AHK Sommerfest Held
After almost three years, AHK (German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce) had the opportunity to again host its traditional Summer party, live.
Together with the guests AHK...
EU Preparing Investment Plan For Western Balkans Worth 30 Billion Euros
The leaders of the European Union and the Western Balkans held a four-hour discussion in Brussels on the challenges of the current geostrategic situation...
Alessandra Moretti Is The New Chair Of EP Delegation To Serbia
The European Parliament (EP) has elected Alessandra Moretti, a member of the Socialists and Democrats from Italy, as chair of the EU-Serbia Stabilization and...
Metaverse To Usher In A Massive Economy?
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CNBC that the metaverse could be a considerable part of the social network operator’s business in the second...
Russia’s Ruble At Its Strongest Level In 7 Years
Russia’s ruble hit 52.3 to the dollar on Wednesday, an increase of roughly 1.3% on the previous day and its strongest level since May...
Naomi Osaka And Lebron James Launch Media Company
Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is launching a media production company in partnership with The SpringHill Company, a media conglomerate created by Lebron...
Success Stories
Director Of Development, Technical Operations And Innovation MPC Properties
Creating The Perfect Synergy
Demand for commercial real estate has remained stable and is expected to preserve that stability, which also applies to real estate commercial terms, which...
Success Stories
Jelena Tadić, Executive Director, PPP Investment
People First In PPP
The 6th UNECE International Forum on Public-Private Partnerships was held in Barcelona. It addressed a number of current challenges, such as climate change, the...
Banking sector
Pavel Maco, President Of The Executive Board Of Mobi Banka
Banking Identity As A Universal Identity
Mobi Banka recently reached two milestones: a hundred thousand completely online loans; and a hundred million transactions. The bank ended last year with 650,000...
Banking sector
Vladimir Vasić, Secretary General Of The Association Of Serbian Banks
Serbia Needs A Stable Banking Sector
Crisis situations show best that Serbia definitely needs its Association of Banks, an organisation that performs important work for banks and the entire financial...
Slovenia
Dragan Marković, President Of Triglav Osiguranje Beograd Executive Board
Continuing To Create A Secure Future
Despite demanding circumstances, Triglav Group recorded revenue and profit growth
In the demanding circumstances of the first quarter of 2022, the Triglav Group increased its...
Italy
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi, Iervolino Studios
Global Demand For Short Content Is Growing
Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment (ILBE) and Iervolino Studios (IES) have been setting new standards of innovation in the entertainment industry in Serbia since...
Italy
Ljiljana Ahmetović, Shoppster CEO
A True “One-stop-shop”
Last year saw the first and largest online and TV store in Serbia, Shoppster, begin its cooperation with the local association of Italian entrepreneurs...
Success Stories
Miro Mijić, Founding Director And Owner, Trezor Volga
Three Decades Of Dedicated Work
Trezor Volga is a Serbian company that is celebrating 30 years of successful operations this year. It has grown from a small family business...
Success Stories
Dragoljub Zbiljić, Energotehnika Južna Bačka Company President
Guardians Of Serbia’s Energy Strength
Hungarian state-owned electricity company MVM has signed an agreement with the Maneks Group to take over 33.4% of its subsidiaries Energotehnika Južna Bačka and...
Banking sector
Željko Petrović, Banca Intesa
A Sustainable Tomorrow Is Built Today
Since it arrived on the local market, Banca Intesa, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, has profiled its services for all types of customers....
Slovenia
Dejan Turk, CEO, A1 Srbija And A1 Slovenija
Dedicated To Development
A1 Srbija, as part of the A1 Telekom Austria Group, has raised the bar to an even higher level. With the “tailwind” provided by...
Italy
Maurizio Panizzo, Director Of Panizzo Consulting
Care For The People Will Be The Solution
Despite the turbulent times, Panizzo Consulting and Panizzo Engineering believe in the future and in their business model that has been functioning perfectly in...
