Deputy PM Božidar Äelić stated on Wednesday that Serbia needs a custom made restitution model characterized by modesty, particularly in its financial aspect.
“The injustice must be corrected. On the other hand, one must make sure that the indemnification for the injustice committed several decades ago will not jeopardize the future of the nation,” Äelić told the journalists in Belgrade.
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“Serbia needs custom restitution model”
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Judiciary reform “will be completed”
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Serbia will fully cooperate with the European Commission (EC) in the reform of its judiciary system, Justice Minister Snežana Malović said in Brussels.
She assured European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding that Serbia’s judiciary reform will be completed in time to be included in the EC annual report on the country’s progress, which should also include the EC opinion on Serbia’s application for status of candidate for European Union membership, and which should be made public on October 12.
PM: Serbia EU candidate by end of 2011
February 1st, 2011 |
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Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković says he is convinced the country will become a candidate for EU membership by the end of this year. Cvetković, who is currently visiting Brussels, told B92 late on Monday that it was necessary to “make great effort and reach political agreement in Serbia”.
Serbia, Spain sign police agreement
February 1st, 2011 |
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Serbian Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić and his Spanish counterpart Perez Rubalcaba signed in Madrid an agreement on police cooperation in order to combat crime. The Serbian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that DaÄić stated “the fight against organized crime is one of the most important fields of cooperation between two countries”.
Greek parliament ratifies Serbia’s SAA with EU
January 31st, 2011 |
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The Greek parliament has ratified Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union, the Greek embassy in Belgrade announced today.
Greek Ambassador to Serbia Dimostenis Stoidis pointed out that the ratification is a practical expression of the commitment with which Greece has supported Serbia’s EU membership, as part of its Agenda 2014 initiative, designed to accelerate the European integration of the countries in the Western Balkans.
PM delivers answers to EC’s questionnaire
January 31st, 2011 |
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Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković has delivered the answers Serbia made to the questionnaire of the European Commission (EC) today in Brussels.
Serbians advised to leave Egypt
January 31st, 2011 |
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Several countries, Serbia among them, have issued advisories for their citizens asking them to leave Egypt for security concerns. The north African country is seeing mass demonstrations and unrest that has claimed more than a hundred lives so far.
“Croatia, Serbia guarantors of Bosnia’s stability”
January 31st, 2011 |
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Croatian President Ivo Josipović Serbia has stated that Croatia are firmly committed to the future in the European Union. Thus they are guarantors of safety and stability as regards Bosnia-Herzegovina, he said, according to media reports.
Schools in Serbia continue strike
January 31st, 2011 |
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Two thirds of schools in Serbia will continue to strike on Monday by not working at all or cutting classes 15 minutes short. This comes in spite of the prime minister’s warning that the teachers who strike will not receive salaries.
“Candidate status in Decemberâ€
January 30th, 2011 |
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Serbia can get the EU candidate status in December, said Head of the Serbian government’s EU Integration Office Milica Delević.
She added, however, that it was also necessary to create an appropriate political climate and improve situation in ten indicative fields in order to achieve the goal.
LDP leader: Serbia needs changes
January 30th, 2011 |
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Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Čedomir Jovanović said Saturday that Serbia needed changes now that pre-election year had started. He also called on all social factors, including political opponents, to work on this goal with LDP.
Team chief: We want permanent peace
January 30th, 2011 |
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Serbia does not want the issue of Kosovo to block its EU path, we want to provide permanent peace, says Head of the Serbian negotiating team Borko Stefanović.
He told daily Blic that Belgrade wanted to harmonize its national interest and what Brussels saw as possible solutions through direct negotiations with Priština.
Benetton to open factory in Serbia
January 29th, 2011 |
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Italian clothing company Benetton will sign Monday an agreement to open a factory in Niš.
The Italian company plans to invest EUR 43.2mn, with the Serbian government pledging EUR 9,000 in subsidies for every job created, the Economy and Regional Development Ministry has announced.
“EU will keep helping Serbiaâ€
January 29th, 2011 |
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The EU will keep helping Serbia harmonize its Law on Personal Data Protection with EU regulations, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Vincent Degert said.
“The EU will support the office of the commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection, with a view to forming a strong monitoring body which will be able to force ministers to obey the Law on Personal Data Protection,†Degert said at a celebration of the European Data Protection Day.
Serbia, Croatia in joint science projects
January 29th, 2011 |
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The joint Serbian and Croatian commission for scientific and technological cooperation met on Friday in Zagreb and prepared a list of 32 science projects.
Serbian Assistant Science and Technological Development Minister Viktor Nedović told Tanjug that 73 applications had been received and 32 were selected, mainly in the field of biotechnology.
1,500 schools set to go on strike
January 28th, 2011 |
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Some 1,500 primary and secondary schools in Serbia will go on strike Friday. A number of others are going to cut their classes 15 minutes short and hold 30-minute lessons.
U.S. embassy provides aid to Kraljevo
January 28th, 2011 |
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U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick visited Kraljevo on Thursday and delivered to the Red Cross of Serbia a USD 365,000 worth assistance. The town was struck by a strong earthquake three months ago.
Äoković in Aussie Open final after beating Federer
January 27th, 2011 |
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Serbia’s Novak Äoković has reached the final of this year’s the Australian Open Tennis Championships. On Thursday, he beat Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-4.
Serbia-Kuwait defense deal “expected”
January 27th, 2011 |
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Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Å utanovac says he expects Serbia and Kuwait to soon sign an agreement on defense cooperation. It would enable the two countries’ military industries to establish good cooperation in the economic domain as they did in the political one.
Serbia warned to include women in delegation
January 27th, 2011 |
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Serbia must appoint at least one woman to its PACE delegation before the start of the April session, or have its voting rights suspended. This was announced by the organization on Wednesday in Strasbourg.