Govt. makes recommendations as cold snap continues
Friday 3.02.2012 | 22:57 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Serbian government recommended Friday preventive measures to eliminate problems with energy supply and enable the proper work of the energy system.
Trilateral meeting in Bosnian resort ends
Friday 3.02.2012 | 19:45 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentSARAJEVO -- Leaders of Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina agreed today to focus on resolving open issues and realize joint initiatives together with their governments.
“Leader of Progressives will be next PM”
Friday 3.02.2012 | 09:16 | Source: Danas | Comments: (2) | Send commentBELGRADE -- It is not realistic to expect Socialist Party of Serbia leader Ivica Dačić to be the next PM, says Serb Progressive Party (SNS) deputy leader Aleksandar Vučić.
Tadić would meet with Thaci "only for constructive talks"
Friday 3.02.2012 | 16:46 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (26) | Send commentJAHORINA, PRIŠTINA -- Serbian President Boris Tadić says he is ready to meet with Hashim Thaci "only if the talks would contribute to the solving of issues in Kosovo and Metohija".
Minister doesn't know what "tycoon" means
Friday 3.02.2012 | 15:54 | Source: Blic, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjić said on Friday that Serbia's national air carrier Jat Airways "would not be sold to tycoons”.
President: Support Jeremić for UNGA president
Friday 3.02.2012 | 20:48 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentJAHORINA -- President Boris Tadić says it would be "good if regional states supported the candidacy of Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić for president of the UN General Assembly".
Daily: Coalition has no majority in parliament
Friday 3.02.2012 | 10:28 | Source: Večernje novosti | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The ruling coalition is having a hard time securing majority of 126 MPs in the Serbian parliament, daily Večernje novosti writes.
Northern mayor says referendum will go ahead
Friday 3.02.2012 | 15:19 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (5) | Send commentKOSOVSKA MITROVICA -- Kosovska Mitrovica Mayor Krstimir Pantić stated on Friday that Serbs in north Kosovo "will not give up on a referendum scheduled for February 14 and 15".
State of emergency now in 23 municipalities
Friday 3.02.2012 | 14:57 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- More snow that fell during last night and today, coupled with freezing temepratures that remain well below zero in daytime, caused more problems across Serbia.
Takeover of dairies "good for industry"
Friday 3.02.2012 | 17:54 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The arrival of Dutch Royal FrieslandCampina to the Serbian market "will have a positive effect on the dairy industry and agriculture".
Sports minister resigns to take CoE job
Friday 3.02.2012 | 13:04 | Source: B92 | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbia’s Youth and Sport Minister Snežana Samardžić Marković will resign after her appointment as Council of Europe (CoE) director general for democracy.
OSCE concerned about threats to witnesses
Friday 3.02.2012 | 13:18 | Source: Beta | Comments: (6) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The OSCE mission to Serbia has expressed concern over complaints by certain witnesses in war crimes cases in the Higher Court in Belgrade.
Bosnia: Former enemies in show of solidarity
Friday 3.02.2012 | 16:14 | Source: B92 | Comments: (11) | Send commentSARAJEVO -- Former Republic of Srpska (RS) soldiers say that they see assistance offered by war veterans of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina as a friendly gesture.
Around 98,000 victims of Bosnian war registered so far
Friday 3.02.2012 | 13:26 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (23) | Send commentBANJA LUKA -- The Research and Documentation Centre (IDC) of Bosnia-Herzegovina has registered around 98,000 victims killed in the last war in the country.
Dialogue historic chance, NATO chief says
Friday 3.02.2012 | 12:04 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday that the continuation of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue is of vital importance.
ICG: Serbia should be given candidate status
Friday 3.02.2012 | 09:58 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The International Crisis Group (ICG) has noted a little goodwill could go a long way in solving problems in Kosovo.
U.S. official believes Israel will attack Iran soon
Friday 3.02.2012 | 14:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (8) | Send commentTEL AVIV -- U.S. Defense Minister Leon Panetta believes that Israel will attack Iran in April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb.
