Johannes Eigner

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday received a farewell visit from Austrian Ambassador Johannes Eigner, thanking him for the good cooperation and for contributing to an improvement in the two countries' relations with his vast diplomatic experience and efforts.

The Austrian ambassador says the year of Serbia's EU accession is not as important as EU's determination that full membership will be the final outcome.

Johannes Eigner told regional TV N1 that 2019 is not a realistic deadline for Serbia to enter the EU, while 2020 is "an ambitious goal."

The Austrian ambassador says the year of Serbia's EU accession is not as important as EU's determination that full membership will be the final outcome.

Johannes Eigner told regional TV N1 that 2019 is not a realistic deadline for Serbia to enter the EU, while 2020 is "an ambitious goal."

PM invited to attend "Friends of Serbia" meeting in Brussels

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has received an invitation to attend the "Friends of Serbia" meeting in Brussels on May 18, the government has announced.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic and Austrian Ambassador Johannes Eigner talked about further improvement in the economic cooperation between the two countries, the ministry said in a release.

BELGRADE - Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija Marko Djuric said on Thursday that the establishment of a community of Serb municipalities is a priority, and that he expects the formation of a provincial government so that Belgrade would get a credible and constructive partner for further dialogue.

CACAK - Wreaths and flowers were laid on Tuesday at the memorial to the soldiers of four faiths at the city cemetery in Cacak, central Serbia, in memory of the WWI fallen in that area, and to mark the anniversary of setting up the memorial.

Serbia's Minister without Portfolio Velimir Ilic noted that the memorial was erected on the initiative of female residents of Cacak in 1934.

BELGRADE - An exhibition entitled Notes on Turbulent Relations has been opened at the Kneginja Ljubica Museum in Belgrade, focusing on the relations between Serbia and Austria between 1836 and 1914.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic opened the exhibition by sting that the relations with Austria were now good and stable after a turbulent history.

BELGRADE - If the conflict in Ukraine escalates, Serbia will face more resolute requests to show that it agrees with the EU, which it strives to join, Austrian Ambassador to Serbia Johannes Eigner has said.

Serbia is expected to gradually harmonise its policy with the EU's and complete the process in its full at the point when it is about to join the EU, he stated.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Austrian Ambassador to Serbia Johannes Eigner planted on Wednesday a plum tree of peace in the yard of the Archdiocese of Belgrade, the former seat of Austria-Hungary's diplomatic mission in Belgrade, thus marking 100 years since Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum.