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Ambassador of Turkmenistan presented his credentials to the President of Serbia
Turkmenportal
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Serbia (with residence in Moscow) Esen Aydogdyev presented his credentials to President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace...
Student revolt becomes everyone’s in Serbia
International Viewpoint
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On 5 November 2024, thousands of people gathered in the streets of Novi Sad to show their indignation. The shared conviction is that the accident could have been avoided if the authorities had taken into account the risks of an accident which a...
European Commission publishes annual rule of law report
Irish Legal News
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The European Commission has published its sixth annual rule of law report, examining rule of law developments in all member states. For a second year, the report does not just cover the EU’s 27 member states but also includes chapters dedicated to...
Djuric, Jenca discuss Kosovo-Metohija, region and international issues
Tanjug
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July 9, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenca in Belgrade on Wednesday to discuss regional relations, the situation in Kosovo-Metohija and current international...
China, Serbia have tradition of preserving unity - ambassador
Tanjug
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July 9, 2025
BELGRADE - China and Serbia have a tradition of preserving unity and integrity and their friendship is at an all-time high, Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Li Ming said on Wednesday. Addressing a conference of the Chinese diaspora for the promotion...
Trump announces tariffs on imports from Serbia and Bosnia
BNE Intellinews
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Both Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina are among the countries informed by US President Donald Trump they will face high new tariff rates from August 1. While Trump signed an executive order extending the previously announced pause on tariffs, as...
EC Report: One in Two Companies in Serbia Has Problem with Corruption
Beta Briefing
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July 9, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 13:35 European Commission (Photo: European Commission/Lukasz Kobus) In its chapter on Serbia, the European Commission's 2026 Rule of Law Report states that one in two companies in Serbia has a...
Fake sick leaves big problem for foreign companies – Minister promising solution
eKapija
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Foreign companies operating in Serbia have pointed to the problem of the absence of a large number of workers during the summer months, due to sick leaves lasting longer than a month. Such sick leaves are at an all-time high, the Ministry of...
Media Association: More than 20 Percent of Local Media Journalists in Serbia Make Less than RSD50,000 per Month
Beta Briefing
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July 9, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 14:27 Cameramen(Beta/Armenija Zajmi Besevic) More than 20 percent of journalists of local media outlets in Serbia make less than RSD50,000 per month, while around one in five are paid between...
EC Report: Every second company in Serbia has problem with corruption
eKapija
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In its 2025 Rule of Law Report for Serbia, the European Commission (EC) says that every second company in Serbia has a problem with corruption in its operations, reports Forbes Serbia. The report says that, as regards businesses, 84% of companies...
Opposition Party: Where Are Serbia’s Firefighting Helicopters?
Beta Briefing
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July 9, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 11:56 Helicopter On July 9, the oppositional Serbia Center party issued a statement questioning why the Army of Serbia deployed only one firefighting helicopter when wildfires were registered...
Most Wildfires in South Serbia Under Control
Beta Briefing
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July 9, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 09.07.25 | access_time 11:54 Wildfire Stara Planina (Interior Ministry) As of July 9, the wildfires that have ravaged south Serbia’s Toplica District are under control, with most of them extinguished, the RTS public...
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba calls Trump’s new tariff decision ‘truly regrettable’
The Sentinel - Assam News
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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on Japan is "truly regrettable," noting bilateral negotiations will continue toward a mutually beneficial deal....
Asean foreign, economic ministers must unite in facing tariff threat, says Anwar
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean foreign ministers and economic ministers must work closely together in facing new challenges brought about in a changing international geopolitical and economic landscape in the world, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime...
Who made people in Serbia turn against the EU?
Serbian Monitor
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July 8, 2025
For the people of Serbia, 1993 is remembered as a grim year, while for Europe it marked the creation of the EU as we know it today, with the Maastricht Treaty coming into force. This contrast and polarisation between Serbia and the EU is still...
Dragoljub Bajić appointed acting director of the National Theatre in Belgrade
Serbian Monitor
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July 8, 2025
Opera artist and music educator Dragoljub Bajić has been appointed acting director of the National Theatre in Belgrade. He was appointed following the dismissal of actor Svetislav Goncić from the position, as announced in the Official Gazette and...
Lawrence O’Donnell Calls Out the Major ‘Lie’ in ‘Spoiled Brat’ Trump’s Threat Letters
The Daily Beast
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July 8, 2025
Lawrence O’Donnell has gone nuclear on the central “lie” in “spoiled brat” President Donald Trump’s tariff warning letters. During his The Last Word monologue on Monday evening, the veteran MSNBC host brought up the amateurish documents sent to...
Government and opposition spar over pro-Nazi salutes at Croatia’s largest-ever concert
BNE Intellinews
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A record-breaking concert by Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson has triggered a political debate after video footage showed large numbers of fans giving a World War Two-era Nazi salute, drawing condemnation from rights groups and opposition...
Serbian police detain 18 overnight amid protests — interior ministry
TASS
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July 8, 2025
BELGRADE, July 8. /TASS/. Serbian police checked the identities of 800 people and detained 18 of them on Tuesday night amid ongoing protests in the country, the Serbian Interior Ministry said in a statement. Law enforcement officers continue to...
Serbian authorities have personal stake in EU integration, ignore will of people — MP
TASS
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July 8, 2025
BELGRADE, July 8. /TASS/. It is only shrewd politicians in Serbia that want to join the European Union, not its people, the Serbian parliamentary committee on diaspora and Serbs in the region chairman, Dragan Stanojevic, told TASS. "There has long...