EMG :: Business news from Serbia 2010

Croatian companies fined in Serbia for distortion of competition

10:39 | 0 | Croatian Times

Companies of Croatian entrepreneurs Ivica Todoric and Emil Tedeschi have been fined with a total of 6.8 million Euros for distortion of market competition in Serbia, daily Vecernji List writes.

Ljajic: Arrest of Hadzic will resolve major problem

10:23 | 0 | Tanjug

“By arresting Mladic, Serbia has fulfilled a key international obligation, so I had expected that Brammertz's oral submission of the report to the UN Security Council on Monday would be positive,” said Ljajic.

Serbia and Italy to ratify contracts on energy on June 21

10:22 | 0 | Tanjug

The contracts on cooperation in the area of energy which Serbia and Italy have signed so far should be ratified at the Serbian-Italian summit in Belgrade on June 21, officials announced in Rome on Tuesday, during the meeting of the two countries' delegations headed by Serbian

Industrial production drops by 20 per cent relative to 2008

10:19 | 0 | Tanjug

At the presentation of the latest edition of the magazine, Vuckovic said that indicators of main economic developments in April were unfavourable and that industrial production dropped by 1.2 per cent, while processing industry dropped by as much as 1.5 per cent compared to

NBS bought EUR 40 million over past 20 days

10:18 | 0 | Tanjug

The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) bought EUR 40 million on the inter-bank foreign exchange market over the past 20 days, in keeping with the previously issued announcement, the central bank released on Tuesday.

Two EULEX vehicles torched in Pristina

10:12 | 0 | Tanjug

Two EULEX cars were set on fire early Tuesday morning in the Sunny Hill area in Pristina, spokesperson of the mission Irina Gudeljevic told Tanjug.

Presentation of "Support to implementation of legal reforms in Serbia, phase 1 (2011-2013)" project

10:11 | 0 | Emg.rs

The European Integration Office and the German Organisation for International Cooperation (GIZ) are organising an official presentation of the project " Support to the implementation of legal reforms in Serbia, phase 1 (2011-2013)" on 8 June, at 15.00, in the government

Deputy Prime Minister for European integration to visit Germany, Austria

10:11 | 0 | Emg.rs

Deputy Prime Minister for European integration Bozidar Djelic will be on a working visit to Germany and Austria from 7 to 9 June.

Malovic to visit United States

10:07 | 0 | Emg.rs

Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic and Serbian judicial officials are on a working visit to the United States from 7 to 11 June, during which they will hold a series of meetings with top US judicial representatives.

Successful cooperation of Interior Ministry, National Bank of Serbia

10:06 | 0 | Emg.rs

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic said today that during the last three years 3.2 million biometric passports were issued and that world experts describe Serbian passports as one of the safest in Europe.

Dacic to attend meeting of foreign ministers council of BSEC in Romania

10:05 | 0 | Emg.rs

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic will visit Romania on 8 June to attend the 24th meeting of the Council of foreign ministers of the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

Warlick: U.S. backing 180 companies in Southern Serbia

10:03 | 0 | Tanjug

U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade Mary Warlick said that her country had backed 180 companies in southern Serbia through USAID's programs for economic assistance.

Espana: Spain would like Serbia to get the candidacy status on October 12

10:56 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbia should be congratulated on the huge amount of work it has done, particularly after the extradition of Ratko Mladic. Spain would like Serbia to get the candidacy status on Spain's National Day, October 12, and the date for the beginning of the negotiations as early

Serbia-Cyprus: Good foundation for more intensive economic cooperation

09:54 | 0 | Tanjug

Prime Minister Cvetkovic invited Cypriot companies to invest in Serbia and cooperate with Serbian businessmen, because the excellent political relations between the two countries represent a good foundation for more intensive economic cooperation, while Cypriot President Dimitris

Azerbaijani President to arrive on two-day visit to Belgrade

09:52 | 0 | Beta

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev will be paying Serbia a two-day visit on June 8 where he will meet with Serbian officials, attend the grand opening of Tasmajdan Park in Belgrade, and visit the city of Novi Sad.

