"I'm both nationalist and democrat," president says

lol @ this "bridge between Russia and the EU".

This is fantasy. No one needs Serbia to be some sort of Great Mediator. Russia is perfectly capable to make it's own "bridges" and doesn't need Serbia for this.

How much credibility does Serbia have anyway in diplomacy?
(Danilo, 29 May 2012 10:25)

I agree. We gotta completely forget about EU membership. If businesses from the West would like to invest in Serbia that's fine. What the bridge theory means though is Russia's generous FTA with Serbia makes the country an attractive investment destination because Western companies can tap into the Russian market without paying added taxes.

In the best case scenario, Mircea, you will still be cleaning lavatories in Brussels by 2020. If you´r lucky.

Realistically speaking, by then (or rather way before due to the €USSR collapse) you will have two alternatives. 1)join your fellow Romanian beggars in the streets of Europe or 2)go back home to an uncertain but honourable future. Good luck whatever you choose...

Ecoman.

A few more years in Serbia, and you'll be doing the very same :)
(Danilo, 29 May 2012 13:40)

So why not just leave instead of being a whiny little b&%tch on here all the time? Set up shop in albania, you are more suited to be there than in Serbia.

Oh look Danilo is back again with his uneducated and misinformed insight, and when put on the spot, and ONCE AGAIN failing to explain his anti-Serbian comments! Its quite funny because Danilo you make up arguments which have no substance to support your diehard EU support. Leave Serbia if you hate it so much, then you will have a happier life. By the way, got a girlfriend yet, or is it still a problem?

lol @ this "bridge between Russia and the EU".

This is fantasy. No one needs Serbia to be some sort of Great Mediator. Russia is perfectly capable to make it's own "bridges" and doesn't need Serbia for this.

How much credibility does Serbia have anyway in diplomacy?

Better than both nationalist and socialist, i.e. national-socialist

He may define himself a nationalis and democrat, but a better definiton would be a pragmatist. On Kosovo's issue he sounds much more flexible than Tadic, therefore more useful. Maybe that's why he won in such a surprising way?

... I know where my heart is and everybody in Serbia knows that...

Russia too knows it and we value it. Hopefully Russia will soon change it's approach for full range cooperation and support. During Otposts our support was a bit inertial and formal. Now the doors are open on both sides of your home. Lets see how it works.

Why would they (EU) do that instead of just investing in Russia? - Danilo
To get around tariffs, Danilo. You sure do make a lot of negative comments when it comes to Serbia, and to what Serbs suggest, why?

"What the bridge theory means though is Russia's generous FTA with Serbia makes the country an attractive investment destination because Western companies can tap into the Russian market without paying added taxes."
(Ari Gold, 29 May 2012 11:21)

Unfortunately, exports from Serbia to the Russian market with 100+ mio of people are lower than the exports to Montenegro with less than 1 mio people. On the other hand, Russia is the country Serbia imports from most. So guess who's benefiting from the 'generous FTA' (which is bi-directional)?

Secondly, if your theory is that companies will invest in Serbia so they can sell to Russia, why would they do that instead of just investing in Russia?
(Danilo, 29 May 2012)

Sure, it would be my pleasure to share my knowledge and educate you.

The reason Serbia is an attractive destination for the Russian market is because what companies would have to pay in Russia is far more than what they would have to pay in Serbia. Because of Russia's very generous free trade agreement with Serbia that no other country in the region enjoys, exports can come from our country into Russia for a significantly smaller fee than anywhere else.

The reason it makes more sense for Western businesses to invest in Serbia to tap into the Russian market instead of investing in Russia directly is because it would cost those companies far less to operate out of Serbia than Russia. You see life is more expensive in Russia than in Serbia. Moscow for example is one of the if not the most expensive city in Europe. This means companies are charged a lot in operating costs alone, but also take into account that Russian workers require a higher wage than in Serbia to afford a living. So with that said, it would make much more sense for Western companies to take advantage of that FTA in a country like Serbia rather than investing directly out of Russia. This is not some conspiracy, Western companies have openly made it clear that is why they are investing in Serbia.

Me and you both owe a lot to Russia.

