists in December 2022, which is a 45 pct increase from 695,153 in December 2021, says the Serbian government, quoting figures from a report generated by the eTourist information system.

This was published on the website of the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications; the vaccination will be free and will be done every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Hall 11 of the Belgrade Fair, from 8.00 am to 3.30 pm.

It has been announced together with the expected opening of border crossings with Northern Macedonia, the recognition of antigen tests for children older than 10, as well as the introduction of so-called "fast line" checkpoints for vaccinated citizens.

There are 9.400 people in hospitals in Serbia, the President of Serbia stated yesterday. Strict measures are in force, the effects of these measures are still expected.

State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of Serbia Tatjana Matic announced this on Monday, Beta reported.

The Ministry said that it expected the market for IT services to grow the most by around 13.5 percent, followed by the market for package software which will grow an estimated 10.4 percent and the market for delivering IT equipment by 2.6 percent.

A new bilateral free trade agreement will be signed by Serbia and Turkey on January 30, Beta is reporting.

The deal will be inked by Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic and Turkish Minister of Economy Nihad Zeibekch, along with another, aimed at "boosting and protecting investments."

BELGRADE - The Alibaba Group has shown great interest in expanding operations in the Serbian market, State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Tatjana Matic announced after a meeting with Alibaba executives at the group's headquarters in Hangzhou, China.

Serbia's new law on electronic communications, that is currently being worked on, will envisage compulsory registration of all prepaid SIM card users.

This is according to Tatjana Andan, who heads the Electronic Communications Department in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic opened on Thursday the 39th International Tourism Fair, held in the nation's capital, Belgrade.

In his opening address, Vucic said that Serbia earned "one billion and 42 million euros from tourism last year."

BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija, Marko Djuric, will head a delegation that will participate in the continuing expert-level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels.

The technical dialogue will resume on Tuesday and continue on Wednesday, the Office announced in a statement.