EMG :: Business news from Serbia 2010

Djelic to visit Germany, Austria

13:50 | 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.

Warlick says U.S. strongly supports Belgrade-Pristina dialogue

13:44 | 0 | Tanjug

U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick has stated that Washington strongly supports Serbia in its EU integration and stressed that the dialogue between Belgrade and Prstina is very important and expected to result in great progress in the coming months.

Vekaric: Brammertz's report is turning point for Serbia

12:01 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric has stated that the report of ICTY Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on Serbia's cooperation with the ICTY, which will be submitted to the UN Security Council (SC) Monday, will be much better than the previous ones and will represent a

Dinar continues to weaken, exchange rate RSD 98.08

11:11 | 0 | Tanjug

The dinar weakened against the euro by 53 paras Monday, setting the official middle exchange rate at RSD 98.0782, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) released.

Tadic to meet European Council president on Monday

11:01 | 0 | Emg.rs, Tanjug

Serbia's EU integration should gain new momentum after the arrest and extradition of Ratko Mladic, former Bosnian Serb commander and war crimes indictee of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), since his apprehension was one of the main requirements

KFOR soldier from Austria charged with sexual offences

09:01 | 0 | Tanjug

The KFOR Mission said in a release Friday that a soldier of the international mission had been accused of sexual assault and returned from Kosovo to his homeland, stressing that KFOR would not tolerate any violation of the law.

Status conference in Haradinaj case on June 9

08:59 | 0 | Tanjug

A status conference in the retrial of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo President Ramus Haradinaj at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will be held on June 9, the Tribunal announced Friday.

Cvetkovic on two-day visit to Cyprus

08:58 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic will be on an official visit to the Republic of Cyprus on June 6-7, to discuss the fostering of overall relations with Cyprus.

Brammertz to present report on Serbia's cooperation with ICTY to UNSC Monday

08:53 | 0 | Tanjug

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz will present Monday to the UN Security Council his regular report on Serbia's cooperation with ICTY.

Jeremic requests independent comprehensive investigation of human organ trafficking

08:51 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic urged Sunday in El Salvador Latin American and Caribbean states to support Serbia's request independent comprehensive investigation serious allegations of human organ trafficking in Kosovo made in the report by Council of Europe

Chamber of Commerce opens office in Croatia

08:50 | 0 | Tanjug

The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce has expanded its business operations in Croatia by opening an office in the town of Pula, the Chamber said in a statement on Friday.

Belgrade to host regional conference "Environment for Europe- EnE11"

08:49 | 0 | Tanjug

The seventh regional conference “Environment for Europe- EnE11” will be held in Belgrade on June 7-8, as part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the marking of World Environment Day (WED).

Afro Festival in Belgrade on June 10-12

08:44 | 0 | Emg.rs

This year's Afro Festival will be held at the Museum of African Art in Belgrade on June 10-12, at which Africa's cultural heritage will be presented through exhibitions, concerts and workshops.

Dulic invites citizens to join in cleaning up Serbia

09:33 | 0 | Tanjug

Serbian Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic said Saturday that the action The Cleaning of Serbia involved more than 270,000 people and called on citizens to join in the action and contribute to a healthier and cleaner environment.

Agreement reached, farmers stop road blockades

09:32 | 0 | Tanjug

Representatives of farmers who have been protesting for six days reached Saturday an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture on the payment of subsidies and announced that they will stop road blockades during the day.

Serbia, Uruguay sign agreement on abolishing visas

09:31 | 0 | Emg.rs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Luis Almagro signed in Montevideo an Agreement on the abolition of visas for citizens of both countries.

Average consumer basket in Serbia requires 1.5 salary

08:18 | 0 | Tanjug

The average consumer basket in Serbia in March 2011 was worth RSD 55,589 (EUR 1=RSD 97), which required 1.55 average net salary, whereas the minimum consumer basket amounted to RSD 29,910, that is 0.84 average net salary, Associate at the Institute for Market Research Sasa Djogovic

Serbian government adopts directive on agricultural subsidies

08:15 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian government adopted on Friday a directive on agricultural subsidies of RSD 14,000 per hectare (EUR 1=RSD 97) for farms covering up to 100 hectares, Tanjug was told at the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture.

KFOR member charged with rape

08:14 | 0 | Tanjug

The Austrian Armed Forces filed criminal charges Friday against a soldier, member of the Austrian contingent within the NATO-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo (KFOR), due to sexual harassment.

The first meeting of the Serbian companies parliament held in Belgrade

08:03 | 0 | Emg.rs

The first meeting of the Serbian companies parliament, which is being held in the House of the National Assembly, has brought together 250 businessmen and entrepreneurs who look at the problems the Serbian economy is facing.

Mladic makes first appearance before ICTY

07:58 | 0 | Emg.rs, Tanjug

After 16 years on the run, Ratko Mladic made his first appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday.

Kosovo violates conditions of standby deal with IMF

05:44 | 0 | Emg.rs, Tanjug

The IMF stated on June 1 that Kosovo had violated the standby arrangement with this international financial institution and that, for this reason, it was not possible to continue the control of work of the Kosovo government in the field of finance.

Farmers to receive same subsidies as last year

11:37 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian state officials agreed to propose to the government that farmers be paid subsidies of RSD 14,000 (EUR 1=RSD 97) per hectare, for farms covering up to 100 hectares, that is that they be offered the same conditions as last year, Tanjug has learned.

Tadic: Mladic's arrest proves Serbia is serious

11:34 22:07 | 0 | Euronews, Tanjug

Serbian President Boris Tadic stated that by arresting International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indictee Ratko Mladic Serbia has proved to be serious about honing its international credentials.“This investigation was extremely painful for Serbia, the

Bernard Dumas to give a lecture at NBS Seminar

11:17 | 0 | Emg.rs

Bernard Dumas, professor at INSEAD, Paris, and one of the most renowned European authors in the field of finance, will take part in the NBS research seminar series and give a lecture on Incomplete-Market Equilibria Solved Recursively on an Event Tree on 3 June 2011.

Nadal: Djokovic is currently world's best player

09:46 | 0 | Tanjug

World's top-ranked tennis player Rafael Nadal said ahead of the French Open semifinals he believed Novak Djokovic was the best tennis player in the world at the moment.

Eight percent more guests visited Serbia in four months

09:43 | 0 | Tanjug

A total of 525,299 tourists visited Serbia in the period January-April 2011, which is by eight percent more compared to the same period in 2010, the Tourism Organization of Serbia released, referring to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.

Serbian Constitutional Court imposes ban on activities of National Alignment

09:40 | 0 | Tanjug

The Serbian Constitutional Court imposed a ban on Thursday on the activities by Neo-Nazi organisation National Alignment which are aimed at promotion and popularisation of its programme goals and ideas, and established that the organisation is a secret association whose actions

Farmers continue road blockade in Vojvodina

06:05 | 0 | Emg.rs, Beta

Several thousand Vojvodina farmers on June 2 continued for the fourth consecutive day to block major roads in the province, protesting against the government's subsidies for agriculture, which have been granted only to those with up to 30 hectares of land.

Djelic, Obradovic to attend presentation of Fund for Innovative Activities

06:04 | 0 | Emg.rs

The Fund for Innovative Activities was established by the Law on innovative activities with the aim of providing financial resources to encourage innovation in priority areas of science and technology, as well as investment in the implementation and marketing of market-oriented

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