"Leave Serbia if you hate it so much, then you will have a happier life."
(SCP UK, 29 May 2012 15:03)

Absurd: People who pretend to be good Serbs and like Serbia so much left their beloved country and prefer to live in the evil west, while Danilo who doesn't like the situation there is living in Serbia.

Well said.. and i hope that Nikolic keeps his word. And he is right, he shouldnt meet with criminal puppets like Thaci. Finally someone in office that wont be making back door deals..if Nikolic does what he says, then i would be very satisfied. Leave it to the people about the EU, and abide by our constituion in regards to Kosovo and Metohija.

From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)
(KOSO, 29 May 2012 18:05)
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LOL!! You mean your perspective of ignorance? Russia spans both Europe and Asia.

From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)
(KOSO, 29 May 2012 18:05)

As far as I know you have almost the same haplogrammes as the Azerbaijan people coz you are close brothers. So I’ll tell you a real story. A good friend of mine called Arif is of Azerbaijan origin and he has a big restaurant and a big night club in Moscow. On Thursdays only niggers are allowed to his night club. The thing is that they have little problems here at daytime while it is different if they drop to a discothèque or a night club. So when asked he told me that the Africans make him good money and they behave themselves and what is most important he said “on Thursdays nobody calls me a black assssss” and once a week he said “I feel myself a white man”. Now my Alb. Superman if you’ve missed the idea I’ll help you by summarizing that here in Russia your brothers feel themselves Europeans only when compared with the Africans. So it is very amusing when a redskin talks about Russia on behalf of Europe. I wonder what have your people tribute to the European culture , sport , science ect. ? NOTHING ! NOTHING AT ALL !!!
With love from Asia

Oh for a political party in Serbia that had a concrete strategy about how to improve economic growth and to properly crackdown on corruption.

Instead we get the same old nonsense about EU and Russia. One part of Serbia pulls one way, another pulls the other. And the fact is that economic growth, employment and the reduction of regional problems is on our doorstep. Folks, the fact is that most of our business is done with our neighbours and this will continue in the medium term. Lets focus primarily on expanding and re-establishing business in these countries.

Politically expedient? Not really. Pro EU parties think its unsexy for voters to hear this story of a 'return to the Balkans' and lack of 'advanced markets' EU talk. Anti EU parties maybe not so hostile, but their voters are. Some still want to punish Croatia and Bosnia for recent conflict (return of refugees etc).

No we don't need a return to Jugoslavija, but these markets (plus other neighbours) are where our potential lies.

Meanwhile Toma can bang on about Russia and Tadic can bang on about the EU.

Is Toma saying that he is heterosexual and homosexual at the same time? AC DC
(Agim Kelmendi, 29 May 2012 19:26)

Yeh he is politically bisexual. Then again North Korea is "democratic" apparently.

I am a democrat and a nationalist. Bla bla bla. Same old crap, like Tadic and Kostunica. Slobo was also a "democrat and nationalist." Whatever suits them for the moment. Keep up the war against Bosnia and Kosova, and keep pushing for Greater Serbia and a "special" connection with Putin-Russia.

S.O.S., Serbia... Such impressive progress.

roberto frisco

Bravo gospodine Nikolic

Is Toma saying that he is heterosexual and homosexual at the same time?
AC DC

I too am evil and good.

Serbia's biggest enemy are the Serbs themselves sadly and this Nikolic victory is the glaring example of this very fact.

A nation that has never managed to face its past continues to be misled and lied by its very own politicians.

The current Greek anarchy will soon embrace Serbia sadly!

Ari, first of all, Serbia shouldn't be taking a "that's fine" attitude towards foreign investment. Their "that's fine" attitude is largely responsible for the mess they're in.

Secondly, if your theory is that companies will invest in Serbia so they can sell to Russia, why would they do that instead of just investing in Russia?

It seems to me that many characters here are really quite worried about Serbia's new president being a nationalist, does this scare you Albanians and westerners? I'm no fan of Nikolic, but what I think worries you guys is his possible openness to the influence of Putin and Russia, perhaps he'll begin to listen more to him rather than the EU, and that is what is worrying to you.

