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DS minister addresses “Dačić for PM” rumors

Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac has commented on reports that SPS leader and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić would become Serbia’s next PM. Å utanovac said that the ruling Democrats (DS) did not discuss the possibility of making Dačić the prime minister in a reshuffled government.

Report: Dačić will be new PM

The leader of the Socialists (SPS), interior minister and first deputy PM Ivica Dačić could emerge as Serbia’s new premier. This would happen during the announced cabinet reshuffle, writes Belgrade-based Blic newspaper.

Dačić, Marnhac on better cooperation

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić 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.

Dačić: Serbia ready to arrest Mladić

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić stated on Friday that the award for the arrest of Hague fugitive Ratko Mladić has been increase from one to ten million euros. This shows Serbia’s readiness to put in maximum effort so as to get any information on Mladić’s whereabouts, according to him.

Jeremić, Dačić travel to Moscow

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić arrived on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Moscow.
There he will attend the ninth meeting of the Serbian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic and Scientific and Technical Cooperation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Wathelet, Dačić: Visa regime not threatened

The visa liberalization regime the European Union has with Serbia has not been brought into question, Serbian and Belgian officials said today in Belgrade.

Dačić on new coalitions, Kosovo

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said that it is important for Serbia to have a number of parties that share “national and state values”.
The leader of the ruling SPS party also told Belgrade daily Politika on Sunday that a coalition could even be made between the Democratic Party (DS) and the opposition Serb Progressive Party (SNS), in order to serve “a higher interest”.

Dačić urges better cooperation with Greece

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said in Athens that Serbia wants to improve state and economic cooperation with Greece. He said that special attention must be paid to questions of strategic importance such as joints projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Dačić: Serbia to support workers

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said that special attention should be paid to protecting the rights of workers during the economic crisis. Speaking in light of International Workers’ Day, he said “some considered Serbia’s transition from one system into another in 2000 not as a transition into modern capitalism, but as a chance to accumulate capital.”

Dačić receives Best European award

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić received the Best European award for contributions made to politics. The award was given to Dačić at a ceremony held in the Belgrade assembly building.

Dačić to receive “Best European Award”?

A Belgrade daily writes that SPS leader Ivica Dačić would be receive the Best European award for politics in 2009. The award has been given out for the last ten years to people who have contributed most to Serbia’s European integration, and was set up by the European House-Čukarica and the European Movement in Serbia.

Dačić: Crime is regional responsibility

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić told Zagreb daily Jutarnji List that crime in the region is every regional country’s concern. Dačić sad that the fight against organized crime must be handled through united information and operative police cooperation.

Dačić talks visas with UK official

Britain will support Serbia’s EU accession, State Minister for Europe Chris Bryant has stated in talks with Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić. During the late Thursday meeting in London, Bryant and Dačić agreed that Serbia’s EU accession is important not only for Serbia but for Europe as well, due to the values the country will bring to the EU.

Šutanovac in Portugal, Jeremić in Oman, Dačić in UK

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will be on a one-day bilateral visit to Oman on Monday, it has been announced. During his stay in Muscat, Jeremić will meet with Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood al Said and Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Dačić denies reports on cabinet downsize

Ivica Dačić denied speculations in the media on an alleged agreement of the ruling coalition to reshuffle the government by reducing the number of ministries. “This was not the issue of our discussion,” Dačić told news reporters while visiting a police station in Belgrade.

Dačić doesn’t rule out resignation

Ivica Dačić says he will not “shy away” from resigning if speculation about alleged ties between his associates and the Å arić brothers turn out to be true. Dačić is first deputy PM and interior minister in the current Serbian government. Darko Å arić, his brother and their crime group are suspected of attempting to smuggle more than two tons of cocaine from South America to Europe.

Dačić meets with U.S. ambassador

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić met with new U.S. ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick in Belgrade on Wednesday. After the meeting, the two agreed that the political situation in Serbia was stable.

Dačić meets with FBI Director

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić met in Washington with FBI Director Robert Mueller to discuss the fight against crime and terrorism. He also discussed the possibility of training by the FBI for members of Serbia’s Interior Ministry (MUP).

Dačić continues U.S. visit

First Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić has stated in Washington that unstable political and economic situation in the region serves corruption. “If we were to judge by the consequences that corruption has on the society, it is also one of the threats to the national security,” Dačić said in a lecture he gave at the National Security Institute.

Dačić: MUP to participate in more UN missions

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić met in New York with Assistant UN Secretary-General Dmitry Titov. The two discussed the participation of Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) members in UN missions.