The current Serbian government has taken to “spreading false optimism”, says the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS). Instead of tackling real economic problems, the cabinet of Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković has been diverting attention from them, DSS Vice-President Nenad Popović told a news conference in Belgrade on Monday.
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SNS, DSS can’t have broader cooperation
January 16th, 2011 |
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The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) believe that there is no need for attacks, SNS leader Tomislav Nikolić says.
He told B92 that in a talk with DSS leader Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica on Friday, he insisted that “there should not be conflicts among the opposition, even when there is disagreement.â€
DSS, SNS fail to agree on Constitution
January 15th, 2011 |
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Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Koštunica says that his party and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) do not agree on the Constitution.
He added that the DSS would continue to oppose amending it.
PCI DSS Spending to Rise as Businesses Buy In: Survey
January 12th, 2011 |
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During the past several years, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard& or PCI DSS& has in some ways stood out as a model of industry self-regulation. Born from internal standards from American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover and the Japan Credit Bureau, PCI DSS was synthesized together to align the policies of the payment card industry in order to prevent credit card fraud. In the past several years, the standard has undergone its share of changes, culminating with the recent release of PCI DSS 2.0. While passing a PCI DSS checklist should not be taken as evidence that security is foolproof, it is also true that an analysis released by Verizon in October 2010 found breached organizations are 50 percent less likely to be compliant than a normal population of clients using its PCI assessment service. But all roses have thorns. In a Cisco-sponsored survey, InsightExpress questioned 500 IT decision makers about PCI DSS, offering a window into some of the challenges and costs associated with compliance as well as what technologies they are adopting to meet those requirements. Some of the answers may surprise you. – …
Opposition parties argue over Constitution
January 11th, 2011 |
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The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) says it doubts the motives behind theSerb Progressive (SNS) initiative to change the Constitution.
The SNS said it pushed for a reduce to the size of parliament, but DSS believes it also aims to change the preamble which states that Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia.
Chip Shot: NRF – Intel Launches PCI DSS Solution
January 10th, 2011 |
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At the National Retail Federation (NRF) show today, Intel announced the release of the Intel® Expressway Tokenization Broker. Offered in conjunction with Intel® Expressway Service Gateway, Intel’s industry-leading XML security gateway appliance, Tokenization Broker lowers costs and dramatically simplifies administration of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS, compliance for organizations across all industry types, by replacing customers’ Primary Account Number, or PAN, information with secure tokens. For downstream applications that receive such tokens, PCI scope is either reduced or completely eliminated. Click here to learn more about our new solution.
DSS: Kosovo elections could be rigged
December 4th, 2010 |
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Representatives of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) urged Kosovo Serbs on Friday to refrain from voting in the early parliamentary elections on December 12.
They warned that there could be manipulation in reporting Serb turnout.
DSS: Stop tearing Serbia apart
November 28th, 2010 |
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Democratic Party of Serbia leader Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica has called upon the ruling parties to give up on “further tearing up of Serbiaâ€.
He called on the government to refrain from regionalization of the country and devote itself to true development and strengthening of local self-government.
DSS in petition to stop Telekom sale
November 13th, 2010 |
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Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) has launched a petition, requesting the government to stop the sale of Telekom Srbija.
The DSS thinks that development of telecommunication infrastructure is in the interest of Serbian economy.
DSS, NS to end cooperation
October 16th, 2010 |
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Opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and New Serbia (NS) will terminate their cooperation, daily VeÄernje novosti writes.
DSS has started its own election campaign across Serbia instead of the announced joint campaigns with Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Tomislav Nikolić and NS leader Velimir Ilić.
SNS decides against coalition with DSS
September 24th, 2010 |
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Opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolić says his party and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) will not cooperate either before or after the elections. “As it stands now, if we do not change our current positions the SNS and DSS will not be able to cooperate either before or after the elections,†Nikolić told reporters after meeting with the Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Serbia Vincent Degert.
SNS, DSS agree: EU has alternative
September 20th, 2010 |
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Opposition SNS and DSS leaders Tomislav Nikolić and Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica today agreed that the policy of “no alternative” to EU membership should be abandoned. “Both SNS and DSS concluded that the policy according to which the European Union has no alternative, which the Democratic Party had obviously started pursuing again a couple of days ago strongly and openly, should be abandoned,” Nikolić said after a meeting held at the party headquarters.
DSS: Cooperation with SNS depends on EU stance
September 14th, 2010 |
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Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica said that a possible partnership between the SNS depends on the party’s stance on the EU. He said that cooperation would depend on whether Serbia’s EU accession is a priority for the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
DSS: Govt. has betrayed Serbia
September 14th, 2010 |
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Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) official Borko Ilić said that the government has betrayed Serbia by submitting the modified Kosovo resolution to the UN. “For the first time in its history, Serbia has willingly surrendered a part of its territory and the defeat we suffered in the UN by amending an already weak resolution marks the culmination of the government’s poor policy on Kosovo,” he told reporters at the DSS offices in Novi Sad.
DSS: Resolution disgrace for Serbia
September 11th, 2010 |
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Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Koštunica said that by agreeing to amend its Kosovo resolution Serbia has suffered disgrace and great harm. “The fact that many countries defended Serbia in the UN General Assembly is humiliating, all the more so because they had no one to defend, as Serbia had given up on defending itself,†Koštunica said.
DSS criticizes Kosovo policies
September 5th, 2010 |
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DSS official Slobodan Samardžić said that if Serbia agrees to change its Kosovo resolution it agrees to the dictation of the Western powers. “With the policies of ‘Europe has no alternative,’ the government has sealed the fate of Kosovo instead of fighting for preserving Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,†the opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) official said.
DSS leader unhappy with EU
August 27th, 2010 |
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Opposition DSS party leader Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica says that Brussels does not see Serbia as its partner. The former Serbian prime minister said the case of Kosovo testified to that claim, and added the EU instead viewed the country “as a territory that can be violently redrawn”.
DSS: “Great defeat†possible before UN GA
July 31st, 2010 |
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DSS leader Vojislav Koštunica said that Serbia is “falling for a trap†by bringing the Kosovo question to the UN General Assembly. The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader and former prime minister said that Serbia could suffer a “great defeat,†before the UN General Assembly, especially after the recent negative opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Kosovo’s independence proclamation.
DSS: Government’s record poor, elections solution
July 5th, 2010 |
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Opposition DSS party officials say that the government’s record for the past two years has been very poor, and asked Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković to resign. They also urged early parliamentary elections in the country.
DSS passes threshold in revote
June 28th, 2010 |
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The only change in the results of the municipal elections in Bor after a revote is that the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) was able to pass the census.
According to existing statistics, of the 3,052 registered voters in the repeated elections at two polling stations on Sunday, 1,449 cast their ballots.