Politics of Serbia

Kosovo dialogue resumes in Brussels

BRUSSELS, BELGRADE -- Prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci, are meeting today with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton for a new round of dialogue.

Besides Dačić, the meeting is attended by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.

BELGRADE / BRUSSELS - The 23rd round of the EU-facilitated dialogue on normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, expected to deal with the issues of judiciary and the setting up of the Community of Serb municipalities (ZSO), will be held in Brussels on Monday.

Ahead of the next round of Kosovo-Serbia talks in Brussels on normalising relations, government and opposition parties have exchanged barbs on whether last spring's accord with Serbia is delivering results.

Glauk Konjufca, a lawmaker of the opposition nationalistic Vetevendosje movement accused the government of failing to integrate the Serb-dominated northern part of Kosovo.

"Progressives mull cabinet with minority party"

BELGRADE -- The Progressives (SNS) are "close to the decision" to form a government only with parties of national minorities, writes a newspaper.

This cabinet will also reportedly be made up "mostly of non-partisan experts."

Ex-minister: More wrongdoings at agency

BELGRADE -- Saša Radulović claims that the financial abuses that led to the arrest of former heads of SIEPA are "only some of the omissions in the work of the agency."

Former minister arrested in corruption case

BELGRADE -- Former Minister of Telecommunications Jasna Matić was arrested on Wednesday morning, it has been confirmed.

Beside serving in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković, she was previously at the helm of the Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA).

Early elections in Vojvodina "reality"

BELGRADE -- Novi Sad Mayor Miloš Vučević (SNS) says early provincial elections in Vojvodina are "a reality because the provincial administration has lost its legitimacy."

Commission announces final election results

BELGRADE -- The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) has published the final results of Serbia's early parliamentary elections held on March 16.

According to these, the coalition led by the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) won 158 seats in Serbia's 250-seat parliament.

BELGRADE - The National Electoral Commission (RIK) has published the final results of Serbia's early parliamentary elections held on March 16 according to which the coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won 158 seats.

"Vučić to take over as prime minister on April 24"

BELGRADE -- Serbia's new government led by SNS President Aleksandar Vučić will be formed on April 24, the Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti said it had learned.