Again Danilo and his arrogance bragging about how he employs people as if it puts him on a high horse. I've got news for you, there are plenty of employers and probably many who pay better than you, so you're not anyone special. Again you have your head stuck so far up your backside, yet Serbian patriots are the problem. Your sadness and loneliness is reflected in all your comments, what an unlikable person you must be, and not just politically.

"Will Serbia enter the EU? I don't know," said the new president-elect, and pointed out that today it is clear that the country will not be in the EU in the next 10 years.

In the best case scenario Serbia will join the EU in 2020.

Ecoman.

A few more years in Serbia, and you'll be doing the very same :)

The moral of the story is that Serbs once again expressed their will to be governed by another gravedigger. Pathetic. From the neighbors perspective this makes it awkward considering Serbia has so far failed to disclose the graves of thousands of Bosnians,Croats and Albanians that have been missing since the wars of 1990-1999. Any cooperation/reconciliation of Serbia with is neighbors is doomed since the very person presiding over Serbia is the very person not disclosing where the missing people are buried. This is the pinnacle of bizarre....electing a gravedigger to presidency.

I am both nationalist and democrat and also big time oppurtunist!!

Really for Kosovars it does not matter what serbs elect. Serbs stiull remain pro russia and deeply shovenistic when it come sto KS.

Tomislav Nikolic is a Nationalist... really? Before you know it, the Pope will be telling us he is a Catholic.

oh really mr nikolic? do you also reject talking to seselj? let me remind you that he is in charge of war crimes. hmmm...i remember that you were in his party. but everybody in europe knows that you change your opinions in the opposite direction every day.

Sure our Serb democratic nationalist chetnik friend Even before his inauguration as Serbia's new president on May 31, Tomislav Nikolic has already offended the government in neighboring Croatia and raised a few red flags in Georgia.

In an interview with German journalist Michael Martens in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung," Nikolic said that a "greater Serbia" is his "unrealized dream" and called the eastern Croatian city of Vukovar a "Serbian town" and said Croats have no reason to go back there. As if that all weren't enough, Nikolic ruffled feathers in Georgia with his comments to Voice of Russia on May 26 that raised that possibility that Belgrade might join Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and a couple of Pacific island countries in recognizing the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Nikolic dismissed any similarities between Kosovo and the two breakaway states, saying "Kosovo should be under the control of Belgrade, while the two separatist states deserve independence."

Nikolic's comments came during a visit to Moscow, during which President Vladimir Putin promised to release $800 million in loans to Serbia for infrastructure projects. Serbs sure know how to pick winners not and Kremlin puppets.

No kidding, Joker!

These Big Serbs don't care how many jobs in Serbia I create. They'd prefer I lay everyone off as long as I stop saying critical things about Serbia on this site that probably only a handful of people visit regularly.

Just goes to show that they value their personal emotions higher than the well being of their compatriots.

Can't say it's not a source of personal amusement.

I think its weird when I read, or hear, people speaking about Russia being in Europe. From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)



Sincerely,

SPC UK,

unemployment in Serbia is over 33%. If you cared about Serbs, you would be happy about anyone creating jobs in Serbia.

While I have no doubt what we wouldn't enjoy each other's company, the chances of us cross paths in life are pretty small, so no worries for either of us. It does take a certain kind of person to travel around the world to a strange place and make something for himself. So, you'll understand, I have a certain confidence.

Thanks for making this all about me, again.

Most of Russia's area is in Asia, but most of Russia's people are in Europe. The big cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow are and have always been in Europe. In my opinion the Urals are the boundary in the East, in the South, Georgia is Europe but Turkey is Asia except the Turkish part of Thrace. By my definition West Kazakhstan is also in Europe.

On a side note, why doesnt Nikolic keep his trap shut until coalition is formed?

SCP UK said, "Your sadness and loneliness is reflected in all your comments, what an unlikable person you must be, and not just politically."

I believe there is truth in these words.

