Serbia

BELGRADE - The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) of Sandzak will run independently in early parliamentary elections on March 16, and its slate will be titled "The SDA of Sandzak - Dr Sulejman Ugljanin", the party's leader Sulejman Ugljanin told Tanjug on Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbia's outgoing Defence Minister Nebojsa Rodic and Bulgaria's Defence Minister Angel Naydenov stated at a meeting in Sofia on Monday that the bilateral relations are good, within which the cooperation in the area of defence takes an important place.

BELGRADE - President of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce Zeljko Sertic said on Monday the most important thing for the economy was for Serbia to get a pro-reform government quickly after the election.

It is important that the ministries continue working during the campaign, as the economy expects their help, he told Radio and Television of Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday, during a meeting with President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda, that Serbia is a factor of stability and prosperity in the region.

BELGRADE - The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has presented its "Program for Serbia's Development from 2014 to 2019 - Economy of Political Neutrality", thus launching the campaign for early parliamentary elections that will be held on March 16.

NIS - Serbia's current government is bad and the opposition is even worse, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDS) Boris Tadic has said at the party's constitutive session in Nis, adding that the NDS is the only alternative to both sides.

SZOLNOK - Serbia's national water polo team lifted the trophy of the Volvo Cup in Szolnok, after a convincing win over Germany in the final third round match by 17-5 (6-3, 5-1, 3-0, 3-1).

Serbia has triumphed with the maximum nine points, ahead of the host country Hungary with 6, Germany with 3 and the U.S. team with 0 points.