Serbia

Air Serbia and IATA to test COVID-19 vaccination travel pass

Air Serbia and global aviation body IATA plan to begin testing a mobile application to help travellers to store and manage certifications for COVID-19 tests or vaccines, the Serbian flag…

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Serbia sees rise in COVID-19 cases from new strains

Serbia is struggling to contain a wave of new coronavirus cases triggered by more infectious strains and health experts have urged the government to impose another lockdown despite the country’s…

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Serbia donates COVID-19 vaccines to Bosnia’s Muslims, Croats

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Former wartime enemy Serbia donated 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Bosniak-Croat region of neighbouring Bosnia on Tuesday, allowing it to launched its inoculation campaign. The…

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Serbian scientists set first Europe’s coronavirus death at February 5, 2020

COVID-19 caused the death of a man in Serbia last February, 10 days before the first fatality from the disease in Europe was reported by France, a study by researchers…

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Serbian Orthodox Church elects new patriarch

The Serbian Orthodox Church elected a new leader on Thursday to lead the influential church at the time of Serbia’s balancing between its European Union membership bid and strong ties…

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Serbia donates thousands of doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to North Macedonia

Serbia donated 4,680 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to North Macedonia on Sunday, allowing its southern neighbour to begin inoculations ahead of schedule. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and North…

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Serbia could manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine by year-end – minister

BELGRADE, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Serbia could have the capacity to domestically manufacture Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year, the minister for innovations said on…

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Dog sent off for invading pitch at Serbian football friendly

Reuters - A dog who repeatedly invaded the pitch during a friendly soccer match between Serbia's second-tier teams Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac and Kolubara Lazarevac was sent off after play had…

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Photo Story: The unveiling of the monument dedicated to the Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja in Belgrade

People walk past the statue of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja after the unveiling ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, on 27 January 2021. A 23 metre high monument was erected in honor…

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Serbia receives million doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

A plane carrying one million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine arrived on Saturday in Serbia, making it the first European country to receive the Chinese vaccine for mass inoculation programmes.…

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Serbia praises Russian COVID vaccine as first shots administered

Top Serbian politicians urged greater international acceptance of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine as they joined the front of their country’s queue for shots, days after Moscow delivered the first consignment. The…

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Serbia unearths mass grave from Kosovo war

Human remains believed to be the bodies of over a dozen ethnic Albanians killed during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo have been found just inside Serbia, a Serbian official said…

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Business owners in Serbia demand government aid ahead of coronavirus lockdown

Owners of small businesses in Serbia demanded government aid as the country prepared for its first weekend coronavirus lockdown since May. Several dozen people, including restaurant owners and travel agents,…

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Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

Montenegro declared Serbia’s ambassador persona non grata for interfering with the country’s internal affairs, the ministry of interior said in a statement. Following the announcement, Serbia declared persona non grata…

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Thousands turn out to mourn Serbia’s Patriarch

Several thousand worshippers and clergy, some without face masks, filed steadily into a Belgrade church on Saturday to pay their respects to Patriarch Irinej, the head of the Serbian Orthodox…

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Patriarch of Serbian Orthodox Church dies of COVID-19 aged 90

Patriarch Irinej, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has died aged 90 after contracting COVID-19, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. Church bells tolled in Belgrade and many people…

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Montenegro introduces curfew, Serbia to issue fines to counter coronavirus

Montenegro introduced a two-week overnight lockdown from the begining of the weekend to rein in a major spike in coronavirus infections, while neighbouring Serbia began fining people who fail to…

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Patriarch of Serbian Orthodox Church tests positive for COVID-19

Irinej, the ageing Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the country’s largest Christian denomination, was hospitalised on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus, his office said. Irinej, 90, was…

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Serbia’s parliament appoints new government

The Serbian parliament appointed a new government on Wednesday that will have to lead the country toward recovery after the novel coronavirus pandemic and steer it closer toward membership in…