"But again thanks to the Scandinavian influence they have been saved and civilized. The average Russian east from Moscow or in Moscow itself is totally Asian in culture, moral standards. "
(ben, 30 May 2012 09:53)

Now I understand why Kosovo (and Albania) is like it is: There's lack of Scandinavian influence to bring civilization, instead the Turkish-Muslim culture set the moral standards :)

Slobo was also a "democrat and nationalist." roberto frisco
(roberto, 29 May 2012 18:07)

Slobodan Milosevic never said he was a nationalist, the "Western Media" put that characterization on him as well as other misinformation. Slobodan Milosevic was a true Socialist who actually introduced the first democratic reforms and free business intiatives in the former Yugoslavia and was embraced by Western Leaders including George Bush in the late eighties.

Tomimslav Nikolich will have to surround himself with a good cabinet if he is to make any impact on the Serbian political scene.However, he has done an admirable job in reversing many of his more hardline stances to get himself into power. Let's see what he can do to improve the Serbia which continues to get more impoverished as Germany and other countries continue to take advantage of cheap imports from Serbia as well as favourable labour rates and investment in the Country.

As far as I know you have almost the same haplogrammes as the Azerbaijan people coz you are close brothers.
Rote

You are so far from reality. Where did you get this information from B92 posters? You don’t need see haplogrammes that exists only in your desires to portrait Albanian as Asian, you in two day visit in Albania, can understand that Albanian are a original race that take place in West Europe Nations.
P.S. I don’t have any problem with Asians or African people I don’t want to be part of your racist debate here, I just want people to be accurate for what they say. If what you say is not a lie that is racist towards Albanians and is racist also towards Asians people, tell me which is your source?
If we want to group people here, we can group backward people and civilized people. Find by yourself which group you are.

> I won with the support of 50 percent of voters,
> I know the other half did not support my ideas

Which half is he talking about? AFAIK the Participation was under 50%, so only 25% supports him right?

AGRA

LOL!! You mean your perspective of ignorance? Russia spans both Europe and Asia.
(Zoran, 29 May 2012 18:49)

Ignorance implies lack of knowledge which is not my case. We both can agree that Russia spans primarily in Asia with a small part also overlapping in Europe --- hence why most geographers will label it in Eurasia. What you aren't aware of my ignorant friend is that a significant portion of Russians openly state that Russia is its' own continent --- hence why I joke that it's part of Asia and get these nationalist, pro-Putin, anti-America, as*holes all upset.


Sincerely,

From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)
(KOSO, 29 May 2012 18:05)

you are absolutely right!!

had not been the influence of Vikings (that mainly was in Ukraine and bordering regions with Scandinavia the Russian culture would be 100% Asian.

But again thanks to the Scandinavian influence they have been saved and civilized. The average Russian east from Moscow or in Moscow itself is totally Asian in culture, moral standards.

The fears of black people visiting the Euro 2012 is just a proof of what a large chunk of that Asian world has not been civilized yet.

But again as you say from all Asians they are my preferred as well, thanks to the Scandinavians.

Ben,

You certainly has no knowledge of that the economic strength of only three Asian countries combined, China, Japan and South Korea has surpassed the whole EU.

And, you act like you are on top of the world? Or superior to someone?

Sure, it would be my pleasure to share my knowledge and educate you.

.....

Me and you both owe a lot to Russia.
(Ari Gold, 29 May 2012 13:13)

Thanks for sharing your education and knowledge, but do you really think that Putin is that stupid to enable Western companies to get access to the Russian market without paying anything to Russia and/or him ?!

This is the pinnacle of bizarre....electing a gravedigger to presidency.
(Wesley Clark, 29 May 2012 20:17)

To be honest I don't find it bizarre at all. People in Serbia are sick and tired, and angry as hell at the west's treatment of them. Instead of being allowed to bring themselves out of the rubble of wars, they are madly disrespected. Every side killed in the last war, but only Serbs committed genocide. Ireland isn't allowed to break away from the UK, but Kosovo is, that's fine! Laws somehow seem to bend and morph when it comes to us, and noone blinks an eye.
Serbs are nothing if they are not stubborn, trust me. They're pissed off, and in retaliation what could piss the west off more than electing a leader with a less than pro-American past. You have to understand our mentality to realise that this is such a Serb thing to do. As usual, it's not a smart move, but I think we've all come to terms that we will always be known as the world's worst politicians, because pride and emotion comes before rational thought.

lol @ this "bridge between Russia and the EU".