How The Ukraine Conflict Will Shape The Serbian Political Scene
Fruitless Elections
The insistence of the international community that Serbia take a clear stance on the conflict in Ukraine could have far-reaching ramifications for the mapping...
Security is mostly a superstition. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Helen Keller
Interview
Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner For Agriculture
Food Is The Top Security Issue
Putin is using food as a geopolitical weapon and the EU will not stand idle in the face of this aggression. It is crucial...
Interview
Goran Đurović, Montenegrin Minister Of Economic Development And Tourism
We Must Nurture The Strengths
Recognised as an ecological country with great material and intangible cultural wealth, Montenegro represents a world brand that must be represented adequately, promoted strongly...
Diplomacy
H.E. Damjan Bergant, Ambassador Of Slovenia To Serbia
We’re Only Opponents In Sport
I can confirm that Serbia and the Western Balkans remain high on the list of the Republic of Slovenia’s interests and that the level...
Education
Ivanka Popović, Professor At The Faculty Of Technology And Metallurgy Of The University Of Belgrade
Fear Of ‘The Other’ Is At The Root Of All Conflict
She served as rector of the University of Belgrade in her last term and displayed the required decisiveness and strength to preserve this institution’s...
Diplomacy
H.E. Carlo Lo Cascio, Ambassador Of Italy To Serbia
Serbia’s EU Accession Efforts Should Be Better Acknowledged
Italy supports Serbia in fulfilling its EU accession requirements, acknowledging Belgrade’s efforts to implement crucial reforms and looking forward to the new National Assembly...
Banking sector
Jorgovanka Tabaković, Governor Of The National Bank Of Serbia
We Defend Stability And The Interests Of Citizens And Businesses
We remain determined, even under conditions of increased geopolitical uncertainty, to implement – without delay – all measures necessary with a wide range of...
Diplomacy
H.E. Attila Pintér, Ambassador Of Hungary To Serbia
No Stability Without Serbia
I think there is no alternative to full EU membership for Serbia and the Western Balkans. I think we should present the same terms...
Opinion
Comment by Zoran Panović
Era Of (Post)historical Misgivings
The anxious apprehension of HBO show Game Of Thrones, or George R. R. Martin’s original source book, is easy to recognise in today’s era...
AHK Sommerfest Held
After almost three years, AHK (German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce) had the opportunity to again host its traditional Summer party,...
EU Preparing Investment Plan For Western Balkans Worth 30 Billion Euros
The leaders of the European Union and the Western Balkans held a four-hour discussion in Brussels on the challenges...
Alessandra Moretti Is The New Chair Of EP Delegation To Serbia
The European Parliament (EP) has elected Alessandra Moretti, a member of the Socialists and Democrats from Italy, as chair...
Russia’s Ruble At Its Strongest Level In 7 Years
Russia’s ruble hit 52.3 to the dollar on Wednesday, an increase of roughly 1.3% on the previous day and...
EU Council Pushes For Further Actions To Protect Journalists
Against the backdrop of increasing threats to journalists and thus impediments to freedom of expression and freedom to inform,...
Success Stories
Iervolino Studios
Celebrating Two Successful Years
Every great film or TV series starts with a great story and, very often, with a sequence of unexpected events that ultimately turn out...
Success Stories
Dragoljub Zbiljić, Energotehnika Južna Bačka Company President
Guardians Of Serbia’s Energy Strength
Hungarian state-owned electricity company MVM has signed an agreement with the Maneks Group to take over 33.4% of its subsidiaries Energotehnika Južna Bačka and...
Italy
Vlatko Sekulović, Law Office Sekulović
Serbia Is A Good Market
During the three decades of its work, Law Office Sekulović has specialised in the corporate domain and those branches of law that are essential...
Italy
Antonio Zanetti, CEO And Founder Of The KMZ Group
15 Years In Serbia. Responsible Growth
Once vertically integrated, Mr Zanetti’s interests in his companies in Serbia and Italy (including MG Precast and Penta Ge.Co. Construction) will become the KMZ...
Slovenia
Nemanja Đurić, Civil Structural Engineer, MOBECO d.o.o.
