Latest News from Serbia
Eurovision 2024: When is the final and how to watch it?
The world's biggest live music event involving 37 nations, the Eurovision Song Contest, culminates in Sweden on Saturday.
Roughly 100,000 visitors from 89 countries have descended on host city Malmo during the week for the 68th edition of the competition, which has been marked by anti-Israel protests.
Who is in the final?
Brnabic, Zannier discuss upcoming local elections
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday the atmosphere in Serbia ahead of the June 2 local elections was much different than before last year's December 17 polls.
Vucevic, UAE defence minister discuss cooperation
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic received UAE Defence Minister Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei in Belgrade on Friday to discuss continuation and advancement of defence cooperation.
Vucevic noted that preserving peace and stability was a top priority for Serbia and its government and that the country was fully committed to that goal, a statement from the PM's office said.
Petkovic meets with Quint ambassadors, EU delegation head
BELGRADE - The director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with the ambassadors of Quint states and the head of the EU Delegation to Serbia on Friday to discuss next week's new round of the Brussels dialogue on Pristina's "unilateral and unlawful decision to ban the dinar and dinar cash operations in Kosovo-Metohija," the Office said in a statement.
Becic re-elected head of parliamentary body overseeing Serbian security services
BELGRADE - Igor Becic from the Aleksandar Vucic - Serbia Must Not Stop group in the Serbian parliament was on Friday elected chairman of the parliamentary committee overseeing Serbia's security services.
Becic held the post in the previous two parliaments.
Vladan Zagradjanin from the Ivica Dacic - Socialist Party of Serbia was elected deputy chairman.
Vucic receives UAE defence minister
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic received UAE Defence Minister Mohammed Fadel Al Mazrouei in Belgrade on Friday to inform him of the situation in Kosovo-Metohija and developments in the Western Balkan region and discuss boosting military cooperation.
Serbia registers 19.7 bln dinar budget deficit in January-March
BELGRADE - Between January and March this year, Serbia registered a 19.7 bln dinar budget deficit, which is 43.7 bln dinars better than a planned 63.4 bln deficit.
Revenues totalled 483.5 bln dinars while expenditures stood at 503.2 bln dinars.
According to figures released by the Ministry of Finance this week, a 25 bln dinar deficit was registered in March alone.
Vucic: We are staying on EU path
BELGRADE - It is important to remind ourselves today of the reasons why the EU was created, what its foundations are and what connects us, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening, noting that the EU path was Serbia's strategic decision.
Lajovic, Kecmanovic and Medjedovic through to Rome Masters second round
ROME - Serbian tennis players Dusan Lajovic, Miomir Kecmanovic and Hamad Medjedovic are all through to the second round of the Rome Masters tournament.
In the opening round, Lajovic defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 after two hours and 31 minutes of play last night.
Lajovic will next face Argentine Sebastian Baez.
China-Hungary Relations: A "Golden Voyage" Has Begun
Chinese leader Xi Jinping described the relationship between China and Hungary as embarking on a "golden voyage" following a meeting in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, marking the third and final stop on Xi's European tour after visits to France and Serbia.
China's Xi in Hungary celebrates 'history's best' relations with Orban
President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen already flourishing economic ties with Hungary during a visit to Budapest on Thursday, advocating that its closest European Union ally "play a bigger role" in fostering relations between Beijing and the bloc.
The state visit to Hungary is the final leg of Xi's first European tour since 2019 that led him to France and Serbia earlier this week.
Household chores still ‘women’s work’ in Greece
Household chores and looking after children are purely "women's work" in Greece, Italy and Romania compared to other European countries, according to a survey by the Center of Demographic Studies of Barcelona.
Djuric: Strengthening ties with US among Serbia's foreign policy priorities
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill on Thursday to outline the foreign policy priorities of Serbia's new government, which he noted included strengthening the cooperation with the US.
Djuric said bilateral political, economic and cultural ties had seen a positive transformation in recent years.
Serbia marks WWII Victory Day
BELGRADE - Serbia's main state ceremony commemorating 79th years since the WWII victory over fascism was held at the Memorial to the Liberators of Belgrade on Thursday.
Djedovic Handanovic: Serbia to build solar power plant, oil facility with Chinese firms
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic signed on Thursday a MoU between the Serbian government and the Chinese company Hunan Rich Photovoltaic Science and Technology on a project to build a solar panel factory in Paracin, central Serbia, and a 200 MW solar power plant.