A hearing on Serbia’s request that Tihomir Purda was held on Tuesday in the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Croat has been charged with committing war crimes in Vukovar in 1991 by the Serbian judiciary, Beta news agency reports.
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Purda extradition hearing in Sarajevo
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Montenegrin PM on private visit
January 21st, 2011 |
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Montenegro’s new Prime Minister Igor LukÅ¡ić had talks with the president and prime minister of Serbia Boris Tadić and Mirko Cvetković. This took place during his private visit to Belgrade on Thursday, Beta news agency reported.
Hand grenade sent to Croatian embassy
January 18th, 2011 |
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The Croatian Foreign Ministry said a package was delivered to the country’s embassy in Berlin containing an M75 hand grenade “with fuse and safety lever”. The package arrived on Monday along with a threatening letter, reports Beta news agency.
Serbia coordinator for Danube Strategy
January 13th, 2011 |
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At a meeting of the European Commission and the Danube basin countries in Brussels, Serbia was appointed coordinator for the Danube strategy in several fields. They include transport, knowledge economy, security and fight against organized crime, Deputy Prime Minister Božidar Äelić said on Wednesday, Beta news agency reports.
Voting repeated in Kosovo municipalities
January 10th, 2011 |
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Voting was repeated in five municipalities in Kosovo and Metohija where irregularities were reported during the Dec. 12 elections. Beta news agency reports that according to information posted by the Kosovo Election Commission last night, the turnout in Srbica was 58.68 percent, 61.60 percent in Glogovac, 34.59 percent in Decani, 36.36 percent in Mališevo and 53.31 percent in Lipljan.
New EU presidency and Balkans
January 1st, 2011 |
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Hungary has taken over at the helm of EU’s rotating six-month presidency and outlined its priorities. The union’s enlargement to the Western Balkans countries was included as “an important item”, Beta news agency reports, and adds that this comes despite the fact that Hungary is aware there is resistance to enlargement within the organization.
DaÄić, Marnhac on better cooperation
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić and EULEX mission head Xavier de Marnhac met in Belgrade on Monday, Beta news agency reports. They took a stand for improving cooperation with a view to combating crime and raising the level of general security on both sides of the administrative line between Kosovo and Serbia proper.
Brammmertz sends report to UNSC
November 18th, 2010 |
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The chief prosecutor of the Hague Tribunal, Serge Brammertz, sent a regular report to the UN Security Council on Wednesday.
Beta news agency reported that in it, he evaluated Serbia’s cooperation in the search for the remaining war crimes suspects – Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić.
Tadić on economic recovery, Kosovo talks
October 29th, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić said in Kragujevac 28 that he was cautious in assessing whether Serbia was out of the crisis. Beta news agency reports that he added that he expected 2011 and primarily 2012 to be the years in which the country would recover.
International Book Fair opens in Belgrade
October 26th, 2010 |
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Hungarian writer Laszlo Vegel opened the 55th Belgrade International Book Fair on Monday, Beta news agency reported.
On behalf of this year’s honorary guest, Sweden, writer Asa Lind addressed the guests.
Govt. to sell 51% stake in Telekom
October 15th, 2010 |
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The Serbian government has decided to sell the 51 percent state-held stake in Telekom Srbija in an international tender. Cabinet officials told Beta news agency that the Serbian telecommunications company is worth an estimated EUR 2.43bn, and the government will set the minimal price for the sale of company shares.
Clinton ends Balkan tour in Kosovo
October 14th, 2010 |
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The status of Kosovo was closed with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), says Hillary Clinton. After meeting with Kosovo officials in PriÅ¡tina on Wednesday, Clinton conveyed Washington’s commitment to help the Balkans in achieving sustainable development, Beta news agency reported.
Minister criticizes EULEX over antenna
October 8th, 2010 |
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Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović criticized EULEX for not having announced the installation of an antenna pole at a northern checkpoint. “Such actions by EULEX do not at all contribute to stabilizing the situation on the ground, rather they only serve to fuel doubt and distrust among the Serbs,” Bogdanović said, according to Beta news agency.
Germany invests EUR 1,5mn over 10 years
October 5th, 2010 |
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Over the last 10 years, Germany has invested a total of EUR 1.5bn in Serbia, Beta news agency reported. This was heard on Monday at the Serbian-German business forum in Munich, held as part of the Days of Serbia in Bavaria event.
Priština: Sejdiu submits resignation
September 27th, 2010 |
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Fatmir Sejdiu today resigned from his post of Kosovo president. Beta news agency reports that this came “after the constitutional court said he was in breach of the constitution by remaining at the helm of his party”.
Thousands of Serbs without telephone service
September 27th, 2010 |
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Serbs in their enclaves in central and southern Kosovo have been left without landline and mobile telephone service. Beta news agency reports that eighty thousand Serbs in Kosovo were left without mobile, and a few thousands without fixed telephony.
EU harmonizes position on Serbian resolution
September 7th, 2010 |
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EU member-states have principally adopted “guidelines†forthe harmonization of positions with Serbia ahead of the upcoming debate in the UN General Assembly. The Beta news agency has learned from EU officials in Brussels that the opinions of those countries which have and those which have not recognized Kosovo were harmonized.
Government to reinstate Kosovo bonus
August 20th, 2010 |
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Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says the government would next week adopt a decree regarding the so-called Kosovo bonus. Beta news agency reports that it would see the continuation of the allowance given to employees in Kosovo whose wages were paid from the Serbian budget.
Central bank: Currency stabilized
August 12th, 2010 |
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The National Bank of Serbia said that the Serbian dinar (RSD) had stabilized over the last week. The central bank said that this came as a result of the gradual reduction of risk in Serbia and the region since the middle of June, Beta news agency reported.