"Germanophobia rules Europe once again"
Friday 3.02.2012 | 16:29 | Source: Večernje novosti | Comments: (13) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Germany's strength is causing fear in Europe - something that has been "thought about and discussed" in that country lately, say media reports.
Yesterday's news Thursday, 2 February 2012
"DS should remain in power until Serbia joins EU"
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 19:46 | Source: Beta | Comments: (7) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Democratic Party (DS) should stay in power until Serbia joins the EU, says the party's Political Council President and MP Dragoljub Mićunović.
SNS leader calls for agreement on Kosovo
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 21:50 | Source: B92 | Comments: (2) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolić says there should be agreement among relevant political factors about the fate of Kosovo.
U.S., Serbia “should find common stand on Kosovo”
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 10:27 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (34) | Send commentWASHINGTON -- It is necessary for Serbia and the U.S., as traditional allies, to find a common approach to the Kosovo issue, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić says.
“Serbia will get EU candidate status”
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 13:41 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert has expressed expectation that Serbia will get the EU candidate status in the next several weeks.
Experts offer opposing views on Srebrenica
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 13:08 | Source: B92 | Comments: (50) | Send commentBELGRADE -- A TV debate between Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Čedomir Jovanović has turned into a debate on the RS.
11,000 people snowbound in Serbia
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 14:18 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- At this point some 11,000 citizens in 6,500 households are cut off from the world in several parts of Serbia after heavy snowfall of last week.
Royal Friesland to take over dairies
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 12:52 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Royal FrieslandCampina said in a release Thursday it would take over Serbia-based companies Imlek A.D. Beograd and Mlekara Subotica.
IMF mission to hold talks with Serbian govt.
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 09:07 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday, the IMF Resident Representative Office in Belgrade confirmed for Tanjug.
New anti-corruption legislation announced
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 17:43 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Justice Ministry State Secretary Sobodan Homen said on Thursday the government had adopted proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code.
Del Ponte destroyed evidence, chief prosecutor claims
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 11:01 | Source: Press | Comments: (22) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Valuable evidence about removal of organs of Serbs captured in Kosovo was destroyed during Carla Del Ponte’s term, Serge Brammertz’s office says.
“Postponement of candidate status was mistake”
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 15:53 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Chairman of the Working Group on Western Balkans Franz Schausberger believes the European Council made a mistake by not granting Serbia the candidate status.
"SNS will never be partner for Democrats"
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 09:24 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Democratic Party (DS) deputy leader Dragan Šutanovac rejected Wednesday the possibility of an election coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
Fiat's Kragujevac-made model to debut in Geneva
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 19:38 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (12) | Send commentTURIN -- Fiat car manufacturer presented on Thursday the first official photos of 500L model which will make its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6.
Bosnia still without stance on Jeremić's UNGA bid
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 11:41 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentSARAJEVO -- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić’s bid for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) chairman has not yet been debated by officials in Sarajevo.
Leaders of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia to meet
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 12:53 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send commentZAGREB -- Presidents of Serbia, Croatia and members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency will meet on Mt. Jahorina near Sarajevo on Friday.
Bosnia's territorial integrity "unquestionable"
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 15:20 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (10) | Send commentSARAJEVO -- Bosnia-Herzegovina is "democratic, multiethnic, sovereign and independent, with unquestionable territorial integrity", says the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo.
"Hungary’s public broadcasters violate European principles"
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 17:18 | Source: SEEMO | Comments: (5) | Send commentVIENNA -- The 2010 overhaul of Hungary’s media laws set a dangerous precedent in Europe, the South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) has said in a statement.
"NATO to leave Afghanistan in 2014”
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 16:21 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (14) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday NATO would end operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
Swedish prosecutor presents case against Assange
Thursday 2.02.2012 | 14:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentLONDON -- Sweden's public prosecutor argued for the extradition of Julian Assange on Thursday, insisting that the court had the right to order his return to Sweden.
Opinions & Analyses
Germany's role in Europe and European debt crisis
1.02.2012. | Comments: 1
"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.