This is fantasy. No one needs Serbia to be some sort of Great Mediator. Russia is perfectly capable to make it's own "bridges" and doesn't need Serbia for this.

How much credibility does Serbia have anyway in diplomacy?

Ecoman.

A few more years in Serbia, and you'll be doing the very same :)

"Will Serbia enter the EU? I don't know," said the new president-elect, and pointed out that today it is clear that the country will not be in the EU in the next 10 years.

In the best case scenario Serbia will join the EU in 2020.

The moral of the story is that Serbs once again expressed their will to be governed by another gravedigger. Pathetic. From the neighbors perspective this makes it awkward considering Serbia has so far failed to disclose the graves of thousands of Bosnians,Croats and Albanians that have been missing since the wars of 1990-1999. Any cooperation/reconciliation of Serbia with is neighbors is doomed since the very person presiding over Serbia is the very person not disclosing where the missing people are buried. This is the pinnacle of bizarre....electing a gravedigger to presidency.

I am a democrat and a nationalist. Bla bla bla. Same old crap, like Tadic and Kostunica. Slobo was also a "democrat and nationalist." Whatever suits them for the moment. Keep up the war against Bosnia and Kosova, and keep pushing for Greater Serbia and a "special" connection with Putin-Russia.

S.O.S., Serbia... Such impressive progress.

roberto frisco

Ari, first of all, Serbia shouldn't be taking a "that's fine" attitude towards foreign investment. Their "that's fine" attitude is largely responsible for the mess they're in.

Secondly, if your theory is that companies will invest in Serbia so they can sell to Russia, why would they do that instead of just investing in Russia?

No kidding, Joker!

These Big Serbs don't care how many jobs in Serbia I create. They'd prefer I lay everyone off as long as I stop saying critical things about Serbia on this site that probably only a handful of people visit regularly.

Just goes to show that they value their personal emotions higher than the well being of their compatriots.

Can't say it's not a source of personal amusement.

Secondly, if your theory is that companies will invest in Serbia so they can sell to Russia, why would they do that instead of just investing in Russia?
(Danilo, 29 May 2012)

Sure, it would be my pleasure to share my knowledge and educate you.

The reason Serbia is an attractive destination for the Russian market is because what companies would have to pay in Russia is far more than what they would have to pay in Serbia. Because of Russia's very generous free trade agreement with Serbia that no other country in the region enjoys, exports can come from our country into Russia for a significantly smaller fee than anywhere else.

The reason it makes more sense for Western businesses to invest in Serbia to tap into the Russian market instead of investing in Russia directly is because it would cost those companies far less to operate out of Serbia than Russia. You see life is more expensive in Russia than in Serbia. Moscow for example is one of the if not the most expensive city in Europe. This means companies are charged a lot in operating costs alone, but also take into account that Russian workers require a higher wage than in Serbia to afford a living. So with that said, it would make much more sense for Western companies to take advantage of that FTA in a country like Serbia rather than investing directly out of Russia. This is not some conspiracy, Western companies have openly made it clear that is why they are investing in Serbia.

Me and you both owe a lot to Russia.

I think its weird when I read, or hear, people speaking about Russia being in Europe. From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)



Sincerely,

Ecoman.

A few more years in Serbia, and you'll be doing the very same :)
(Danilo, 29 May 2012 13:40)

So why not just leave instead of being a whiny little b&%tch on here all the time? Set up shop in albania, you are more suited to be there than in Serbia.

lol @ this "bridge between Russia and the EU".

This is fantasy. No one needs Serbia to be some sort of Great Mediator. Russia is perfectly capable to make it's own "bridges" and doesn't need Serbia for this.

How much credibility does Serbia have anyway in diplomacy?
(Danilo, 29 May 2012 10:25)

I agree. We gotta completely forget about EU membership. If businesses from the West would like to invest in Serbia that's fine. What the bridge theory means though is Russia's generous FTA with Serbia makes the country an attractive investment destination because Western companies can tap into the Russian market without paying added taxes.

