Nemanja Nenadic

First results suggest an ethnic Albanian coalition has secured a seat in Serbia's parliament, ending a marathon battle that began with the April Serbian general elections.

Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin has come under fire after saying he cannot source the origin of the 205,000 euros he used to buy real estate because he brought the money from Canada in instalments - so that he would not have to declare it to customs.

By law, no more than 10,000 euros may be bought into Serbia without submission of a declaration to customs.

The Group of States against Corruption, GRECO, an organization within the Council of Europe, said in a report on Serbia for 2014 that people had lost faith in state institutions and saw them as corrupt.

BELGRADE - Transparency Serbia (TS) backed Friday amendments to the Public Procurements Law, stating that the provision of the additional requirements for bidders should be limited, as it can be a source of corruption in practice.

"Flood recovery procurement was transparent"

BELGRADE -- Procurements for recovery from the floods were transparent, Transparency Serbia NGO said on Friday, according to Tanjug.

BELGRADE - The procurements for recovery from floods were transparent, Transparency Serbia NGO released on Friday based on inspection of 77 procedures and analysis of 45 procurements conducted in keeping with the Law on Recovery of Flood Affected Areas in the Republic of Serbia adopted in July 2014.

BELGRADE - At 41, Serbia's score in the Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2014 saw a slight fall, and ranked 78th among 175 countries, Serbia is still a highly corrupt country, Transparency Serbia (TS), TI's national chapter in the country, told a press conference in Belgrade Wednesday.

TS: Serbia among highly corrupt countries

BELGRADE -- At 41, Serbia's score in the Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2014 "saw a slight fall," Tanjug reported.

TS: Serbia should open Chapter 23 as soon as possible

BELGRADE -- Chapter 23 of the accession talks with the EU should be among the first Serbia will open, a gathering organized by Transparency Serbia has concluded.

The chapter refers to the judiciary and battle against corruption.

BELGRADE - Serbia should open Chapter 23 of the accession talks with the EU, which refers to the judiciary and battle against corruption, among the first chapters, the participants of a meeting on ways to fight corruption, which was organised by Transparency Serbia, have concluded.