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As of 2022, Serbian citizens will have to apply for an ‘instant visa’ to enter the EU
To enter one of the EU countries, Serbian citizens will need a permit or “instant visa” from next year, which will cost 7 euros. The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is expected to become fully operational by 2022, after which some 1.4 billion people from more than 60 countries, who have so far […]
Covid passes introduced in Serbia
The Serbian government’s Crisis Response Team decided on Wednesday to introduce the COVID passes for all indoor cafes and restaurants as of 10 pm on Saturday. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic told reporters the Government would pass regulations enabling control of the passes. She said there would be a stricter control of the existing anti-epidemic measures, […]
The SMOM Grand Chancellor meets with the Serbian Foreign Minister – agreement signed
Rome, 19th October 2021 – The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, has met with the Grand Chancellor, Albrecht Boeselager, at the Villa Magistrale in Rome, one of the Order of Malta’s seats of government. The visit took place on the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (in 2001), which, […]
EC allows opening of 2 more clusters in accession negotiations with Serbia
As part of its annual report on Serbia, the European Commission (EC) recommends the opening of clusters 3 (Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth) and 4 (Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity), Tanjug news agency reports. The European Commission said in its latest report on Serbia that the country achieved only limited progress in reforming the public administration, […]
The extreme right in Serbia funded from state budget
The list of dangerous groups and individuals, “leaked” from Facebook last week, also includes far-right organisations from Serbia and the Western Balkans, linked to terrorism, incitement to hatred and calls for violence, Radio Free Europe reports. Among the extremist movements, there are many that have been shut down, but also far-right organisations that are not […]
Christopher Hill nominated for the new US ambassador to Serbia
The US President Joseph Biden nominated Christopher R. Hill as a new ambassador to Serbia, the White House said on Thursday, replacing Antony Godfrey, who had served in Belgrade since October 2019. Hill is “a career member of the foreign service. Most recently, he has been the 2021 George Ball Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s […]
Magna Seating opens a car seat covers factory in Aleksinac – 800 new jobs
The Canadian company Magna Seating has a car seat covers factory in Aleksinac (central Serbia) that will employ 800 people. The company had been operating in a rented warehouse in Aleksinac since June last year and, after a few months, began preparations for the construction of its own plant, a branch of the Odzaci plant. […]
Germany’s Hansgrohe to open a factory in Valjevo – 1,000 new jobs
The German company, Hansgrohe SE, which produces sanitary equipment, signed a contract on Friday stipulating construction of a faucet factory in western Serbia. The 85-million-euro factory in Valjevo will employ 1,000 people. The production plant will span 130,000 square metre, and its construction will begin in 2022. The plan is to launch production in 2023. […]
Skoda to launch tram production in Serbia by the year-end
The vice-president of Skoda, Zdenek Majer, announced yesterday that the company had made the decision to start building trams in Kragujevac by the end of 2021. He said this at a meeting with the deputy mayor of Belgrade, Goran Vesic, who, at the invitation of Czech companies, came to Prague to present investment opportunities in […]
Bulgaria’s Minimet Commodities starts constructing a factory in Kovin
With a nearly two-year delay due to the epidemic, the Bulgarian company Minimet Commodities started building a sheet metal factory in the industrial zone near the village of Kovin in Vojvodina. The investment is worth around EUR 8 million and will create 250 jobs, of which 130 will be college graduates. The first phase of the works […]
Swiss company Barry Callebaut to open a factory in Novi Sad today
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will attend the official opening of the Barry Callebaut factory in Novi Sad today, the President’s press service has announced. Barry Callebaut is the leading Swiss chocolate producer. The construction of the factory in Novi Sad began in March last year. The factory will employ more than 100 workers and is […]
America’s NCR opens a technology park in Belgrade – jobs for 5,000 people
The American company NCR has opened a technology park in Belgrade, its largest campus in Europe, spanning close to 30,000 square metres, costing 100 million dollars. A park will also serve as a centre for developing new technologies and a place to meet and exchange ideas between the company and the local community. NCR Corporation, […]
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