Always The First Choice
Mobeco was founded by Put Inženjering for the construction of large business facilities, and is successfully operating in Slovenia, Croatia, and this year in...
Slovenia
Igor Dodić, Law Firm Dodić Đurić Dabić
Legal Practise Is The Backbone Of Business
Law firm Dodić Đurić Dabić has vast experience when it comes to working with business. Their clients include local and foreign companies operating in...
Banking sector
Dejan Vukotić, Director, Export Insurance And Financing Agency AOFI
AOFI, Another Name For Security
AOFI supports exporters with direct financing for preparing exports through a range of credit programmes and by insuring the risk of unpaid invoices both...
Interview
Academic Vladimir Kostić, SANU President
Memorandum II Is A Plain Lie
How many embittered criticisms of the Memorandum I’ve heard from people (not rarely foreigners) who would later admit timidly that they hadn’t read it or had merely glanced over it. That memorandum was cast over SANU like an opaque...
H.E. Carlo Lo Cascio, Ambassador Of Italy To Serbia
Serbia’s EU Accession Efforts Should Be Better Acknowledged
Italy supports Serbia in fulfilling its EU accession requirements, acknowledging...
Antonio Ventresca, Director, Italian Trade Agency
Resilience Kept Us On Track
We’re here to help Italian and Serbian companies work together...
Annino De Venezia, President Of The Italian-Serbian Chamber Of Commerce
Great Enthusiasm Among Managers And Business Owners
Despite the setbacks prompted by the pandemic, there is great...
Roberto Cincotta, Director Of The Italian Cultural Institute Of Belgrade
We Never Stopped Bringing Italian Artists To Serbia
The Serbian public will once again have the privilege of...
AHK Sommerfest Held
After almost three years, AHK (German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce) had the opportunity to again host its traditional Summer party, live.
Together with the guests AHK...
25 Years Anniversary Celebration And Graduation Ceremony
On Sunday, 12 June, the BIS celebrated its 25th Anniversary at the White Palace in Belgrade. On this special occasion, the Guest of Honour...
International Day Of Yoga Marked At Kalemegdan
Ambassador of India to Serbia Sanjiv Kohli sent a message today that "yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquillity...
National Day Of Portugal Marked
On the 14th of June, the Portuguese Embassy in Belgrade celebrated the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, with the presence of...
Luca Gori, The New Italian Ambassador To Serbia
Luka Gori was born in Florence on 27 July 1968, he graduated in political science from the University of Florence in 1993, while he...
International Day Of Yoga Marked At Kalemegdan
Ambassador of India to Serbia Sanjiv Kohli sent a message today that "yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquillity...
Serbia And Turkey Open To Strengthening Comprehensive Co-Operation
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic stated today, after a meeting with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, that Serbia attaches special importance...
National Day Of Portugal Marked
On the 14th of June, the Portuguese Embassy in Belgrade celebrated the Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, with the presence of...
Schalenberg: Serbia Can Always Count On Vienna’s Support On The European Path
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schalenberg said in an interview with Tanjug on the eve of his visit to Serbia, that the credible European perspective...
USAID And ICT Hub Launch Pilot Superclusters – A New Model For Serbia’s Growth
The ICT HUB's project Serbia Innovates, supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a significant milestone in its work - the...
How The Ukraine Conflict Will Shape The Serbian Political Scene
Fruitless Elections
The insistence of the international community that Serbia take a clear stance on the conflict in Ukraine could have far-reaching ramifications for the mapping...
Will Serbia and other Western Balkan countries benefit from the global trends of nearshoring?
Risks & Opportunities
Many countries see their window of opportunity to bring more FDI home, as a result of the war in Ukraine and sanctions imposed against...
How will the Ukraine conflict impact on Serbia’s place in the international community?
Storm In The Backyard
Whenever and however the current conflict in Ukraine comes to an end, there’s no doubt that the Western Balkans and Serbia will be hit...
Who Really Makes Decisions In Serbia?
