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Three persons died from cold in Serbia

17:50 | 0 | MIA, AFP

The cold weather that caught Serbia on Monday brought heavy snowfalls, low temperatures and strong winds, which cut off tens of mountain villages in the country.

Heavy snow in Serbia

18:19 | 0 | EMportal

The snowstorm that swept through Serbia in the past few days heavily disrupted traffic and deliveries of supplies.

NBS: Banks in Serbia are both liquid and solvent

18:28 | 0 | EMportal

Furthermore, since the first spillover effects of the global crisis were felt in Serbia, the NBS has improved daily monitoring of liquidity and monthly monitoring of the quality of bank assets.Communication with home country supervisors and bank owners has also been bolstered –

Premises of Delegation of EU Commission inaugurated in Belgrade

09:20 | 0 | EMportal

The Delegation of the European Commission to Serbia is located in 19 Avenue GTC in Vladimira Popovica 40 in New Belgrade. It has about one hundred employees and it is the fourth largest delegation after those in Moscow, Washington and Ankara.

Tadic: Serbia insists on full implementation of Kosovo Plan

09:29 | 0 | EMportal, Beta

Serbian President Boris Tadic underscored in discussions with UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier on Feb. 19 in Belgrade that Serbia insists on the full implementation of the six-point plan for Kosovo, the president's press service has announced.

Experts' team , European Commission to discuss transport, regional development and energy

09:58 | 0 | EMportal

Representatives from Serbian ministries and other relevant institutions will present the progress achieved in transport infrastructure, harmonisation of legislation and administrative capacity, including the conditions of transit transport, traffic security measures and the policy

Serb officials to hand over humanitarian aid in Velika Hoca, Orahovac

09:47 | 0 | EMportal

They will meet with the residents and representatives of Serbs from Velika Hoca and Orahovac and hand over humanitarian help consisting of 40 tonnes of food provided by the Secretariat for Economy of the City of Belgrade.

Interior Ministry, OSCE to hold press conference

09:50 | 0 | EMportal

The Ministry of the Interior and the OSCE mission to Serbia will hold a joint press conference to present the results of an opinion poll on the Ministry’s work and reforms.

Best Technological Innovation competition to be held

09:51 | 0 | EMportal

The competition is organised by the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad and the Ministry’s partners in the project are the Chamber of Commerce and Radio Television Serbia.

Remains of three Serbs, Roma to be handed over today

09:53 | 0 | EMportal

The identity of these persons, kidnapped and murdered in 1999 in the area of Podujevo, Pec and Dragas, was determined by DNA analysis.

Process of re-appointment of Kosovo judges and prosecutors launched

09:56 | 0 | EMportal

The IJPC will initially consist of five international members and conduct a comprehensive review of all applicants for permanent appointments as judges and prosecutors in Kosovo.

Malovic: Minimize damage caused by Kovacevic escape

10:52 | 0 | Beta

Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic said on Feb. 19 that her ministry is doing everything it can to make it possible for Miladin Kovacevic, who is wanted by the U.S. judiciary for assaulting fellow student Bryan Steinhauer, to stand trial in Serbia.

Serbia, Russia sign agreement on visa-free regime

12:14 | 0 | Tanjug

According to the agreement, citizens from one country may enter the territory of the other one and stay there for one month, while persons with diplomatic and official passports may stay as long as 90 days.

Anti-discrimination law adopted

12:21 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian government today adopted the law against discrimination, which defines types of discrimination and measures to be taken against pit.

New competition for start-up loans in March

12:23 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic said that a new competition for start-up loans will begin in the middle of March.

First courtroom opens at Belgrade District Prison

12:25 | 0 | Tanjug

Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic attended the ceremonial opening of the first courtroom at the Belgrade District Prison, in which “high risk” trials will be held.

Ljajic meets with Inter-Parliamentary Union British Group delegation

12:46 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rasim Ljajic talked with a delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Union British Group about measures that Serbia is taking to deal with the effects of the global economic crisis and other issues hindering Serbia’s EU integration.

Serbia, Turkey sign protocol on cultural cooperation

13:06 | 0 | EMportal, Tanjug

The Serbian Ministry of Culture stated today that Minister Nebojsa Bradic and Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay signed today in Turkey a protocol concerning cultural cooperation between the two countries.

First-ranked bidder backs out of Prva Petoletka purchase

13:11 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian Privatisation Agency stated that the first-ranked bidder, Russia’s Bummas, declared it wants to withdraw from the contract to buy the capital of the hydraulics and pneumatics plant Prva Petoletka.

Serbian organic food makers to exhibit at BioFach

13:20 | 0 | EMportal

The Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) stated that Serbian producers of organic food will for the sixth time exhibit their products in Nirnberg at the specialised fair BioFach from February 19 to 22.

NBS Foreign Exchange Reserves in January

13:45 | 0 | EMportal

NBS foreign exchange reserves declined by EUR 166.8 million in January, reaching at the end of the month EUR 7,993.6 million or USD 10,321.1 million.

The World Bank and the Republic of Serbia continue the preparation for the construction of Corridor X

15:41 | 0 | EMportal

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors discussed a Country Partnership Strategy for Serbia for the period until 2011. The World Bank is to provide a loan for US$388 million (which together with a potential Euro 750 million from the other IFIs) for the construction of

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