Power cuts begin for large consumers
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 17:31 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbia's state-run power company EPS started implementing a government order to cut the power to industrial consumers who are not vital for the public interest.
FM asks United Nations to block KTA funds
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 18:54 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (4) | Send commentNEW YORK -- Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić met in New York Thursday with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a number of Security Council ambassadors.
President calls on citizens to save electricity
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 19:56 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentLJUBOVIJA -- Serbian President Boris Tadić on Thursday continued touring parts of the country worst-hit by the ongoing ice-cold wave, this time traveling to western Serbia.
DS, SNS enjoy greatest support, poll shows
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 11:54 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Parties which enjoy the greatest support are the opposition Serb Progressive Party (SNS) and the ruling Democrats (DS), an Ipsos Strategic Marketing poll shows.
"Human factor at fault in escape attempt"
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 15:22 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The human factor was at fault in the escape attempted by prisoners and members of the Zemun Clan crime gang Sretko Kalinić and Željko Milanović.
IMF, government fail to reach agreement
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 14:16 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and the Serbian government ended without agreement in Belgrade on Thursday
RSD hits record low, NBS sells EUR 68.5mn
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 20:17 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Serbian dinar (RSD) will continue to lose in value against the euro (EUR) for the fifth consecutive day on Friday.
15 victims as extreme cold weather continues
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 20:15 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Another victim of freezing in Serbia was found in a farming household in a village close to the town of Petrovac na Mlavi.
Government curtails electricity supply
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 10:21 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The government has decided to curtail electricity supply to institutions and companies which are large consumers but not of vital importance for everyday life.
Daily: Pressure on Serbia increases
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 09:14 | Source: Politika | Comments: (37) | Send commentBELGRADE -- It is still unknown when the Belgrade-Priština talks could continue and the pressure exerted on Serbia is being increased every day, daily Politika writes.
Another safe house to be opened in Serbia
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 14:40 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbia will soon get one more safe house. Unfortunately, family violence in 2011 was more present than before.
Guards in escape attempt case to be questioned
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 11:41 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Five prison guards will be questioned today in connection with an escape attempt of Zemun gang members Sretko Kalinić and Željko Milovanović.
Hooligan sentenced to two years in prison
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 16:29 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The First Municipal Court in Belgrade on Thursday sentenced Red Star fan group leader Ivan Bogdanov to two years in prison for violent behavior in 2006.
Gendarmerie commander tours GSZ in south
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 20:55 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentBUJANOVAC -- Gendermerie Commander Gen. Bratislav Dikić stated on Thursday that the current situation in the ground safety zone (GSZ) was stable.
“Only Democrats can defeat SNS”
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 10:29 | Source: Danas, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Only the Democratic Party (DS) can defeat the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), says League of Social-Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV) deputy leader Bojan Kostreš.
“Decision to suspend massacre probe unlawful”
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 13:57 | Source: Glas Srpske | Comments: (1) | Send commentBANJA LUKA -- Prosecutor Jude Romano could not end the probe into the Dobrovoljačka St. case because the investigative team determined that it had elements of a war crime.
Religious education becomes compulsory in Russia
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 15:33 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send commentMOSCOW -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has made a decision to introduce “basics of world religious cultures” and “basics of secular ethics” to Russian schools.
French official suggests homeless should "stay home"
Thursday 9.02.2012 | 15:38 | Source: Reuters, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentPARIS -- A French government official found herself in hot water when she offered advice to the vulnerable population coping with the cold wave in France.
Yesterday's news Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Tadić urges "free electricity" for poor households
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 21:16 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send commentCRNA TRAVA, BELGRADE -- Serbian President Boris Tadić toured southern Serbia on Wednesday and met with representatives of local emergency teams in the municipality of Crna Trava.
Russia, China back UN-led organ trafficking probe
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 20:42 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (21) | Send commentNEW YORK -- Russia's UN envoy has called on the Security Council to support Serbia's initiative for a Kosovo human organ trafficking probe under the auspices of the UN.
Russia supports Jeremić for UNGA president
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 22:25 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentNEW YORK -- Russia supports the candidacy of Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić for president of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Ice shuts down river traffic in Serbia
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 20:49 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Serbian government recommended new measures for conserving energy and fuel while extremely low temperatures persist; river traffic shut down.
Serbia cold snap death toll rises to 12
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 11:17 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Two more persons have died from the cold in Serbia, increasing the death toll to 12.
