Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić crossed the border symbolically with Subotica citizens at midnight to celebrate the visa liberalization taking effect. A group of Subotica citizens and Jeremić were the first group of people to officially cross the border from Serbia into Hungary at midnight.
Posts Tagged ‘citizens’
January 9th Is “National Citizens Day”… A Day to Show That WE Get to Decide Which Politicians Are Fired or Elected and Which Companies Fail or Succeed
November 18th, 2009 |
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In response to an article I wrote, Carol says:We need is someone to set the agenda, to Name a Day for the country’s disenfranchised to show up in Washington. And I believe we’re all disenfranchised at the moment.Alright, unless somebody has a better id…
SNS leader: Citizens have two choices
October 31st, 2009 |
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Serb Progressive Party (SNS) leader Tomislav Nikolić said that Serbia’s citizens have two choices—the Democratic Party or progress. “Serbia has no one—it’s them or us—and they are not good and everything they do is not good,†Nikolić said at a party rally in Voždovac, where municipal elections will be held on December 6.
India advises citizens against travel to Pakistan
October 27th, 2009 |
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India has advised its citizens against travel to Pakistan, citing security reasons, the home (interior) ministry said on Tuesday, as ties between the two nuclear rivals continue strained. Thousands of Indian pilgrims, mainly Sikhs, travel to Pakistan’s Punjab province, home to some of
Citizens march against violence
October 2nd, 2009 |
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Participants in the Belgrade march against violence yesterday evening called on the state to take decisive action against increasing violence in society. A statement read out at the start of the rally in front of the Philosophy Faculty called for quick arrests, effective trials and maximum sentences for all those committing crimes that endangered the right to life, bodily integrity, freedoms and equality.
Citizens to protest against violence
October 1st, 2009 |
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A protest against violence will be held today in Belgrade at 17:00 CET, starting in front of the Philosophy Faculty. Throughout the night Belgraders continued to come and light candles in Republic Square in memory of Brice Taton, the Toulouse football fan who died of injuries sustained after being attacked by a gang of hooligans.
US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy
July 30th, 2009 |
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A top US domestic security chief announced Wednesday a strategy to make ordinary citizens the first line of defense against increasingly complex — and sometimes homegrown — terrorist threats. “For too long, we’ve treated the public as a liability to be protected rather than an asset in our
Russia vows to defend citizens against foreign threats
July 24th, 2009 |
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Russia will respond harshly to any actions by foreign countries that threaten the interests of its citizens, the Russian president said on Friday. “We must be able to respond to challenges. Sometimes respond harshly. Sometimes very harshly. But only if there is a threat to the interests of our citizens,” Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with NTV to be aired in full on Sunday.
Poll: Citizens feeling pinch of economic crisis
July 21st, 2009 |
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70% of Serbian families are feeling the effects of the economic crisis, while almost 1/2 believe the worst is still to come, according to a Medium Gallup poll. Less than 15 percent of citizens say that life is good currently; one in two say that life is either bad or unbearable, while one in three rate it as tolerable.
Serbs set for visa-free EU travel
July 15th, 2009 |
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Citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro should be allowed to travel to most EU nations without visas, the European Commission has proposed.
"This is a historic moment in our relations with countries of the Western Balkans," said EU Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Jacques Barrot.
The changes, if approved by all 27 EU members and the parliament, would apply from 1 January 2010.
It would mean travellers could visit all the countries in the Schengen zone.
The Schengen zone includes 25 European countries – the 27 EU members, minus the UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania and Cyprus; plus Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.
The EU Commission decided against making the same recommendation for Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Kosovo. </p
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China Warns Citizens In Algeria Of Al Qaeda Threat
July 15th, 2009 |
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has warned its citizens in Algeria about possible attacks from al Qaeda in retribution for a Chinese government crackdown in the Muslim region of Xinjiang.
The Chinese embassy in Algeria on its web site urged all Chi…