Oh look Danilo is back again with his uneducated and misinformed insight, and when put on the spot, and ONCE AGAIN failing to explain his anti-Serbian comments! Its quite funny because Danilo you make up arguments which have no substance to support your diehard EU support. Leave Serbia if you hate it so much, then you will have a happier life. By the way, got a girlfriend yet, or is it still a problem?

Sure our Serb democratic nationalist chetnik friend Even before his inauguration as Serbia's new president on May 31, Tomislav Nikolic has already offended the government in neighboring Croatia and raised a few red flags in Georgia.

In an interview with German journalist Michael Martens in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung," Nikolic said that a "greater Serbia" is his "unrealized dream" and called the eastern Croatian city of Vukovar a "Serbian town" and said Croats have no reason to go back there. As if that all weren't enough, Nikolic ruffled feathers in Georgia with his comments to Voice of Russia on May 26 that raised that possibility that Belgrade might join Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and a couple of Pacific island countries in recognizing the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Nikolic dismissed any similarities between Kosovo and the two breakaway states, saying "Kosovo should be under the control of Belgrade, while the two separatist states deserve independence."

Nikolic's comments came during a visit to Moscow, during which President Vladimir Putin promised to release $800 million in loans to Serbia for infrastructure projects. Serbs sure know how to pick winners not and Kremlin puppets.

Is Toma saying that he is heterosexual and homosexual at the same time?
AC DC

I too am evil and good.

Serbia's biggest enemy are the Serbs themselves sadly and this Nikolic victory is the glaring example of this very fact.

A nation that has never managed to face its past continues to be misled and lied by its very own politicians.

The current Greek anarchy will soon embrace Serbia sadly!

Better than both nationalist and socialist, i.e. national-socialist

"Leave Serbia if you hate it so much, then you will have a happier life."
(SCP UK, 29 May 2012 15:03)

Absurd: People who pretend to be good Serbs and like Serbia so much left their beloved country and prefer to live in the evil west, while Danilo who doesn't like the situation there is living in Serbia.

From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)
(KOSO, 29 May 2012 18:05)
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LOL!! You mean your perspective of ignorance? Russia spans both Europe and Asia.

I am both nationalist and democrat and also big time oppurtunist!!

Really for Kosovars it does not matter what serbs elect. Serbs stiull remain pro russia and deeply shovenistic when it come sto KS.

From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)
(KOSO, 29 May 2012 18:05)

As far as I know you have almost the same haplogrammes as the Azerbaijan people coz you are close brothers. So I’ll tell you a real story. A good friend of mine called Arif is of Azerbaijan origin and he has a big restaurant and a big night club in Moscow. On Thursdays only niggers are allowed to his night club. The thing is that they have little problems here at daytime while it is different if they drop to a discothèque or a night club. So when asked he told me that the Africans make him good money and they behave themselves and what is most important he said “on Thursdays nobody calls me a black assssss” and once a week he said “I feel myself a white man”. Now my Alb. Superman if you’ve missed the idea I’ll help you by summarizing that here in Russia your brothers feel themselves Europeans only when compared with the Africans. So it is very amusing when a redskin talks about Russia on behalf of Europe. I wonder what have your people tribute to the European culture , sport , science ect. ? NOTHING ! NOTHING AT ALL !!!
With love from Asia

Most of Russia's area is in Asia, but most of Russia's people are in Europe. The big cities, St. Petersburg and Moscow are and have always been in Europe. In my opinion the Urals are the boundary in the East, in the South, Georgia is Europe but Turkey is Asia except the Turkish part of Thrace. By my definition West Kazakhstan is also in Europe.

On a side note, why doesnt Nikolic keep his trap shut until coalition is formed?

Oh for a political party in Serbia that had a concrete strategy about how to improve economic growth and to properly crackdown on corruption.

Instead we get the same old nonsense about EU and Russia. One part of Serbia pulls one way, another pulls the other. And the fact is that economic growth, employment and the reduction of regional problems is on our doorstep. Folks, the fact is that most of our business is done with our neighbours and this will continue in the medium term. Lets focus primarily on expanding and re-establishing business in these countries.

Politically expedient? Not really. Pro EU parties think its unsexy for voters to hear this story of a 'return to the Balkans' and lack of 'advanced markets' EU talk. Anti EU parties maybe not so hostile, but their voters are. Some still want to punish Croatia and Bosnia for recent conflict (return of refugees etc).

