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Export to Russia up 57%, deficit still high
BELGRADE -- Serbia's export to Russia grew 57 percent last year and reached USD 754.2 million in 11 months, but the deficit remained high - close to USD 1.5 billion.
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SNS leader should head coalition list, party says
BELGRADE -- New Serbia (NS) Presidency has decided that Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Tomislav Nikoli? will head the coalition list in the parliamentary elections.
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Angelina Jolie movie criticised in Serbia
Belgrade, Jan 22 (IANS/AKI) Angelina Jolie's directorial debut about a love story between a Serbian policeman and his rape victim has met with sharp criticism among Bosnian Serbs who said the work was biased and anti-Serb.
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EU facilitator to visit Belgrade next week
BELGRADE -- EU facilitator Robert Cooper should visit Serbia next week. A date for the continuation of the talks is also expected to be set soon. Belgrade team chief Borislav Stefanovi? expects that a solution for Kosovo's regional representation will be reached in the next round of talks.
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U.S. official to meet with Serbian representatives
BELGRADE -- U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker will meet Friday in Belgrade with Serbian officials, the U.S. embassy in Belgrade confirmed to Tanjug.
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Serbian capital gets ambulance service for cats and dogs
The city of Belgrade introduced an ambulance service for injured cats and dogs on Thursday, the first step towards introducing a unit devoted to fighting cruelty against animals.
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Serbian capital gets ambulance service for cats and dogs
The city of Belgrade introduced an ambulance service for injured cats and dogs on Thursday, the first step towards introducing a unit devoted to fighting cruelty against animals.
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IM: National Library director supports terror
BELGRADE -- Serbia?s Interior Minister Ivica Da?i? announce on Thursday that he will will request the sacking of Serbian National Library Director Sreten Ugri?i?.
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Serbian Radicals Ask for Russian Help in Leader's Trial
Members of the far right Serbian Radical Party have asked the Russian embassy in Belgrade to provide legal assistance for party leader Vojislav Seselj, who is on trial in The Hague for alleged war crimes, the Russian diplomatic service told RIA Novosti.
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Greens of Serbia protest demanding ban on GMO
BELGRADE -- Supporters and members of the Greens of Serbia party staged a protest in front of the House of the Serbian parliament on Thursday in Belgrade.
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Australian Open Seeds Fared
Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men Second Round Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Santiago Giraldo , Colombia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin , France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Ryan Sweeting , United States, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6), France, def. Ricardo Mello , Brazil, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Janko ...
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Daily: Germany may change stance on Serbia
BELGRADE -- If enough EU member states request Berlin not to block Serbia?s EU candidate status, Germany will probably give up on its requests, daily Politika has learned.
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Miljan Miljanic: Serbian footballer who went on to coach Real Madrid, Yugoslavia and Red Star Belgrade
Miljan Miljanic, who died on 13 January at the age of 81, was a Serbian footballer who went on to coach Real Madrid, Yugoslavia and Red Star Belgrade. It was in this latter capacity that he made a notable impact on English football.
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"Macroenonomic stability seems preserved"
BELGRADE -- Serbia's foreign exchange reserves are stable, the European Commission said on Tuesday in its newest economic analysis, Beta news agency is reporting.
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Serbia sends protest note to Montenegro
BELGRADE -- Serbia has sent a protest note to Montenegro over an article published by Andrej Nikolaidis, who acts as adviser to the Montenegrin parliament speaker.
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Serbia probes assassination threat
BELGRADE, Senegal, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Serbian police are investigating an assassination warning that came from a Serbian man in the United States, sources have told a Belgrade newspaper.
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Cooper Tire Completes Acquisition of Serbian Plant
FINDLAY, OHIO, JANUARY 17, 2012 - COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NYSE: CTB - News) closed today on the deal announced in early December 2011 to acquire the assets of a tire-making facility in Kru evac, Serbia. ...
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Unemployment in Serbia "among highest"
BELGRADE -- Serbia, after Macedonia and Bosnia, has the highest rate of unemployment among countries in the region and Europe, economic analyst Miroslav Zdravkovi? said.
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"Candidate not possible without German support"
BELGRADE -- President Boris Tadi? says Serbia could not receive candidate status to join the EU without the support of Germany, the "engine" of EU enlargement.
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Unemployment rate increases to 23.7%
BELGRADE -- Serbia's unemployment rate reached 23.7 percent at the end of November 2011, an increase compared with 22.2 percent recorded at the end of April last year.
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