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News Archive
19. October 2011.
No agreement yet between Serbs and KFOR
23:13 | 
0 | Tanjug
The meeting between the heads of the four Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo and KFOR, held in the town of Zubin Potok Wednesday, yielded no agreement.
KFOR postpones supplies until after Serb meeting on Oct. 19
06:10 | 0 | Beta
A KFOR convoy that started off for two checkpoints in northern Kosovo, has returned to its base in Novo Selo and the mission has been put on hold until an Oct. 19 meeting of Kosovo Serb municipal leaders in the north.
Albanians reject Islamic Community agreement
06:12 | 0 | Beta
The mufti of the Islamic Community of Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, Xhemaledin Hasani, said on Oct. 18 that ethnic Albanian Muslims would not recognize any agreement on the unification of the Islamic Community of Serbia because they had not been represented in any talks on
Stefanovic: Neutral regulation for North Kosovo
06:14 | 0 | Tanjug
Head of Belgrade's negotiating team in the dialogue with Pristina Borislav Stefanovic stated it is impossible to resolve the situation in north Kosovo-Metohija the way Pristina intends to, adding that a status neutral solution has to be found in order to exclude the presence
Stano: Kosovo solution - Equality of all citizens
06:18 | 0 | Tanjug
The European Commission (EC) will recommend the beginning of the accession talks with Serbia once a sustainable progress in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is achieved, Peter Stano, a spokesman of the EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele, stated on Tuesday, adding that a
De Vincentis: Situation to be resolved peacefully
06:20 | 0 | Tanjug
Chief of NATO Military Liaisons Office to Belgrade Mauro De Vincentis has expressed strong belief that the situation related to the administrative crossings in Kosovo will be resolved in a peaceful way, and that KFOR will act with the support of Kosovo Serbs in order to ensure
No customs for Kosovo exports to the EU markets
06:22 | 0 | ECIKS
The European Parliament approved on 14 October the extension of the tariff exemption (Autonomous Trade Measures - ATM) for the Western Balkans until 2015. This EU measure allows countries to sell their products within the EU market without customs.
PM Cvetkovic: BIA one of pillars of security in Serbia
06:27 | 0 | Emg.rs
Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic stated last night that Serbia chose peace and peaceful solutions for the current issues consistent with the standards of the international legislature. Cvetkovic added that as independent specialised government agency, BIA shares the society’s
Degert urges Serbia to upgrade judiciary, police
06:37 | 0 | Tanjug
European Union Ambassador to Serbia Vincent Degert said on Oct. 17 that Serbia should upgrade its justice system and police in the aim of more efficiently fighting human trafficking, so that traders in human beings who have killed their victims can never again be sentenced to
Tadic calls for common regional policy on energy
06:39 
06:47 | 0 | Tanjug, Infobiro.tv
Serbian President Boris Tadic said Monday that countries of the Western Balkans, the region which has an excellent geostrategic position in terms of energy utilization, could secure an economic growth and stability only if they pursue a common energy policy.
Serbia, Russia to improve trade, economic, scientific cooperation
06:42 | 0 | Emg.rs
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic and Russian Minister for Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu signed yesterday the Protocol of the 10th session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Serbian Committee for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical
Beginning of the “Improvement of forensic capacities in the fight against cross-border organised crime and drug trafficking” project.
06:48 | 0 | Emg.rs
The project aims to build infrastructure, provide technology necessary for drug identification, link drug trafficking in the region, as well as educate forensic experts and criminology technicians and create a joint data base for the Serbian and Bulgarian forensic laboratories.
“Final exams as instrument of education improvement” conference to be held
06:49 | 0 | Emg.rs
“Final exams as instrument of education improvement” conference, the will be held on 19 Oct at 10.00 at the Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajla Pupina Boulevard, official entrance.
Tadic received new accredited ambassadors
06:50 07:00 | 0 | Radio Serbia, Infobiro.tv
President Boris Tadic has received today in Belgrade the accreditations of newly appointed ambassadors of Spain – Arturo Beltran, Romania – Daniel Banu, Republic of Korea – Kim Kwang-Kan and Belarus – Vladimir Chushev.
Tagesspiegel: Kosovo is a devastated country
06:55 | 0 | Tanjug
Kosovo is a strange country, having neither its own currency nor its own area code, no Internet domain, and despite the 1999 NATO intervention, it has not yet managed to achieve a balance, so prevalent impression that it has fallen into the hands of criminal cartels, according
Organ trafficking investigation to begin soon
06:57 | 0 | Tanjug
Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert said late Tuesday that he expected an investigation by a special team of the EU into the allegations about the 1999 organ trafficking in Kosovo would begin soon.
Serbia is third in number of asylum applicants
07:01 | 0 | Tanjug
Serbia (with Kosovo) was the third largest source country of asylum-seekers during the first half of 2011, behind Afghanistan and China, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in its latest overview of asylum levels and trends in industrialized countries.
Jeremic: Tadic will visit Russia soon
07:07 | 0 | Tanjug
Serbian President Boris Tadic will very soon go on a visit to Russia to sign strategic agreements with that country, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said Tuesday.
Dacic:30 arrested for human trafficking this year
07:09 | 0 | Tanjug
At a conference dedicated to the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, Dacic said at Vojvodina's Assembly that during that period, 73 people fell victim to the most horrendous, frequent, and profitable of all crimes, apart from arms and drug trafficking.
Microsoft Synergy begins in Belgrade
07:13 | 0 | Tanjug
At this year's Synergy which is being held at the Sava Center, a Public Sector Day will be held for the first time, at which solutions and topics relevant for the public sector will be discussed.
First Turkish film festival in Belgrade
10:07 | 0 | Tanjug
The festival will showcase seven films from Turkish directors Ilksen Basarir, Yuksel Aksu, Abdullah Oguz, Zagan Irmak, Yusuf Kurcenli, Reha Erdem, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
Serbs discuss KFOR's request to remove barricades
10:37 | 0 | Tanjug
Councilors of four municipalities in northern Kosovo will hold a meeting in Zubin Potok on Wednesday, at which they will discuss KFOR's request that Serbs ensure the freedom of movement for their soldiers, i.e. remove the barricades.
SEEMO condemns renewed pressure on journalists in Serbia
10:38 | 0 | Emg.rs
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Oragnisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute, condemns renewed threats and pressures against journalists in Serbia.
Dinar up by RSD 0.10 on Wednesday
11:41 | 0 | Tanjug
The dinar continued to strengthen against the euro by RSD 0.10 or 0.1 percent on Wednesday, to an official middle exchange rate of RSD 99.9222 for one euro, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) has announced.
Road workers go on protest
11:43 | 0 | Tanjug
Workers of Nibens Group road construction companies launched a protest in Belgrade on Tuesday demanding solution to problems of these companies awash in debt.