No we don't need a return to Jugoslavija, but these markets (plus other neighbours) are where our potential lies.

Meanwhile Toma can bang on about Russia and Tadic can bang on about the EU.

oh really mr nikolic? do you also reject talking to seselj? let me remind you that he is in charge of war crimes. hmmm...i remember that you were in his party. but everybody in europe knows that you change your opinions in the opposite direction every day.

... I know where my heart is and everybody in Serbia knows that...

Russia too knows it and we value it. Hopefully Russia will soon change it's approach for full range cooperation and support. During Otposts our support was a bit inertial and formal. Now the doors are open on both sides of your home. Lets see how it works.

Why would they (EU) do that instead of just investing in Russia? - Danilo
To get around tariffs, Danilo. You sure do make a lot of negative comments when it comes to Serbia, and to what Serbs suggest, why?

In the best case scenario, Mircea, you will still be cleaning lavatories in Brussels by 2020. If you´r lucky.

Realistically speaking, by then (or rather way before due to the €USSR collapse) you will have two alternatives. 1)join your fellow Romanian beggars in the streets of Europe or 2)go back home to an uncertain but honourable future. Good luck whatever you choose...

Well said.. and i hope that Nikolic keeps his word. And he is right, he shouldnt meet with criminal puppets like Thaci. Finally someone in office that wont be making back door deals..if Nikolic does what he says, then i would be very satisfied. Leave it to the people about the EU, and abide by our constituion in regards to Kosovo and Metohija.

Is Toma saying that he is heterosexual and homosexual at the same time? AC DC
(Agim Kelmendi, 29 May 2012 19:26)

Yeh he is politically bisexual. Then again North Korea is "democratic" apparently.

It seems to me that many characters here are really quite worried about Serbia's new president being a nationalist, does this scare you Albanians and westerners? I'm no fan of Nikolic, but what I think worries you guys is his possible openness to the influence of Putin and Russia, perhaps he'll begin to listen more to him rather than the EU, and that is what is worrying to you.

Again Danilo and his arrogance bragging about how he employs people as if it puts him on a high horse. I've got news for you, there are plenty of employers and probably many who pay better than you, so you're not anyone special. Again you have your head stuck so far up your backside, yet Serbian patriots are the problem. Your sadness and loneliness is reflected in all your comments, what an unlikable person you must be, and not just politically.

Bravo gospodine Nikolic

Tomislav Nikolic is a Nationalist... really? Before you know it, the Pope will be telling us he is a Catholic.

From my perspective Russia is in Asia, and Russians are my favorite Asians :)
(KOSO, 29 May 2012 18:05)

you are absolutely right!!

had not been the influence of Vikings (that mainly was in Ukraine and bordering regions with Scandinavia the Russian culture would be 100% Asian.

But again thanks to the Scandinavian influence they have been saved and civilized. The average Russian east from Moscow or in Moscow itself is totally Asian in culture, moral standards.

The fears of black people visiting the Euro 2012 is just a proof of what a large chunk of that Asian world has not been civilized yet.

But again as you say from all Asians they are my preferred as well, thanks to the Scandinavians.

As far as I know you have almost the same haplogrammes as the Azerbaijan people coz you are close brothers.
Rote

You are so far from reality. Where did you get this information from B92 posters? You don’t need see haplogrammes that exists only in your desires to portrait Albanian as Asian, you in two day visit in Albania, can understand that Albanian are a original race that take place in West Europe Nations.
P.S. I don’t have any problem with Asians or African people I don’t want to be part of your racist debate here, I just want people to be accurate for what they say. If what you say is not a lie that is racist towards Albanians and is racist also towards Asians people, tell me which is your source?
If we want to group people here, we can group backward people and civilized people. Find by yourself which group you are.

He may define himself a nationalis and democrat, but a better definiton would be a pragmatist. On Kosovo's issue he sounds much more flexible than Tadic, therefore more useful. Maybe that's why he won in such a surprising way?

