Veroljub Arsić

An MP from Serbia's ruling Progressive Party, Vladimir Djukanovic, told BIRN that a delegation of MPs went to Russia on Thursday to observe Sunday's presidential election, at Russia's invitation, and will have important meetings there.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Veroljub Arsic on Wednesday met with Luxembourg's FM Jean Asselborn, thanking him for his country's support for Serbia as an EU membership candidate.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Parliament Speaker Veroljub Arsic said during a meeting Monday with Wu Zhiming, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shanghai Municipal Committee, that increasing the volume of trade between Serbia and China should be a priority.

BELGRADE - Twinning project "Strengthening Capacities of the State Audit Institution (SAI)" aimed at efficiently managing public assets in Serbia has come to an official close at the Serbian parliament building.

Parties in row over "consulting firms" hired by state

BELGRADE -- Deputies from the opposition DS party on Tuesday asked the government to provide information about hiring former British PM Tony Blair "and other consultants."

On the other hand, the ruling SNS party wanted to know about the lobbying firms the DS hired abroad while they were in power.

President reaches 1,000 days in office milestone

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has spent 1,000 days in office, allowing, unlike his predecessor, the prime minister the lead role in the political life.

However, he has not been "an unnoticeable figure," either.

BELGRADE - Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna has visited the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia to discuss with its officials ways to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.

BELGRADE - Serbia's State Audit Institution (DRI) will have drawn up a program for audit of financial reports of political parties in Serbia at the beginning of December, and first such audits will be performed next year, DRI Auditor-General Radoslav Sretenovic said Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic met UK Minister for Europe David Lidington and Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness Frances D'Souza during her visit to London, with whom she discussed Serbia's EU integration and reforms.

BELGRADE - The relations between Germany and Serbia are better than ever in history and the level of inter-parliamentary cooperation is high, but there is room for further improvement, says Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Veroljub Arsic.