Serbia Press Review - December 22, 2010

DANAS

Tomislav Nikolic, leader of the biggest opposition party, the Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, claims that general elections will have to be held next year instead of 2012, as people can no longer endure such misery, poverty and various rising taxes.

BLIC

Serbia's political leadership believes that Montenegro's Prime Minister, Milo Djukanovic, who stepped down on Tuesday was responsible for allowing drug bosses, murderers, criminals and other fugitive to hide out in Montenegro. Djukanovic's resignation opens the way for Serbia and Montenegro to improve relations and intensify the struggle against organized crime.

PRESS

One of the former heads of the Police Department in the UN Kosovo mission, UNMIK, Canadian Captain Stu Kellock, claims that the former UNMIK chief, Bernard Kouchner, was regularly updated about crime in Kosovo and "must have known" about the extent of organized crime in Kosovo.

POLITIKA

Serbian officials are still talking about Dick Marty's report to the Council of Europe, accusing Kosovo leaders of organ harvesting and other crimes, and are getting ready for the meeting set for January 25 in Strasbourg.

Balkan Insight has not verified the facts in the original press reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.