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Serbs commemorate 1,000 days since killing of Oliver Ivanovic

Hundreds of Serbs in Belgrade lit candles on Monday to mark 1,000 days since the killing of a moderate Kosovo Serb politician in January 2018 and to demand greater efforts…

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Serbian President renews PM Ana Brnabic mandate

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic nominated Prime Minister Ana Brnabic on Monday to remain in office for another term. "Several minutes ago I have signed a nomination for the prime minister,…

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Moscow compares Serbian President to Sharon Stone in ‘Basic Instinct’

Serbia’s president accused Moscow of stooping to “primitivism and vulgarity” in an attack on him, after Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman compared him to the actor Sharon Stone in an explicit…

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Serbia and Kosovo sign deal to normalise economic relations

Former foes Kosovo and Serbia agreed Friday to normalise economic relations in a US-brokered deal that the administration of President Donald Trump touted as a major diplomatic success — but…

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Photo Story: Serbia conducts military exercise in Belgrade

Photos from a demonstration military exercise in Belgrade, Serbia on the weekend. Part of the Air Force and Air Defence units, the Army, the 72nd Special Operations Brigade and the…

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Photo Story: Summer in Serbia

People enjoy the sun at Lake Ada Ciganlija during a warm day in Belgrade, Serbia. Extremely hot weather with temperatures rising to more than 35 degrees Celsius are expected in…

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Bosnian Serbs ask Vucic to tie their region’s independence to Kosovo talks

As Western diplomats try to revive stalled talks on normalising ties between Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnian Serb leaders this week put pressure on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to include the…

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Serbia accuses Kosovo of ‘blackmail’

Face-to-face talks between Serbia and Kosovo got off to a bumpy start in Brussels on Thursday as Belgrade accused Pristina of being unrealistic in its demands. More than two decades after clashing…

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EU removes Serbia and Montenegro from safe list of ‘non-essential travelling’

The European Union has decided to drop Serbia and Montenegro from its safe list of countries from which non-essential travel is allowed, and did not even discuss including the United…

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Serbia, Kosovo resume ‘very difficult’ talks on normalising ties

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo at the beginning of the weekend held their first talks in 18 months on resolving one of Europe's most intractable territorial disputes, agreeing to…

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Thousands join anti-government protest in Serbia

Several thousand people gathered in front of the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Saturday for a fifth consecutive night of protests against government policies, including measures to contain the…

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Serbia scraps curfew plan for Belgrade after protests

The Serbian government has scrapped a plan to impose a weekend coronavirus curfew in Belgrade after two nights of protests in the capital. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced more limited…

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Protests continue in Serbian capital

Serbian police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters after being pelted with flares and stones on Wednesday as thousands protested in front of the Belgrade Parliament despite warnings that such…

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Protestors storm Serbian parliament against Coronavirus lockdown

A group of opposition supporters stormed the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Tuesday in a protest against a lockdown planned for the capital this weekend to halt the spread…

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302 new cases of coronavirus in Serbia over the weekend

According to the latest information, 302 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Serbia over the weekend. The Serbian news site B92, five more people died, and there are 81…

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Serbia declares emergency in capital Belgrade as coronavirus infections rise

A fresh state of emergency was declared in the Serbian capital Belgrade, with a number of restrictions restored after a new increase in coronavirus infections in the Serbian capital. Local…

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War time Ratko Mladic diary highlight of exhibition in Belgrade

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, Serbian artist Vladimir Miladinovic has transformed the war diary of former Bosnia Serb commander Ratko Mladic - the military leader convicted…

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Ruling party led by President Vucic set to win Serbian parliamentary vote

Serbia's ruling conservative party led by President Aleksandar Vucic is set for a landslide win in Sunday's parliamentary election, results projected by Ipsos and CeSID pollsters showed. The projection shows…

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Serbia votes in national elections – Conservatives expected to win

