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EU: New UK proposals ‘do not provide a basis’ for Brexit...

5 October 2019

EU countries agree that new UK proposals for a Brexit deal "do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement", according to the European...

Rod Stewart was our wedding singer

5 October 2019

A couple whose dream Las Vegas wedding was almost ruined when Thomas Cook went bust were shocked when Sir Rod Stewart serenaded them at...

Brexit: Boris Johnson sets out deal to MPs

3 October 2019

Boris Johnson is setting out his proposals for a Brexit deal in Parliament, while EU leaders also consider their response. He outlined plans on Wednesday...

Serbia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets With UK Ambassador to Serbia

21 September 2019

On 18 September, new Ambassador of United Kingdom to Serbia H.E. Sian Christina Macleod paid a courtesy call to First Deputy Prime Minister and...

Sian MacLeod OBE appointed as new British Ambassador to Serbia

4 September 2019

Ms Sian MacLeod OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia in succession to H.E. Mr Denis Keefe CMG. Ms MacLeod...

Lady Olga Maitland, Politician, Journalist And Security Expert

Fake Media Distort Reality

1 September 2019

Like many others – from current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to her own father – Lady Olga Maitland followed the career path of...

G7 Summit: Leaders’ Declaration

26 August 2019

Over the past two days, Biarritz, France has hosted the G7 Summit. Initially a meeting behind closed doors for seven Heads of State and...

France, Germany, Italy, UK and US issue joint statement on Serbia,...

14 August 2019

The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States stand united in our aim to see the full normalisation of...

Brexit Leader Boris Johnson Wins Race For UK Prime Minister

23 July 2019

Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy...

Dr David Landsman, New Chairman of British Serbian Chamber of Commerce

16 July 2019

The British Serbian Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) announced Dr David Landsman OBE as its new Chairman. Dr Landsman brings a variety of skills from a...

Aviva plans to cut 1,800 jobs globally

18 June 2019

British insurer Aviva will change the structure of its UK business and cut costs across the firm, with the loss of 1,800 jobs, it said on...

British Embassy in Serbia celebrates The Queen’s 93rd Birthday

13 June 2019

Outgoing British Ambassador to Serbia H.E. Denis Keefe welcomed guests to mark the 93rd birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Celebration of The Queen's 93rd Birthday...

The Queen’s 93rd Birthday Celebration

13 June 2019

Outgoing British Ambassador to Serbia H.E. Denis Keefe welcomed guests to mark the 93rd birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Read more

Comment by Nebojša Katić, Economist

When the UK formally initiated the process of leaving the EU by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty two years ago, the British government promised the UK would leave the EU on 29th March 2019, with a new trade agreement combining the best of all worlds

Why Germany struggles to understand the issues at heart of Brexit?

3 April 2019

Britain's stubborn, uncompromising political culture favours small victories over compromise. In Germany, where coalition-building is the norm, Brexit bewilderment remains strong. Throughout the whole sorry...

Ambassador of Serbia in London Aleksandra Joksimović presented Letters of Credence...

26 March 2019

Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the United Kingdom Aleksandra Joksimović presented Letters of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 26...

British Based Companies move to Netherlands

3 March 2019

More than 40 British companies last year moved, or said they would move, their operations from Britain to the Netherlands in response to Brexit...

British American Tobacco

BAT Serbia mark five consecutive years of business without injury at...

24 September 2018

British American Tobacco (BAT), the most significant British investor in Serbia, marked five consecutive years of business without injury and professional illnesses, and the...

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CorD 20 December 2019

Comment By Zoran Panović

The Macron Paradox

Comment 20 December 2019

Deep Purple performed in Belgrade again this December, and it was an occasion to recall how much more relaxed the atmosphere in Serbia had been when this band last performed in Belgrade, in March 2014, and when the top stars among the audience were then Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić, dressed in a tight, black, leather jacket, and First Lady Dragica, also dressed in rocker’s apparel

Garry Jacobs, President and CEO of the World Academy of Art & Science, Chairman of the Board & CEO of the World University Consortium

Stop Imitating And Start Innovating

Interviews 20 December 2019

Serbia, which has a very strong tradition in science and technology and a population with a proven capacity to excel in advanced fields of...

