Business & Economy
Credit contract on modernizing Serbian Railways
Thursday 23.05.2013 | 19:47 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentBELGRADE -- An umbrella contract to modernize Serbian Railways was signed at the Serbian government headquarters on Thursday and involves an USD 800 million Russian loan.
Fiscal Council: Budget revision is necessary
Thursday 23.05.2013 | 11:56 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The situation with public finances in Serbia is very bad and a budget revision is needed immediately, the Fiscal Council has stated.
Etihad "likely" to take over Jat Airways in July
Thursday 23.05.2013 | 16:02 | Source: Politika, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- United Arab Emirates national carrier Etihad Airways should make an offer to the Serbian government at the end of next week to buy a 49% stake in Jat Airways.
Yesterday's news Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Dačić: Text of implementation plan harmonized
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 20:18 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (8) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- Both sides have arrived at a harmonized text of a plan for the implementation of the Brussels agreement, said Ivica Dačić.
Opposition MPs against changes to tax laws
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 17:03 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- After a heated discussion, a session on changes to tax laws was first suspended and then postponed until Friday after consultations.
Serbia, Russia face “new era” in cooperation
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 10:55 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (16) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić and First Deputy PM Aleksandar Vučić will travel to Russia and meet with top state officials on Thursday and Friday.
Vulin to remain Office for Kosovo director
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 13:33 | Source: B92, RTS | Comments: (10) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vulin will continue to run the government’s Office for Kosovo at northern Kosovo Serbs’ request, the Office for Kosovo has confirmed.
Insider: South Stream in Serbia to be built by offshore firm
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 15:20 | Source: B92 | Comments: (8) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The construction of South Stream gas pipeline in Serbia has been announced as the “business of the century” by the Serbian authorities for the past three years.
NBS Council member says budget situation is "grave"
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 20:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Member of the Council of the NBS Governor Stojan Stamenković stated on Wednesday that the situation concerning the budget deficit "is very grave."
Vučić "convinced" Serbia will get start date
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 16:00 | Source: NIN, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić is convinced Serbia will get the start date for the EU accession talks, and "not only because of the agreement with Priština."
Implementation of agreement very important, EU rep says
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 12:25 | Source: Beta | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert has stated that the implementation of the Belgrade-Priština is very important.
Former agriculture minister indicted
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 11:53 | Source: B92 | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Organized Crime Prosecution has indicted former Agriculture Minister Saša Dragin for his involvement in the Azotara case, B92 has learned.
President: United diaspora important to Serbia
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 18:08 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (7) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić underscored on Wednesday that it was "very important for Serbia to have a united diaspora."
New law on protection of psychiatric patients
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 17:58 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Serbian parliament has adopted a law on the protection of persons suffering from mental disorders.
DM: Serbia could soon have first woman with rank of general
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 13:29 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Members of all branches of the Serbian Army (VS) held a demonstration exercise on Monday in the presence of Defense Minister Aleksandar Vučić.
"Russia wants Serbian fruit, vegetables, wine"
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 18:46 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (10) | Send commentBELGRADE -- A political and business delegation from the Russian Federation met with on Wednesday Serbian Minister of Trade and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajić.
Vučić arrives in Moscow, to meet with Shoigu tomorrow
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 19:49 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentMOSCOW -- Aleksandar Vučić has arrived on a two-day visit to Moscow, where he will meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday.
“Declaration on Vojvodina aimed at raising tensions”
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 11:23 | Source: VIP | Comments: (16) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The declaration on protection of Vojvodina’s constitutional and legal rights was unnecessary and it will only raise tensions, the ruling coalition believes.
Home owner stabs intruder to death
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 09:48 | Source: RTS, Tanjug | Comments: (8) | Send commentBELGRADE -- A man in his 30s was killed last night in Belgrade. According to media reports, he was stabbed by the owner of a house he had broken into.
Man previously charged 134 times arrested
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 14:48 | Source: Beta | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- A 36-year-old Belgrader who has had 134 criminal complaints filed against him has been arrested for car theft.
“Bundestag divided on Serbia’s EU talks date”
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 09:38 | Source: Blic | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The German government expects Serbia to implement the Brussels agreement, opposition Social Democratic Party MP Dietmar Nietan has said.
Talks on implementation of Brussels plan held
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 15:42 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- A new trilateral meeting between Ivica Dačić, Hashim Thaci, and Catherine Ashton was held in Brussels on Wednesday afternoon.
EU decides to send mission to Libya
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 19:02 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- EU leaders agreed on Thursday to send an EU Civilian Common Security and Defense mission to Libya.
Immigrant riots spread in Swedish capital
Wednesday 22.05.2013 | 13:14 | Source: AP, Tanjug | Comments: (5) | Send commentSTOCKHOLM -- The riots that broke out in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday after the police shot and killed a knife-wielding man in a suburb, have spread to "low income suburbs."
Opinions & Analyses
IT companies lead when it really counts
21.05.2013. | Izvor: AmCham Perspective Magazine | Comments: 0
Faced with a growing crisis in the care of newborn babies, Serbia’s Information Technology leaders and individuals rose to the challenge and revolutionized the country’s maternity wards through record-breaking donations
B92 TV
Vučić discusses Kosovo deal, implementation, deadlines
2.05.2013. | Comments: 3
"We did not reach an agreement and it is obvious that there is no will to hold the referendum, because, I think it is clear to everyone how the people and the citizens would declare themselves..."
Reports
Concluding statement of IMF mission
23.05.2013. | Izvor: IMF | Comments: 0
"Serbia's faces significant economic challenges, including a weak economy and large internal and external imbalances."