"What the bridge theory means though is Russia's generous FTA with Serbia makes the country an attractive investment destination because Western companies can tap into the Russian market without paying added taxes."
(Ari Gold, 29 May 2012 11:21)

Unfortunately, exports from Serbia to the Russian market with 100+ mio of people are lower than the exports to Montenegro with less than 1 mio people. On the other hand, Russia is the country Serbia imports from most. So guess who's benefiting from the 'generous FTA' (which is bi-directional)?

SPC UK,

unemployment in Serbia is over 33%. If you cared about Serbs, you would be happy about anyone creating jobs in Serbia.

While I have no doubt what we wouldn't enjoy each other's company, the chances of us cross paths in life are pretty small, so no worries for either of us. It does take a certain kind of person to travel around the world to a strange place and make something for himself. So, you'll understand, I have a certain confidence.

Thanks for making this all about me, again.

Slobo was also a "democrat and nationalist." roberto frisco
(roberto, 29 May 2012 18:07)

Slobodan Milosevic never said he was a nationalist, the "Western Media" put that characterization on him as well as other misinformation. Slobodan Milosevic was a true Socialist who actually introduced the first democratic reforms and free business intiatives in the former Yugoslavia and was embraced by Western Leaders including George Bush in the late eighties.

Tomimslav Nikolich will have to surround himself with a good cabinet if he is to make any impact on the Serbian political scene.However, he has done an admirable job in reversing many of his more hardline stances to get himself into power. Let's see what he can do to improve the Serbia which continues to get more impoverished as Germany and other countries continue to take advantage of cheap imports from Serbia as well as favourable labour rates and investment in the Country.

LOL!! You mean your perspective of ignorance? Russia spans both Europe and Asia.
(Zoran, 29 May 2012 18:49)

Ignorance implies lack of knowledge which is not my case. We both can agree that Russia spans primarily in Asia with a small part also overlapping in Europe --- hence why most geographers will label it in Eurasia. What you aren't aware of my ignorant friend is that a significant portion of Russians openly state that Russia is its' own continent --- hence why I joke that it's part of Asia and get these nationalist, pro-Putin, anti-America, as*holes all upset.


Sincerely,

"But again thanks to the Scandinavian influence they have been saved and civilized. The average Russian east from Moscow or in Moscow itself is totally Asian in culture, moral standards. "
(ben, 30 May 2012 09:53)

Now I understand why Kosovo (and Albania) is like it is: There's lack of Scandinavian influence to bring civilization, instead the Turkish-Muslim culture set the moral standards :)

SCP UK said, "Your sadness and loneliness is reflected in all your comments, what an unlikable person you must be, and not just politically."

I believe there is truth in these words.

> I won with the support of 50 percent of voters,
> I know the other half did not support my ideas

Which half is he talking about? AFAIK the Participation was under 50%, so only 25% supports him right?

AGRA

Ben,

You certainly has no knowledge of that the economic strength of only three Asian countries combined, China, Japan and South Korea has surpassed the whole EU.

And, you act like you are on top of the world? Or superior to someone?

Sure, it would be my pleasure to share my knowledge and educate you.

.....

Me and you both owe a lot to Russia.
(Ari Gold, 29 May 2012 13:13)

Thanks for sharing your education and knowledge, but do you really think that Putin is that stupid to enable Western companies to get access to the Russian market without paying anything to Russia and/or him ?!

This is the pinnacle of bizarre....electing a gravedigger to presidency.
(Wesley Clark, 29 May 2012 20:17)

To be honest I don't find it bizarre at all. People in Serbia are sick and tired, and angry as hell at the west's treatment of them. Instead of being allowed to bring themselves out of the rubble of wars, they are madly disrespected. Every side killed in the last war, but only Serbs committed genocide. Ireland isn't allowed to break away from the UK, but Kosovo is, that's fine! Laws somehow seem to bend and morph when it comes to us, and noone blinks an eye.
Serbs are nothing if they are not stubborn, trust me. They're pissed off, and in retaliation what could piss the west off more than electing a leader with a less than pro-American past. You have to understand our mentality to realise that this is such a Serb thing to do. As usual, it's not a smart move, but I think we've all come to terms that we will always be known as the world's worst politicians, because pride and emotion comes before rational thought.