Always “Me”, Never “Us”
At a juncture when the debate over whether the opposition can force the current president into a second round of voting is heating up,...
Is Inflation Our Destiny (Again)?
He Who Sows Incorrectly Has Small Hope Of A Bountiful Harvest
This time around, inflation didn’t occur as a result of the excessive printing of dinars, unlike many of the previous periods of inflation that...
Are We Ready For The Development Of Innovations To Biomedical Sciences In Serbia?
Between The Periphery And Great Advances
Biotechnology, biomedicine, bioinformatics and biodiversity have gone from areas that were considered as lacking sufficient innovative capacity three years ago to be now considered...
Ivanka Popović, Professor At The Faculty Of Technology And Metallurgy Of The University Of Belgrade
Fear Of ‘The Other’ Is At The Root Of All Conflict
She served as rector of the University of Belgrade in her last term and displayed the required decisiveness and strength to preserve this institution’s...
Vesna Goldsworthy, Author
My Mission Is To Dismantle Prejudices
Born in Belgrade as Vesna Bjelogrlić, she was a brilliant student of literature who had only one wish: to be a poet. Love led...
Mira Banjac, Actress
Actress Of The Century
“Acting, for me, is a joy and the power to relay various lives through myself,” says dramatic artist Mira Banjac, noting that she’s proud...
Pero Zubac, Author And Poet
Timeless “Mostar Rains”
A gentleman with a bow tie and polite manners. His poems are just the same: picturesque, aromatic, beautifully worded, romantic… He stopped counting how...
Ivana Stefanović, Composer
We’re Living In A Time Of Lies
She is among the most important Yugoslav and Serbian composers of contemporary music, an essayist, a former successful director of BEMUS, the Belgrade Music...
Krinka Vidaković Petrov, Acting Director Of The Staro Sajmište Memorial Centre In Belgrade
Be Soft Like Cotton And Solid Like Steel
The new director of the Staro Sajmište Memorial Centre is a professor, scientist and ambassador, whose special interests include Hispanic studies and Judaism....
EU Preparing Investment Plan For Western Balkans Worth 30 Billion Euros
The leaders of the European Union and the Western Balkans held a four-hour discussion in Brussels on the challenges of the current geostrategic situation...
Montenegro And Albania Are Building Bridge On Bojana River
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abzovic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama presented to the public a joint infrastructure project to build a bridge over...
Bulgaria Sticks To Plan To Adopt The Euro In 2024 Amid Coalition Squabbles
Bulgaria’s government on Friday approved a plan to join the euro zone as of Jan. 1, 2024, amid concerns within the ruling coalition over...
Hungary Declares State Of Emergency
The government is declaring a state of emergency in view of the armed conflict in a neighbouring country, starting from midnight on Tuesday, Prime...
Montenegro: Up To €2.9 Million EIB Grant To Improve Education
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, will provide a grant of up to €2.9 million to the Government of Montenegro...
Brussels: Leaders Of The Western Balkans Reaffirm Commitment To EU Path
EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell reiterated at a working dinner he organized in Brussels for Western Balkan leaders that it is important to harmonize...
First Serbian Export Of Fresh Eggs To Albania
Serbia has exported the first quantities of fresh eggs to Albania, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry told Tanjug.
The ministry adds that...
Metaverse To Usher In A Massive Economy?
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CNBC that the metaverse could be a considerable part of the social network operator’s business in the second...
Russia’s Ruble At Its Strongest Level In 7 Years
Russia’s ruble hit 52.3 to the dollar on Wednesday, an increase of roughly 1.3% on the previous day and its strongest level since May...
Naomi Osaka And Lebron James Launch Media Company
Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is launching a media production company in partnership with The SpringHill Company, a media conglomerate created by Lebron...
EU Council Pushes For Further Actions To Protect Journalists
Against the backdrop of increasing threats to journalists and thus impediments to freedom of expression and freedom to inform, the Council today approved conclusions...
Polish Ruling Party Chief Leaves Government Post
Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS), on Tuesday resigned from his post as deputy prime minister — but he’s still...