Italian authorities have arrested an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, charged in Serbia with war crimes committed in the province in 1999. The suspect, identified as Muharem Gasi, was a member of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
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Man dies at Serbia music festival
July 11th, 2009 |
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A man from London has died after falling from a fortress wall at a music festival in Serbia.
The 22-year-old man, identified only as "Anthony JF", fell from Petrovaradin fortress in Novi Sad during the annual Exit music festival.
He died in hospital on Saturday, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.
Acts including Lily Allen, the Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Moby, Korn and Madness performed at the festival, located north of Belgrade.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Serbia following a fall at a music festival and we are providing consular assistance to the family."</p
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Serbia’s EU integration council meets
July 11th, 2009 |
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The government’s Council for European Integrations met in Belgrade on Friday. The council’s first session this year, presided over by PM Mirko Cvetković, called on the EU to accept Serbia’s efforts in implementing the Interim Agreement when it decides on the country’s future membership application.
Key interest rate reduced to 12 pct
July 11th, 2009 |
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The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Monetary Committee has decided to reduce the reference interest rate from to 12 from 13 percent. The NBS stated on Friday that in order to improve the domestic currency solvency of the banking sector the committee adopted amendments to the decision on special measures of support to the country’s financial stability.
Swine flu tally: 37
July 10th, 2009 |
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37 cases of the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu, have been registered in Serbia to date. 28 cases arrived in Serbia from a country where the outbreak had already been registered.
EXIT music festival kicks off
July 10th, 2009 |
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The EXIT music festival got under way in Novi Sad on Thursday night. The four-day festival is expected to be visited by close to 200,000 people from Serbia and abroad.
Dutch FM cancels trip to Belgrade
July 10th, 2009 |
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Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen has informed Belgrade that he has canceled a scheduled visit to Serbia on July 21. Verhagen’s decision to cancel was announced by his spokesman yesterday, who said that “the visit of Minister Verhagen has been postponed. Talks on relations between Serbia and Holland and the EU will be held later.â€