Obrenovac

1,160 kilograms of narcotics and other psychoactive substances have been burned in the Nikola Tesla power plant in Belgrade's municipality of Obrenovac.

The drugs had been confiscated by the police over the past period.

Police Director Vladimir Rebic, who was present at the power plant, specified that the narcotics destroyed today consisted mostly of marijuana and heroin.

1,160 kilograms of narcotics and other psychoactive substances have been burned in the Nikola Tesla power plant in Belgrade's municipality of Obrenovac.

The drugs had been confiscated by the police over the past period.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Monday declined to give a definite answer whether the Kosovo Serbs will wait until February 15 and then establish the Community of Serb Municipalities on their own, as announced earlier in the day by Marko Djuric, head of the government Office for Kosovo-Metohija.

OBRENOVAC - Canadian Ambassador Philip Pinnington stated that his country's government has ensured additional USD 500,000 for the recovery in Serbia after the last year's flashing floods.

The funds will be directed where most necessary via UNOPS and would be used for recovery of the facilities damaged in the floods, Pinnington said during his visit to Obrenovac.

OBRENOVAC - Deputy Ambassador of Germany Michael Hasenau delivered on Wednesday to the Obrenovac municipality the donation which the German government provided as emergency aid, and said that Germany will continue supporting the flood-hit population.

Defense minister now in charge of flood-hit Obrenovac

BELGRADE -- The government has appointed Bratislav Gašić as coordinator of all activities to reduce the impact of floods and provide assistance to residents of Obrenovac.

BELGRADE - Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic, appointed by the Serbian government on Tuesday as coordinator of all activities aimed at reducing the impact of floods and providing assistance to residents of Obrenovac, said that he is entrusted with the task of bringing life in the municipality back to normal as soon as possible.

BELGRADE - The city of Belgrade has thanked Budapest Waterworks for providing a mini water treatment plant, which will be set up in the village of Skela, Belgrade's municipality of Obrenovac, and use water from the Sava River.

Water levels receding; 22 now confirmed dead

BELGRADE -- The flood-stricken areas of Serbia had a quiet night as the Sava River water levels are receding, and no critical locations have been identified.

Official death toll now stands at 22, 14 of whom died in the town of Obrenovac.

BELGRADE - Representatives of employers and trade unions backed at Friday's session of the Social-Economic Council the measures of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's government aimed at getting the country out of the economic crisis.

It was agreed that Vucic be appointed to the Council, replacing Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki.