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Serbian foreign minister addresses NAM summit
Tehran -- Serbia is "profoundly devoted to the goal of becoming a member of the EU", while its new government will continue to deepen active engagement with NAM states.
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"Renewal of agreement with IMF good move"
BELGRADE -- A renewal of arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2013 "would be a good move for Serbia". This is according to World Bank Country Manager for Serbia Loup Brefort, who spoke in Belgrade on Friday.
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EBRD to approve EUR 800 million loan to Serbia
BELGRADE -- Serbia can count on receiving a financial assistance from the in the amount of EUR 800 million over the current and next years. This was announced by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Suma Chakrabarti, who spoke in Belgrade on Friday.
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Serbia won?t join NATO, defense minister says
BELGRADE -- Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vu?i? met with Ohio National Guard Commander Major General Deborah Ashenhurst on Friday. He stressed that Serbia would not join NATO.
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Deputy PM announces new probes into privatizations
BELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vu?i? stated on Thursday that Serbia lost billions of euros in dubious privatizations. He announced that new investigations would start as of Monday.
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Wildfire in western Serbia spreads toward Bosnia
TARA, BELGRADE -- A wildfire on Mt. Tara, western Serbia, has spread to the foot of the mountain near the villages of Kremna and Bioska. ?Near the Beli Rzav River the fire spread towards Bosnia-Herzegovina,? Serbian police (MUP) Fire and Rescue Units Head Goran Nikoli? told Tanjug on Friday.
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St. Basil in Lake Forest serves up Taste of Serbia
Open-pit roasted lambs and pigs, stuffed cabbage rolls and pitas, fresh cheeses and homemade breads and filo dough delicacies from the Balkans will lure the community to Taste of Serbia this weekend. ?The food is our draw,? said Sofia Obradovich Scalzitti, Taste of Serbia chairperson, who has organized more than 200 volunteers for the annual fundraiser for St. Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox ...
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Fiat agrees to delay in state payments
BELGRADE -- Fiat Group has accepted a proposal that, following a budget review, Serbia should pay EUR 50mn to Kragujevac-based car maker Fiat Automobiles of Serbia.
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Serbia postpones payment to Fiat for car-making joint venture
Serbia will pay part of what it owes to Fiat SpA this year for their joint venture that makes 500L compacts and will roll the rest over to 2013 as the government struggles to narrow its budget deficit.
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PM meets with EP official; reveals "allergy to lectures"
BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Ivica Da?i? on Wednesday described European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin's visit here as "least of all political".
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Serbian, U.S. prosecutors meet in Washington
BELGRADE -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Serbian Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac say the cooperation between the two countries has been "very professional".
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"Belgrade is ready to make progress"
BELGRADE -- An EP rapporteur says Serbian officials "showed commitment to making progress and willingness to participate in international meetings" attended by Pri?tina.
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Serbia?s Army of Jobless Swells as Milosevic-Era Leaders Return
Slavica Djukic left the four-story employment office in Belgrade in tears. The former kindergarten teacher hasn?t been offered a single job in 2 ? years.
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UPDATE 1-Soccer-Serbian championship results and standings
Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Serbian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 FK Novi Pazar 1 Red Star Belgrade 2 Partizan Belgrade 1 Jagodina 0 Saturday, August 25 Javor 2 Spartak Subotica 0 OFK Belgrade 0 Hajduk Kula 0 Rad Belgrade 0 Smederevo 0 Sloboda Point Sevojno 2 FK Donji Srem 2 Vojvodina Novi Sad 1 BSK 0 Friday, August 24 FK Radnicki Nis 1 Radnicki ...
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Serbia?s goal is to get EU talks date in 2012, PM says
BELGRADE -- Serbia?s goal is to get a date for the beginning of the EU accession talks by the end of 2012 because it is its national interest, says PM Ivica Da?i?.
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Serbian dinar weakens by 0.2 percent
BELGRADE -- The Serbian dinar weakened by 0.2 percent, or RSD 0.18, on Tuesday, ending its five-day upward trend against the euro. The official middle exchange rate is now RSD 117.3778 for one euro, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has said in a release.
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EP rapporteur continues visit to Serbia
BELGRADE -- European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin continued his three-day visit to Serbia on Tuesday. He and will meet with Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Da?i? and Deputy Prime Minister Suzana Grubje?i? during the day.
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President: EU is priority but not at all costs
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli? met with European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin on Monday evening in Belgrade.
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Soccer-Midfielder Babovic joins Zaragoza from Partizan
BELGRADE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Real Zaragoza have signedmidfielder Stefan Babovic from Serbian champions PartizanBelgrade on a three-year contract, the La Liga side said. "I am delighted because I have come to the best league inthe world and I will give everything I have to match Zaragoza'sstandards," Babovic was quoted as saying on the club's website(www.realzaragoza.com) after passing his ...
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Serbian president meets with Russian ambassador
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli? and Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin met on Monday. Konuzin stated that his country was ready to realize the EUR 800mn loan for Serbia's development projects.
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