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Zijin Mining to Acquire Kazakhstan’s Raygorodok Gold Mine in $1.2 Billion Deal
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 4, 2025
Zijin Mining Group, China’s largest gold and copper producer, announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Raygorodok Gold Mine in Kazakhstan for $1.2 billion. The deal, executed through its subsidiaries Zijin...
Serbia says China to increase exports of materials for EVs, Bloomberg says
Markets Insider
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Serbia has received assurances from China that it would support increasing exports of materials critical for EV production, Misha Savic of Bloomberg reports. This move will benefit companies such as Stellantis (STLA), which operates a factory in...
Serbian village stakes claim to the first vampire
The Bryan Times - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
At the back of an overgrown cemetery in a tiny Serbian village, a mysterious 300-year-old headstone marks the grave of the first recorded vampire. Pushing through thick scrub, local historian Nenad Mihajlovic pulls back branches to reveal the...
Iconic DJ to perform in Belgrade in September
Serbian Monitor
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July 4, 2025
One of the world’s most influential DJs and producers, a global icon of electronic music, and a Grammy Award winner – Black Coffee – will perform in Belgrade on 18 September at the unique open-air venue of Luka Beograd. Audiences in Serbia will...
Saudi Arabia strengthens air connectivity with Serbia, Indonesia
The Peninsula
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July 4, 2025
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), today signed an air transport services agreement with the Republic of Serbia, represented by its Ministry of Construction, Transport and...
New road toll prices official in Serbia from today – RSD 325 from Belgrade to Novi Sad
eKapija
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In Serbia, the road toll is officially higher by around 4.3% per kilometer traveled on average. On the highway from Belgrade to Nis, the road toll price is RSD 1,170, from Belgrade to Novi Sad, it is RSD 325, from Belgrade to Subotica RSD 835,...
Factory of German manufacturer of components and systems for auto brands PWO opens in Cacak – 500 workers soon, 800 jobs planned in total
eKapija
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The German company PWO in Preljina near Cacak has opened the factory for the development and production of components, tools, assemblies and parts for the automotive industry, where 137 workers are employed. The construction of the factory worth...
Air Transport Agreement signed between Serbia and Saudi Arabia
eKapija
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Air traffic might soon be established between Serbia and Saudi Arabia, announced the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia. The Air Transport Agreement was signed by Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure...
EU to support construction of new generation unit at Potpec hydropower plant and solar-thermal plant in Novi Sad with over EUR 40 million
eKapija
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The European Commission has proposed the first support package, of EUR 87.7 million, under the European Union’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, to help implement EUR 487.3 million worth of hydropower, solar district heating, and grid...
Serbia's NIS receives further sanctions reprieve from US
ETEnergyworld.com
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June 28, 2025
Serbia's largest energy producer was spared sanctions by the United States for another month on Friday, extending an early reprieve for the majority Russian-owned firm. NIS, which operates the country's only oil refinery, said in a statement to...
Serbian Anti-Government Groups Return To Streets, Demand Release Of Detained Protesters
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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June 28, 2025
BELGRADE -- Police in Serbia have detained dozens of people following anti-government protests, authorities announced on June 29, and President Aleksandar Vucic said law-enforcement agencies were set to make “many more arrests.” Prosecutors said...
Djedovic Handanovic, Russian ambassador discuss cooperation in energy sector
Tanjug
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July 3, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the energy sector. Djedovic Handanovic noted that US...
Steel Industry Reacts to BYD's New European Factory
Oil Price
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July 3, 2025
Via Metal Miner Chinese automaker BYD recently appointed Austria’s Voestalpine as its first steel supplier for the planned production plant in Hungary. On June 24, the Linz-headquartered steel industry leader officially announced it will begin...
Ambassador Gori meets with Serbian environment minister
ANSA
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July 3, 2025
The Ambassador of Italy to Serbia, Luca Gori, was received today by the Minister of Environmental Protection, Sara Pavkov. Also present were the President of the Italian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Annino De Venezia, the Director General of...
Agreement Transnafta and MOL on the pipeline Serbia-Hungary pipeline
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 3, 2025
The representatives of Transnafta and MOL Group signed the agreement on the technical specifications of the Serbia-Hungary Oil Pipeline Project yesterday, in the presence of Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, and Csaba...
Serbian energy firm receives further sanctions reprieve
Macau Business
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June 27, 2025
Serbia’s largest energy producer was spared sanctions by the United States for another month on Friday, extending an early reprieve for the majority Russian-owned firm. NIS, which operates the country’s only oil refinery, said in a statement to...
‘A State-Backed Social Disease’: How Gambling Flourishes in Serbia and Bosnia
Balkan Insight
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July 3, 2025
Reliable statistics on gambling addiction are scarce. A 2018 study by Serbia’s Institute for Public Health estimated between 51,000 and 93,000 people were problem gamblers, including up to 33,000 extreme cases. Despite being seven years old, it is...
Has the China Free Trade Agreement Paid Off for Serbia?
China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)
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July 3, 2025
When Chinese and Serbian officials signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on the sidelines of the 2023 Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, it was hailed as the dawn of a new era in bilateral relations. The document was framed not just as an economic pact...
Djuric: Serbia will not allow forced redrawing of realities in Kosovo-Metohija
Tanjug
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July 2, 2025
BELGRADE - The Government of the Republic of Serbia strongly condemns the latest unilateral and politically motivated act by Albin Kurti’s regime, marked by Tuesday’s ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of two new bridges in Kosovska...
Energy storage in focus: How custom insurance solutions are fueling Southeast Europe’s green transition
Balkan Green Energy News
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June 27, 2025
Why storage is becoming central to Europe’s energy strategy As Europe accelerates its energy transition, solar is leading the charge. In 2024 alone, 21.9 GWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) were installed across the continent, marking...