FM: Negotiations only way to solution
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 17:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (12) | Send commentNEW YORK -- Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said in New York on Wednesday that negotiations were the only way to reach a sustainable and lasting solution for Kosovo.
Ruling coalition "uncertain of majority" in parliament
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 18:33 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The first working day of the Serbian parliament in 2012 was marked with the uncertainty whether MPs would be able to form a majority.
Italian official: Serbia fulfilled all EU conditions
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 16:05 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Italian Chamber of Deputies President Gianfranco Fini said on Wednesday Serbia had fulfilled all the conditions and should be granted the EU candidate status.
EU mediator, Belgrade negotiator meet in Vienna
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 18:12 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentVIENNA -- EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper and head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović conferred in Vienna on Wednesday.
“Probe will shed light on attempted escape”
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 13:27 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić says that an investigation will show whether Zemun gang members had some help in an attempt to escape from prison.
"Time not right for EU enlargement"
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 16:57 | Source: NIN | Comments: (4) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbia deserves the candidate status but I believe that now is not a good moment for the EU enlargement, European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz says.
Committee on Kosovo votes on government report
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 09:27 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbian parliament's Committee on Kosovo discussed Tuesday the government report on steps taken to stabilize the situation in Kosovo in the past three months.
MUP investigates incident at Syrian embassy
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 17:15 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Several Syrian citizens living in Serbia entered the yard of the Syrian embassy in Belgrade late on Wednesday and defaced its facade with graffiti.
Weapons factory to sign contracts worth USD 330mn
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 10:41 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send commentKRAGUJEVAC -- Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac said Tuesday that the weapons factory Zastava Oružje (Zastava Arms) will sign contracts worth USD 330mn in 2012.
Thaci against "special status", rejects Tadić's plan
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 22:28 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (44) | Send commentPRIŠTINA -- Hashim Thaci once again rejected the possibility of a special status for northern part of Kosovo, said reports from Priština on Wednesday.
Daily: DSS, Progressives to hold post-election talks
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 09:53 | Source: Večernje novosti | Comments: (2) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) will try to form a joint state policy after elections, daily Večernje novosti writes.
SNS leader joins B92 humanitarian campaign
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 21:00 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentKRAGUJEVAC -- Opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolić on Wednesday joined a humanitarian campaign to buy baby incubators, launched by the B92 Fund.
New record donation for baby incubators
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 12:49 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- In the first week of February, a new record donation by Milan Popović allowed the purchase of another ten modern Caleo incubators for prematurely born babies.
Big chill puts freeze on crime, statistics show
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 15:02 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Several weeks of heavy snow and extremely cold weather in Serbia have had one positive side effect, Interior Minister Ivica Dačić has revealed.
Serbia has 85 registered political parties
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 13:55 | Source: Danas, Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Two new political parties have been registered in Serbia: the Movement for Serbia's Development and the Roma Union of Serbia.
Hundreds report weather-related injuries in Croat town
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 15:12 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send commentSPLIT -- As many as 650 residents in Croatia's coastal Adriatic town of Split have received medical treatment for injuries sustained from falling in ice-covered streets.
Minus 55 degrees recorded in Kamchatka
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 15:09 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentMOSCOW -- A record low temperature in Russia this winter has been recorded in the Kamchatka Peninsula, minus 55 degrees Celsius.
EU prepares new sanctions against Syria
Wednesday 8.02.2012 | 14:24 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentBRUSSELS, HOMS -- The EU is preparing new sanctions against Syria’s regime. Many Western and Arab countries have recalled their ambassadors from Damascus.
Opinions & Analyses
Germany's role in Europe and European debt crisis
1.02.2012. | Comments: 6
"Germany must have a free-trade zone in Europe. Germany also needs robust demand in Europe. Germany also wants prudence in borrowing practices. And Germany must not see a return to the anti-German feeling of previous epochs."
B92 TV
KFOR spokesman: Institutions in north "not parallel"
22.12.2011. | Comments: 3
A spokesman for the NATO troops in Kosovo, KFOR, says that this international mission "does not think there are parallel and illegal institutions in northern (Serb-dominated) Kosovo".
Reports
Balkans in HRW's annual World Report
23.01.2012. | Comments: 0
The Human Rights Watch international NGO has published its 22nd annual World Report, summarizing human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011.