The decree for confirming whether conditions have been met for giving Serbian citizens living in Kosovo passports has been published. Persons applying for a Serbian passport will have to go through checks by ministries and security services regarding home addresses and where they are living at the moment.
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“We’re focused on visa road map”
The government is fully committed to meet the remaining conditions from the road map in order to have the EU scrap its visas for Serbians, says Milica Delević. “We’re moving in the right direction to meet all the necessary conditions in time, so that the Serbian citizens can travel without visas after the new year,” the head of the government EU integration office told B92.
Visa abolishment criteria “by end of month”
Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić stated that Serbia will in September meet all the remaining criteria for abolishing visas. This will be necessary for Serbian citizens to travel to all the Schengen area countries.
“Elections not in anyone’s interests”
Parliamentary Speaker Slavica Äukić Dejanović said in Jagodina yesterday that early legislative elections were not in the public interest. “In politics, anything is possible, but I really don’t think elections are in Serbian citizens’ interests,†said Dejanović, adding that new elections would bring “nothing new, nothing spectacular, maybe a minor change, at the most.â€
Crime group arrested in Kosovo
The Kosovo police have arrested one more alleged member of a seven-person crime group suspected of robbery, drug trade and organized crime. Three of the earlier arrested suspects are Serbian citizens and four are persons from Kosovo.
Seven arrested suspected of organized crime
Kosovo police, KPS, have arrested seven persons suspected of belonging to an organized crime group. KPS spokesman Arber Beka told journalists today that three of those arrested are “Serbian citizens”, while others are “Kosovo citizens from various ethnic communities, including Albanians”.
Most tourists in Belgrade, Novi Sad
Most foreign tourists coming to Serbia visit Belgrade and Novi Sad, while Serbian citizens travel to VrnjaÄka Banja and Kopaonik most often. The Serbian Tourism Association stated that tourists from Serbia spent a total of 241.440 nights in VrnjaÄka Banja since the beginning of the year, which is 24 percent more than in the same period last year.
Italian ambassador announces continued support
Italy’s new ambassador to Belgrade Armando Varricchio said that Italy will continue to support Serbia’s European integration. He added that he hopes that the process of abolishing visas for Serbian citizens will be sped up.
Italian ambassador announces continued support
Italy’s new ambassador to Belgrade Armando Varricchio said that Italy will continue to support Serbia’s European integration. He added that he hopes that the process of abolishing visas for Serbian citizens will be sped up.
2 Serbians die in Hungary crash
Two Serbian citizens died early this morning, while another was seriously injured, in a car crash in southern Hungary. The three were driving in an Austrian license plates minivan when the accident happened.
“Serbia has as many as 18,000 officials”
Estimates show that Serbians at this point pay the wages of as many as 18,000 officials, VeÄernje Novosti daily writes. What this means is that one in four hundred Serbian citizens is an “official”.
President, PM welcome visa news
President Boris Tadić says that the EC’s recommendation to the EU Council of Ministers is big news for Serbian citizens. He said that he was glad that other countries in the region would also be receiving visa liberalization, as that raised the standard of living in the region.