H.E. Gilles Arnout Beschoor Plug, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Serbia

High Expectations of Serbia

Interviews 20 December 2019

Every effort is necessary to ensure elections where parties feel they can participate on an equal footing and all voters can cast their vote...

Mihailo Jovanović, (Associate Professor, PhD), Director of the Office for Information Technology and E-Government

Intensive Development of eGovernment Systems and Services

Interviews 20 December 2019

This year was marked by the continuation of intensive work on the development of information systems and e-administration services Thanks to the great support of...

Revolution or Routine: What is your opinion on the waning 2019 and the coming 2020?

How to Recognise, Curb and Turn Around Bad Infinity?

Focus 20 December 2019

During the times in which we live, it is sometimes difficult to read whether we’ve just witnessed something that will later prove to be the embryonic start of a major change – in the fight against climate change, in the launching of economic wars, or in an attempt to establish political dialogue and set boundaries between the honourable and the dishonourable – or we routinely bowed our heads. Here’s what our interlocutors think about that

Adir El Al, CEO AFI Europe Serbia

Stability Will Bring Prosperity

Business Dialogue 20 December 2019

After 16 years of activity in Serbia, I can say that - as AFI Europe - we are now leading the real estate market in many aspects. Not just as one of the biggest real estate developers in the country, but also as one trying to find the right path, pioneering and paving the way for many other developers and investors in the real estate segment, says Mr. Adir El Al, CEO of AFI Europe Serbia

Aleksandar Jakovljević, Managing Director of Philip Morris For South-East Europe

Dedicated to Change

Business Dialogue 20 December 2019

IQOS is currently used by around 12 million consumers in the world, eight million of whom have completely left their cigarettes and made this less harmful choice

Mladen Ćirić, Sales Manager, Tonković Winery

Our Wines are Even Served In The Vatican

Business Dialogue 20 December 2019

Established in 2006, Tonković Winery cultivates the Kadarka, an old autochthonous variety, on all 10 hectares of its vineyards. Tonković makes as many as...

Ursula Von der Leyen

What EU “Geopolitical” Power Will Cost

Feature 20 December 2019

Ursula Von der Leyen, the new president of the European Commission, has promised to position the European Union as a geopolitical power that is capable of holding its own against the United States and a rising China. But the EU may come to regret any attempt to parlay its economic strength into geopolitical clout.

Kylie Jenner

Fresh-Faced Billionaire at 22

Entrepreneurship 20 December 2019

Kylie Jenner is an American model, reality television star and cosmetics entrepreneur who has a net worth of a billion dollars. In any given year, Kylie earns around $40 million from her various endeavours. The vast majority of her net worth comes from her cosmetics company, Kylie Cosmetics. Kylie sold a 51% stake in her company to Coty Inc. in November 2019 for $600 million, with the company valued as a whole at $1.2 billion

Dr Miroslav Perišić, Historian, Director Of The Archives Of Serbia

Archives are a Barrier Against the Falsifying of History

Profile 20 December 2019

History is dangerous if not understood. The historian needs always to remind of this experience when, due to some contemporary crisis, there is increased interest in the past and simplified interpretations and light conclusions emerge in public in waves

Stefan Milenković, violinist, musical pedagogue

The Artist Always Has a Choice

Culture Interviews 20 December 2019

As a child, he was celebrated by the country that was called Yugoslavia. In fact, he was a child prodigy who played the violin...

Carnival Masks

Tradition of Venetian Carnival Masks

Art 20 December 2019

Every year, from February to March, Carnival in Venice is held. Hundreds of thousands visit Venice during Carnival, to admire the incredible Venetian costumes and masks that can be seen walking around in Venice

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