Tadic: EU is on the move

16:53 | 0 | Tanjug

Addressing a policy briefing entitled 'Serbia: en route to the EU', at the European Policy Centre in Brussels on Tuesday, Tadic said it was now time for everyone to be honest. As the arrest of Ratko Mladic was Serbia's moral obligation, but also a condition for European integration,

No E. coli in cucumbers on Serbian market

14:58 | 0 | Emg.rs, Tanjug

The results of emergency controls in five towns in Serbia have shown that the cucumbers sold there are not infected with the Escherichia coli bacteria, and that all samples are safe for consumption, Tanjug was told Monday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Trade.

Tamara Spaic: Ratko Mladic arrest relieves Serbia of heavy burden

10:51 | 0 | Focus News Agency

Tamara Spaic, a journalist and political editor-in-chief in the Serbian daily newspaper Blic, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency

Ceku: Kosovo is Serbia's condition for EU accession

10:33 | 0 | Tanjug

Minister of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Agim Ceku believes that the arrest of ICTY indictee Ratko Mladic may shorten Serbia's EU pathway, noting, however, that Kosovo will be the only condition for EU accession.

DSS: Media are controlled by government

10:29 | 1 | Tanjug

The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) assessed on Monday that the media in Serbia are controlled by the government, and in order to support this statement, he quoted the Serbian president's criticism of the Belgrade-based tabloid Alo.

Subsidised loans for agriculture sector with 8 per cent interest rate

10:27 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Trade Dusan Petrovic and representatives of six banks signed contracts at the Serbian government on Monday regarding subsidising a part of the interest rate for dinar loans aimed at primary agricultural production.

Serbian-Cyprian business forum to be held in Nicosia Tuesday

10:25 | 0 | Tanjug

A Serbian-Cyprian business forum which will discuss economic potential of the two countries and prospects for bilateral economic cooperation, will be held at the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Nicosia on Tuesday.

Brammertz hails Mladic arrest, expects Hadzic

10:23 | 2 | Beta

In a June 6 speech before the U.N. Security Council, in New York, Hague tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz thanked the Serbian authorities for the arrest of the most wanted fugitive before that international court, Ratko Mladic, but stressed that he also expected the

Tadic and van Rompuy discuss Serbia's European integration

10:21 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian President Boris Tadic meet with President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy in Brussels on Monday for a discussion on Serbia's European perspective, particularly in the light of the country's recent extradition of Ratko Mladic to The Hague, whereby it met one

Dacic to attend celebration of Day of Posta Srbije

10:19 | 0 | Emg.rs

Ivica Dacic will speak at the celebration of the Day of Posta Srbije postal company on 7 June at 13.00 at the Hyatt Regency hotel.

Delegation of Ministry of Infrastructure, Energy to visit Italy

10:17 | 0 | Emg.rs

Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Milutin Mrkonjic will head a Ministry delegation on a working visit to the Italian government on 7 June.

Ciric at EIRE fair in Milan

10:16 | 0 | Emg.rs

Minister of Economy and Regional Development Nebojsa Ciric will attend the Expo Italia Real Estate (EIRE) international fair in Milan on 7 June.

Dun & Bradstreet: Moderate business risk in Serbia

10:10 | 0 | Beta

The international ratings agency Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), in its June report, has placed Serbia in the group of countries with a moderate business risk.

Ignjatovic: We will see our cooperation with ICTY to its conclusion

08:56 | 0 | Tanjug

Head of the Serbian government office for cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Dusan Ignjatovic stated on Sunday that Serbia has the political will to see its cooperation with the ICTY reach its conclusion and for the last ICTY indictee

Strategic military conference in Belgrade on 13–15 June

21:59 | 0 | Emg.rs

The Ministry of Defence stated that a Strategic Military Partner Conference, in which representatives from NATO countries, the Partnership for Peace, the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative will participate, has been scheduled for 13–15 June

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