EMG :: Business news from Serbia 2010

Spring begins in Serbia

14:33 | 1 | Tanjug

The sun came up in Belgrade at 5.42 a.m. and will go down at 5.50 p.m., which means that the daylight will last 12 hours and 8 minutes, and the night 11 hours and 52 minutes.

A ministerial-level meeting, which was due to be held in Brussels on March 22 as part of the political dialogue between the EU and Serbia, has been postponed at the request of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.

Serbia, Montenegro to sign agreement on scientific, technical cooperation

08:12 | 0 | Emg.rs

Serbian Minister of Education and Science Zarko Obradovic and Montenegrin Minister of Science Sanja Vlahovic will sign an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the two governments on 21 March.

Konuzin: Putin's visit to boost relations between Serbia and Russia

08:14 | 0 | Tanjug

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Serbia March 23 will boost the relations between the two countries and offer an opportunity to discuss all forms of cooperation, especially economic, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Konuzin said Saturday.There are 15 new

Dacic on two-day visit to Brussels

08:17 | 0 | Emg.rs

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic will be in Brussels on 21 and 22 March.

Serbia might not get EU membership candidate status in 2011

08:18 | 0 | Tanjug

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert has said it is possible for Serbia not to be granted the status of a candidate for EU membership by the end of the year.

Serbia to present results of Action Plan in Brussels

08:22 | 0 | Beta

A group of Serbian officials, including President Boris Tadic, will be visiting Brussels on March 21-26, where they will present the results of implementing a government Action Plan for meeting the conditions to become a candidate state to EU officials.

Serbian President meets with Fiat CEO in Turin

08:24 | 0 | Beta

On March 19, Serbian President Boris Tadic met with Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne in Turin, who confirmed that the Italian company's investment in Serbia was unfolding at the planned rate.

Djelic: Greatest challenges restitution, blank resignations and Hague

08:25 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Bozidar Djelic stated that the greatest challenges Serbia will face on its European pathway in the coming months are restitution, abolition of blank resignations and cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the

Central bank governor: Serbia must continue to improve credit rating

08:27 | 0 | Tanjug

National Bank of Serbia Governor Dejan Soskic said Friday that the rise in Serbia's credit rating, from BB- to BB according to Standard and Poor's, was a good sign, but that the investors still did not see Serbia as very interesting, so the credit rating had to be improved further.

Mrkonjic: Giving up on South Stream pipeline is not possible

11:32 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Milutin Mrkonjic has stated that giving up on the South Stream gas pipeline project is not a possibility, adding that he believes that Republika Srpska (RS) is a part of the project.

Telekom sale bidding closes Monday

11:37 | 0 | Tanjug

The bidding to buy 51 percent of Telekom Srbija, a government owned telecommunications company, closes Monday at midnight.

Serbia's 2010 balance of payments deficit reduces by 2.2 percent

11:55 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbia's balance of payments deficit in 2010 totaled USD 2.79 billion, which is by 2.2 percent less than the previous year, the Conjuncture Trends magazine published by the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) released Friday.

Telekom Austria to submit tactical bid for Telekom Srbija

15:37 15:45 | 0 | Tanjug

Telekom Austria (TA) will make a tactical bid for the purchase of 51 percent of shares of Telekom Srbija, Serbia's largest telecommunication provider, in order to prevent bilateral talks between Serbia and Deutsche Telekom, the Vienna-based economic daily Wirtschaftsblatt reported.

Project to collect used batteries at retail stores to kick off

15:39 | 0 | Emg.rs

Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic today marked the beginning of a project to collect used batteries in retail stores, symbolically placing a container for batteries in front of a Maxi store at Cvetni Trg.

Opposition demands early election at Cacak rally

15:41 | 0 | Tanjug

The opposition, led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), held a rally in Cacak on Saturday, where they again demanded an early general election, threatening to continue with protests across Serbia if denied.

Kostunica: Government wants to destroy DSS

15:42 | 0 | Tanjug

Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) President Vojislav Kostunica thinks the government is trying to destroy the DSS and called on the public to react.

Telekom workers' unions stage protest over company sale

15:43 | 0 | Tanjug

Several unions gathering workers of Telekom Srbija, a government owned telecommunications company, staged a protest on Saturday against the company's announced sale.

WikiLeaks: Miskovic made his fortune on account of people

17:33 | 0 | Emg.rs, Tanjug

According to a U.S. embassy in Belgrade cable from 2007 sent to Washington, tycoon Miroslav Miskovic, the owner of Delta Holding saying his fortune "was made on the backs of the Serbian people as they struggled through crippling sanctions and hyperinflation while he collected

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