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Belgrade, Feb. 08, 2010, (Serbia Today) - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) claims that 300,000 signatures have been gathered so far on the petition calling for new parliamentary r elections. According to SNS Party legal advisor Nikola Selaković, the party expects to gather more than one million signatures, after which the ruling coalition will not be able to ignore the demand of the citizens for change ► |
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Belgrade, Feb. 08, 2010 (Serbia Today) – One of the most prominent Serbian philosophers of the 20th century, Professor Michail Markovic died yesterday . He was 87 years of age. Professor Markovic was the follower of the materialistic school of the philosophy and as such has been deemed for a years as one of the pillars of Marxist philosophical concepts of Serbian society. The author of numerous books , he thought philosophy in Belgrade, and in numerous schools in Europe and USA. He was member of the Serbian academy of Science and Arts.► |
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Belgrade, Feb. 08, 2010, (Serbia Today) – As Serbian news agency Tanjug reports, Belgrade Mayor Dragan Đilas said that there will be no other increases in prices for communal services in Belgrade other than for heating. We have no plan to increase the prices of other communal services. Recently, we even decreased the price of water and garbage removal,” Đilas said. He said that there is a possibility that ► |
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INVEST IN SERBIA |
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Belgrade, Feb. 08, 2010, ( Source Blic) - Recent studies show that Belgrade has the lowest prices for renting apartments and offices in the region. Other than Budapest, in which the amount of available apartments has been greater than the demand in the last two years, Belgrade is the cheapest larger city in Southeast Europe, with apartments costing less than in Sofia or Tirana even. The prices for renting offices in all of Serbia have fallen to a level they have not been at since 2000. According to research done ► |
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ENTERTAINMENT |
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Belgrade, Feb. 08, 2010 (Serbia Today) - More and more often, foreign movie makers are turning towards Belgrade, and its picturesque neighborhoods, as a background for their movie projects. If one add to it the availability of the low cost Serbian film professionals, it would be immediately clear that the potential of the services that could be provided to foreign movie makers are very attractive. ► |
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Warsaw, POLAND, February 08, 2010 (Serbia Today) - Serbia's football national team will play current World Cup holders Italy in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, after the two sides were drawn together in Group C here on Sunday. They will be joined by Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia and Faroe Islands.► |
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Stara Planina, Feb.05,2010 (Serbia Today)-When the snow cover gets its role in the world of weather magic, Eastern Serbia has a good, high quality and very interesting offer on the Stara planina. Paths constructed by European standards, ski lifts and satisfactory accommodation capacity certainly contribute to its popularity. Children are especially happy going to the Stara planina. A reason for that is a development camp for small ► |
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ECONOMY |
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Belgrade, Feb 08, 2010 (Serbia Today ) – The Ministry of Economy and Regional Development announced that the government approved amendments today to the Law on the Privatization Agency and the Law on free shares, which will allow citizens to receive shares of state enterprises before they are privatized. The statement specifies that citizens will receive free shares of Telekom and Airport Nikola Tesla this year, as well as shares of oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije (EPS) in 2011. ► |
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New York, Feb. 04, 2010 ( Serbia Today) – The issue of work ethics is one of the most important aspects of the economies worldwide, particularly when it comes to the economies of the developing countries. In its base, work ethics could be defined as the responsible approach to the obligations at one’s work place. This does not relate only to the contractual obligations coming out of the work contract made between employee and employer, but also to the personal understanding of the professional obligations ► |
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ECONOMY |
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Belgrade, Feb. 06, 2010, (Source: B 92) - Serbia's foreign debt reached USD 33.26bn at the end of November 2009 – 2.7 percent up compared to a month earlier. The figure also means there was a 8.3 percent increase compared to the end of 2008, Head of the Market Research Institute (IZIT) Miloje Kanjevac said on Wednesday. Serbia's foreign debt has increased 3.2 times since the end of 2000, when it totaled USD 10.83bn, Kanjevac told a press conference► |
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ARTS & CULTURE |
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Belgrade, Feb 05, 2010 (Serbia Today) – Assistant Minister of Education Vesna Fila opened the “School tailored to children’s needs” Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 04, which presented models of good practice in inclusive education and the possibilities for their further implementation at the national and local level. Fila said ► |
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Kragujevac, ,Feb. 06 ,2010 (Serbia Today) - Building of the first low-cost apartments will begin in May this year. The investors are receiving building permits for the provided locations in Nis, Novi Sad and Kragujevac. However, it is not enough, because investors are asking the state to specify conditions with banks’ lending; that the debts should be reprogrammed to two years but also that some construction companies should not be favorites.. ► |
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POLITICS |
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Belgrade, Feb. 09, 2010, (Serbia Today) - Chief of the EU delegation in Serbia, Vincent Degert, said that Kosovo would not be a problem in Serbia’s EU membership negotiations, Belgrade daily Politika reports. “In all cases, the EU insists on separating the process of European integration, which Serbia is progressing in, from the question of the final status of Kosovo,► |
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Belgrade, Feb. 09, 2010, (Serbia Today) – After latest snowfalls in Serbia all main roads have been cleared, however, vehicles are traveling at a significantly slower pace. According to the Automobile and Motorcycle Association of Serbia (AMSS), throughout most of Serbia, snow is falling and temperatures are below zero. ► |
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ECONOMY |
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Belgrade, Feb. 09, 2010 (Source: Beta, Tanjug) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission arrived on Monday to continue talks regarding the third revision of its credit arrangement with Serbia. The IMF delegation will hold talks with various technical experts of the government and National Bank of Serbia. The IMF has warned Serbia that ► |
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TRAVEL TO SERBIA
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Belgrade, Feb. 09, 2010 ( Source: Blic) – As Belgrade daily Blic reports, this year ski season in Serbia was far from good. In an attempt to save what can be saved, certain hotels in domestic winter resorts are offering now ► |
