Serbian government

BELGRADE - In terms of defence and security, the goal of the new Serbian government will be to strengthen the defence industry, boost the development of the Serbian Armed Forces and improve the living standards of professional soldiers, PM Designate Milos Vucevic said in the parliament on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Sinisa Mali said on Tuesday he was "extremely honoured" to be put forward for first deputy PM and finance minister in the new Serbian government.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic has called for Wednesday, May 1, a special parliament session at which MPs will elect the new Serbian government, with the PM and the members of his cabinet to take oaths of office.

According to an official statement, the session is scheduled to begin at 12 pm.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday he expected the new Serbian government to be elected in 10 to 15 days, before the May holidays and a grand Serbia-Republika Srpska assembly.

Speaking to the RTS, Vucic said there might be minor delays but that he hoped MPs would not be angered by having to work during the May holidays.

PARIS - The Serbian government and the French power company EDF signed on Monday in Paris a MoU on establishing a framework for long-term dialogue and cooperation on energy transition and low-carbon technologies.

In the presence of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the MoU was signed by Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali and EDF Director General Luc Remont.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted on Friday a MoU with the French power company EDF on establishing long-term dialogue and cooperation on energy transition and low-carbon technologies.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday the UN Security Council would hold a regular session on Kosovo-Metohija on April 22 and that he would discuss the situation in the province with French President Emmanuel Macron and at least ten other European leaders.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Danka Ilic, a two-year-old girl from Bor, eastern Serbia, who went missing last Tuesday, had been killed and that two people who had admitted to having committed the crime had been arrested.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government will hold an extraordinary session on Thursday 10 am, with President Aleksandar Vucic to attend, a source in the government has confirmed to Tanjug.

The session will also be attended by Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic, government ministers, security, army and police officials and directors of public enterprises.

BELGRADE - Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said on Monday new local elections in Belgrade could be called in a day or two and that parties that had gathered around the SPS and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) for the previous polls in the capital could run together with the Serbian Oathkeepers Party.