Republic of Serbia

BELGRADE - National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabakovic announced on Monday direct payment transactions between Serbia and Montenegro had been enabled for citizens as well as businesses.

BELGRADE - Commenting on a draft European Parliament resolution calling on the EU to impose sanctions against Serbia that would be similar to those against the so-called Kosovo, Elvira Kovac, a member of the Serbian delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, said on Wednesday the resolution would not be binding.

"Serbia is not preparing for waging a war, but has done everything to de-escalate conflicts," the Serbian president said.
He said that Serbia's not preparing for war but is "ready to save lives and save the country from everyone who would endanger its sovereignty".

An opposition bloc led by the Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, which was swept from power in 2020 after three decades of uninterrupted rule, came second with 23.8 per cent of votes.

BELGRADE - After a meeting with Indian President Draupadi Murmu at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked India for supporting the territorial integrity of Serbia and respecting international law and the UN Charter.

BELGRADE - Serbian European Integration Minister Tanja Miscevic said on Friday Germany was Serbia's largest foreign investor and its largest donor of development aid.

Miscevic said German aid in the past 23 years totalled 2.3 bln euros and could be compared only to EU grants.

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Bulgaria's former Prime minister and leader of "We Continue the Change" party Kiril Petkov speaks during a-post-election press conference of Coalition 'Continuing the Change - Democratic Bulgaria' in Sofia, Bulgaria, 07 April 2023. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received the US ambassadors to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christopher Hill and Michael Murphy, in Belgrade on Wednesday.

After the meeting, Vucic said he had had an open and substantial discussion with the ambassadors on all significant regional issues.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Serbia violated the rights of Milan Radonjic and Ratko Romic, who are being tried for involvement in the 1999 murder of prominent Serbian journalist Slavko Curuvija.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Rade Basta met with Israeli Ambassador to Belgrade Yahel Vilan on Thursday to discuss Israeli investments in Serbia.

Basta noted that the level of bilateral relations was high and that the opening of a Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia office in Jerusalem two years ago had helped advance the economic ties.