Press: Minister's battle after car crash

The front pages of the Belgrade dailies today are dominated with news about the MUP chief's traffic accident. BLIC—"Airbag saves Jocic" the paper reports about the car crash that left Interior Minister Dragan Jocic seriously injured late Friday. Press: Minister's battle after car crash Serbia's veteran dissident from the Communist era, Professor Zagroka Golubovic, has called on the young people to vote in the Feb. 3 second round of presidential elections: "Turn out and vote, do not allow 1999 to return". VECERNJE NOVOSTI—"Jocic's hard battle", says the front page as it reports about the minister's spine and neck injuries. "I will not be blackmailed", Boris Tadic is quoted in another headline. The incumbent president will not accept Kostunica's conditions in return for the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) endorsmement ahead of the showdown in the polls with Radical Tomislav Nikolic. The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) today marks St. Sava's Day: "Educator of his Christian kin". GLAS JAVNOSTI—"Minister Jocic injured", is the main headline. "Who, and why, backs Tadic, Nikolic", the paper investigates the support the remaining candidates are given from abroad. Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic says in another article, "No EU agreement without separate cabinet decision". The position of the printed media in today's world is evident in another story that made it to the front page: "Djokovic vs. Tsonga", announcing the Australian Open final, which has already been played this morning, and won by Serbia's tennis star. KURIR—The tabloid reaches for eye-witness accounts as it reports on the Jocic crash: "Jocic could not feel his legs!" "Settlement of shame", is about the Nis Roma shanty town where a 13-year-old disabled girl was sexually abused by family members and neighbors. POLITIKA—"Police Minister Jocic seriously injured in crash", says the daily's front page. "Samardzic: Government makes the decision", is about the brewing SAA controversy. Serbia's ruling coalition seems to be unable to make up its mind on the country's European future: the Democrats, DS, want the deal signed, but their cabinet partners, the DSS, are ready to block it from being ratified if the EU also decides to send its mission to Kosovo. Then the same subject is explored under an equally indecisive headline to an editorial: "Europe, pros and cons". PRESS: "Jocic in serious condition", the tabloid informs. "Don't cry Ana!", says another headline, reacting to Ana Ivanovic's tears as she lost her Australian Open final yesterday to Russia's Maria Sharapova.

Press: Minister's battle after car crash

Serbia's veteran dissident from the Communist era, Professor Zagroka Golubović, has called on the young people to vote in the Feb. 3 second round of presidential elections: "Turn out and vote, do not allow 1999 to return".

VEČERNJE NOVOSTI—"Jočić's hard battle", says the front page as it reports about the minister's spine and neck injuries.

"I will not be blackmailed", Boris Tadić is quoted in another headline. The incumbent president will not accept Koštunica's conditions in return for the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) endorsmement ahead of the showdown in the polls with Radical Tomislav Nikolić.

The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) today marks St. Sava's Day: "Educator of his Christian kin".

GLAS JAVNOSTI—"Minister Jočić injured", is the main headline.

"Who, and why, backs Tadić, Nikolić", the paper investigates the support the remaining candidates are given from abroad.

Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardžić says in another article, "No EU agreement without separate cabinet decision".

The position of the printed media in today's world is evident in another story that made it to the front page: "Đoković vs. Tsonga", announcing the Australian Open final, which has already been played this morning, and won by Serbia's tennis star.

KURIR—The tabloid reaches for eye-witness accounts as it reports on the Jočić crash: "Jočić could not feel his legs!"

"Settlement of shame", is about the Niš Roma shanty town where a 13-year-old disabled girl was sexually abused by family members and neighbors.

POLITIKA—"Police Minister Jočić seriously injured in crash", says the daily's front page.

"Samardžić: Government makes the decision", is about the brewing SAA controversy. Serbia's ruling coalition seems to be unable to make up its mind on the country's European future: the Democrats, DS, want the deal signed, but their cabinet partners, the DSS, are ready to block it from being ratified if the EU also decides to send its mission to Kosovo.

Then the same subject is explored under an equally indecisive headline to an editorial: "Europe, pros and cons".

PRESS: "Jočić in serious condition", the tabloid informs.

"Don't cry Ana!", says another headline, reacting to Ana Ivanović's tears as she lost her Australian Open final yesterday to Russia's Maria Sharapova.