Press: Petrovaradin fire tragedy, Kosovo

Belgrade Saturday papers lead with a fire under the walls of Novi Sad's Petrovaradin fortress that killed three people. ALO – "Fire devours mother and two children" looks at the tragedy of a homeless family whose three members died in the underground passages of the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad. Press: Petrovaradin fire tragedy, Kosovo The commotion in the Serbian football scene is explored in an article headlined, "Rade Stojcic: I'll buy Rad", about the possible change of ownership over one of the capital city clubs with often controversial following, FK Rad. BLIC – "Cume's and Cane's phantom companies" is a look at the PIK Zemun indictments over illegal sale of land, making a connection with the two well-known Serbian underworld figures. Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic is interviewed under the headline, "Concessionaire still short on highway money", about the seemingly endless saga of trouble and controversy surrounding the Horgos-Pozega highway concession. "Patriarch's heart getting weaker" reports about the latest news from the VMA where His Holiness Patriarch Pavle is being treated for the past several weeks. BORBA – Ahead of a meeting of the Contact Group Troika, where the envoys are to adopt a draft report on Kosovo talks, set to be submitted to the UN on Dec. 10, the daily leads with a Kostunica quote: "Peace depends on U.S. decision". President Boris Tadic's participation in a Turkish business forum last week is reported under the headline, "Efes opens the door". VECERNJE NOVOSTI – "Fires take five lives" reports about the Petrovaradin tragedy, but also another incident in Soko Banja where two people also lost their lives in a fire Friday. "Poison in lunch" looks at food poisoning incidents in two Obrenovac schools. "Cable TV fees set to go up", the daily brings bad news to hundreds of thousands of Serbian cable subscribers. GAZETA – Unlike most other newspapers, the tabloid provides its Saturday readership with show business gossip on the front page, and explores the affair between one of Serbia's best known rally drivers, Andrej Kolundzic, and controversial folk star Svetlana Raznatovic. "Knock, knock! Is Ceca there", is what the paper's team came up with as the lead headline. GLAS JAVNOSTI – "Five burn in fires" is about the two separate tragic incidents in Serbia yesterday. "Euro to go down as of Monday" predicts that the dinar, which suffered a serious loss in value against the euro in the past two weeks, will recover. Russia and the U.S. sparring at an OSCE summit is reported under the headline, "Lavrov: We want urgent changes; Burns: We won't back an inch". DANAS – The daily's main topics in the double weekend issue are presidential and local elections, summed up on the front page in a headline, "Kosovo status postpones elections". Another report reminds it's been 17 years since Patriarch Pavle took over as the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), and says, "Patriarch's health 'discretely improved'", quoting doctors. "Vladimir Putin wants to unite Eurasia" is about the upcoming Russian ballot. KURUR – "Mother and sons burn", the tabloid leads. In another headline, it quotes Croatian national football squad boss Slaven Bilic's neighborly advice: "Serbs, Clemente was a mistake!" POLITIKA – The newspaper focuses on Kosovo this Saturday to say that "EU circumvents UN, Serbia and Russia opposed". "Two boys and mother burn in Petrovaradin", explains the Novi Sad tragedy. "Profiteers raise euro to more than 86 dinars", the paper believes it has the culprit behind the latest exchange rate fluctuations. PRESS – Finally, the daily running a race to become Serbia's number one tabloid with rivals Kurir, also leads with the Petrovaradin incident, "Mother and two sons burn". "Audit Piksi", another headline says, explaining that the new top brass at Red Star FC want auditors to check business reports from the period when the club's president was Dragan Stojkovic Piksi.

Press: Petrovaradin fire tragedy, Kosovo

The commotion in the Serbian football scene is explored in an article headlined, "Rade Stojčić: I'll buy Rad", about the possible change of ownership over one of the capital city clubs with often controversial following, FK Rad.

BLIC – "Čume's and Cane's phantom companies" is a look at the PIK Zemun indictments over illegal sale of land, making a connection with the two well-known Serbian underworld figures.

Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Đelić is interviewed under the headline, "Concessionaire still short on highway money", about the seemingly endless saga of trouble and controversy surrounding the Horgoš-Požega highway concession.

"Patriarch's heart getting weaker" reports about the latest news from the VMA where His Holiness Patriarch Pavle is being treated for the past several weeks.

BORBA – Ahead of a meeting of the Contact Group Troika, where the envoys are to adopt a draft report on Kosovo talks, set to be submitted to the UN on Dec. 10, the daily leads with a Koštunica quote: "Peace depends on U.S. decision".

President Boris Tadić's participation in a Turkish business forum last week is reported under the headline, "Efes opens the door".

VEČERNJE NOVOSTI – "Fires take five lives" reports about the Petrovaradin tragedy, but also another incident in Soko Banja where two people also lost their lives in a fire Friday. "Poison in lunch" looks at food poisoning incidents in two Obrenovac schools.

"Cable TV fees set to go up", the daily brings bad news to hundreds of thousands of Serbian cable subscribers.

GAZETA – Unlike most other newspapers, the tabloid provides its Saturday readership with show business gossip on the front page, and explores the affair between one of Serbia's best known rally drivers, Andrej Kolundžić, and controversial folk star Svetlana Ražnatović. "Knock, knock! Is Ceca there", is what the paper's team came up with as the lead headline.

GLAS JAVNOSTI – "Five burn in fires" is about the two separate tragic incidents in Serbia yesterday. "Euro to go down as of Monday" predicts that the dinar, which suffered a serious loss in value against the euro in the past two weeks, will recover.

Russia and the U.S. sparring at an OSCE summit is reported under the headline, "Lavrov: We want urgent changes; Burns: We won't back an inch".

DANAS – The daily's main topics in the double weekend issue are presidential and local elections, summed up on the front page in a headline, "Kosovo status postpones elections".

Another report reminds it's been 17 years since Patriarch Pavle took over as the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), and says, "Patriarch's health 'discretely improved'", quoting doctors. "Vladimir Putin wants to unite Eurasia" is about the upcoming Russian ballot.

KURUR – "Mother and sons burn", the tabloid leads. In another headline, it quotes Croatian national football squad boss Slaven Bilić's neighborly advice: "Serbs, Clemente was a mistake!"

POLITIKA – The newspaper focuses on Kosovo this Saturday to say that "EU circumvents UN, Serbia and Russia opposed". "Two boys and mother burn in Petrovaradin", explains the Novi Sad tragedy.

"Profiteers raise euro to more than 86 dinars", the paper believes it has the culprit behind the latest exchange rate fluctuations.

PRESS – Finally, the daily running a race to become Serbia's number one tabloid with rivals Kurir, also leads with the Petrovaradin incident, "Mother and two sons burn".

"Audit Piksi", another headline says, explaining that the new top brass at Red Star FC want auditors to check business reports from the period when the club's president was Dragan Stojković Piksi.