European Commission Delegation Chief in Belgrade Vincent Degert supports the initiative for a regional commission for confirming facts about war crimes (REKOM). The initiative was proposed by a number of non-governmental organizations from countries of the former Yugoslavia.
A young man hanged himself from the Gazela Bridge, the Interior Ministry and Belgrade emergency health workers confirmed. According to Belgrade ambulance spokesperson Nada Macura, the suicide occurred on Friday night some time after 20:00 CET, near the first ramp onto the bridge heading from the direction of New ...
Slovenian household appliances factory Gorenje Tiki is moving part of its production of kitchen water heaters from Ljubljana to Stara Pazova, north of Belgrade. According to Slovenian daily Delo, Gorenje is trying to cut productions costs and increase distribution outside Slovenia by moving the production.
A suspected attempt to kidnap a 13-year-old girl in a Belgrade city bus was prevented by the driver yesterday afternoon. According to eyewitness reports, an unidentified man "of a darker complexion" presented himself as an "official person" and asked the girl to provide "her documents".
A new investigation against Stanko Subotić aka Cane is in the works, Belgrade daily Blic writes today. Subotić is already accused in Serbia of taking part in cigarette smuggling operations, and could now be investigated for involvement in cocaine smuggling, along with Darko Šarić.
President Boris Tadić spoke for Tanjug news agency on Thursday in Belgrade about a wide range of topics, including Kosovo, organized crime, and EU integrations. Reacting to comments heard from some quarters that Serbia "ought to recognize the factual situation on the ground" when it comes to Kosovo and Metohija, ...
Slovenia's PM Borut Pahor last night suddenly left for Belgrade, Ljubljana-based daily Delo writes today. The reason for the trip is Pahor's attempt to avoid "unpleasant surprises" as an informal regional conference opens in Slovenia on Saturday, says the newspaper.
Spanish Ambassador Inigo de Palacio Espana today addressed the issue of participation of Kosovo Albanian officials at EU-organized gatherings. The top Spanish diplomat in Belgrade said the authorities in Priština can be present at international conferences organized by the EU only under the UNMIK auspices and in accordance with UNSC ...
Indonesian Ambassador Muhammad Abduh Dalimunthe says his country offers its unwavering support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia. The ambassador spoke during the yearly Assembly of the Association of Serbian-Indonesian Friendship Nusantara in Belgrade on Wednesday.
The word "genocide" is not contained in a draft resolution on Srebrenica that should be debated by the Serbian parliament in two weeks' time. This is according to a report in Belgrade daily Blic this Thursday, which also writes that the draft does not mention the International Court of Justice ...
European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Wednesday emphasized the European Commission's support to Serbia's European integration. After meeting with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković in Belgrade, Fuele told reporters that the discussion focused on the need to maintain the positive momentum in Serbia's European integration achieved late last year. He also ...
A group of foreign nationals, reportedly Libyans and Algerians, engaged in a fight in Belgrade early this morning. One of them was transported to the military clinic VMA with head injuries, reports said.
A 33-year-old pop singer and her 23-year-old model boyfriend were found dead in Belgrade on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Ksenija Pajčin and Filip Kapisoda.
Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime Miljko Radisavljević says allegations made by "controversial businessman" Stanko Subotić, aka Cane, will be verified. Subotić, indicted in Serbia for his role in the 1990s cigarette smuggling operations, said in a phone-in a B92 TV live talk show on Monday evening that ...
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele will be in Belgrade meeting with Serbian senior officials on Wednesday. "The further progress of Serbia's European integration will be one of my priorities, taking into consideration the importance of this country for stability in the Western Balkans region. I want to confirm that ...
Daily Danas writes that good and bad experiences from international models of the past can be used to implemented future relations regarding Kosovo. Danas writes that there is no international model that can be directly implemented for the future relations between Belgrade and Priština, but that former experiences from ...
Serbia's police and prosecution have not made any statements regarding the accusations heard from Stanko Subotić aka Cane. In a B92 TV program on Monday evening, hosted by journalist Jugoslav Ćosić, Subotić phoned in to accuse that Delta Holding owner Miroslav Mišković and businessman Milan Beko used ...
Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić stated in Oman that he highly appreciates the policy of the Sultanate regarding Kosovo. Jeremić said it was in keeping with international law, and expressed gratitude to the country for its support to Belgrade in view of the unilateral proclamation of the independence of Kosovo and ...
Serbia is not being asked to recognize Kosovo, but Belgrade must establish some model of cooperation with Priština, the British ambassador says. Stephen Wordsworth told B92 that Serbia was not requested to recognize Kosovo, but mentioned, as examples of "cooperation between Kosovo and Serbia", which is increasingly being insisted on, ...
A suspected cigarette smuggling kingpin has accused two Serbian businessmen of "using his money" to buy Port of Belgrade and a daily newspaper. Stanko Subotić, aka Cane, indicted in Serbia for cigarette smuggling operations organized in the 1990s, last night took part in a B92 TV program via phone.