Serbians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in Europe's first national election since coronavirus lockdowns took effect three months ago, with the ruling conservatives expected…

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Serbia blocks flights from Montenegro

Serbia has banned inbound flights by Montenegro's flag carrier Montenegro Airlines after Podgorica refused to open its borders to people from Serbia, where coronavirus persists. Serbia's Directorate for Civilian Aviation…

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Photo Story: Belgrade Airport resumes operations amid COVID-19 pandemic

Airport personnel wears a protective visor at the check-in counters at the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia. Air travel has resumed with a limited number of flights after…

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Serbia pins hopes of post-coronavirus tourism revival on Chinese

Serbia is pinning its hopes of a tourism revival on Chinese visitors as it emerges from its coronavirus lockdown. But the Balkan country faces a battle with other European countries…

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Chinese lab boosts Serbia’s coronavirus testing capacity

A Chinese-built state-of-the-art laboratory is helping to nearly double Serbia's testing capacity for COVID-19, the lung disease caused by the new coronavirus, in the latest example of close ties…

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Serbia to end state of emergency

Serbia will end its state of emergency over the coronavirus next week, as the rate of infections has slowed sufficiently, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. The lifting of the…

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Russia helps Serbia amid coronavirus pandemic

A handout photo made available by the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry shows Russian military specialists disinfecting the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, Serbia, in line with Russia's…

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Photo Story: Coronavirus precautions in Serbia

A man makes a purchase over the cling film protective barrier at a farmers market in Belgrade, Serbia, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers markets are being reopened as…

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Photo Story: Orthodox Good Friday in Belgrade

A street vendor wearing gloves arranges hand-decorated Easter eggs in Belgrade, Serbia, 17 April 2020. Orthodox devotees will celebrate Easter on 19 April 2020. Customarily, eggs are dyed on…

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Number of COVID-19 Cases in Serbia Nears 2,000

With 284 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in Serbia on Sunday, the total number of infections stands at 1,908. Out of the total number of cases, a majority…

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Russia sending 11 military planes to Serbia with medical equipment

Russia says it is sending 11 military planes to Serbia carrying medical equipment to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Russian Defense Ministry said the aid commitment to the…

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Serbia’s military deploys at borders to help fight coronavirus

Serbia’s military deployed at the borders on Wednesday, for the first time in over a decade, as authorities imposed a state of emergency to try to curb the spread of…

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Serbia introduces state of emergency, borders closed to foreigners

A Serbian flag files over the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Serbia, 15 March 2020. On Sunday, the Serbian authorities declared the state of emergency on Sunday over the situation…

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Six new cases, a total of 41 people infected with coronavirus in Serbia

According to the latest data from the Serbian Ministry of Health, six new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in our country. "From the last report until 6…

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Kosovo to lift tariffs on Serbian products

Kosovo will abolish 100% taxes imposed on import of raw material from Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina on March 15, Kosovo’s prime minister said on Thursday. Albin Kurti, who took office…

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Kosovo and Serbia sign deal on rail and road links in huge diplomatic step

Kosovo and Serbia have agreed to create rail and motorway links between the two countries in a huge diplomatic step for the region. Representatives of both Balkan states signed a…

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Serbia struggles with population decline

According to the World Bank, Serbia’s population of just below 7 million is projected to fall to 5.8 million by 2050. That would represent a 25% fall since 1990. The…

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Serbia strives to address air pollution

Following ombudsman Zoran Pašalić’s decision to start the review of the work of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia and six municipal authorities due to air pollution, the…

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Photo Story: High air pollution in Belgrade

People are seen walking during a polluted day in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday 15 January 2020. An air quality index (AQI) rated Belgrade air as unhealthy. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC

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Photo Story: Serbian Orthodox Yule Log Tradition in Nis

Residents carry branches of an oak tree which will be used as a yule logs, onto the hills above the village of Vrmdza, some 30 kilometres from the southern Serbian…

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