Serbia Press Review - October 16, 2012

VECERNJE NOVOSTI

Tomislav Nikolic announced that first meeting of Serbian top officials who supposed to discuss Serbian platform for Kosovo issue is scheduled for Friday, October 19. Nikolic said Belgrade will come up with several proposals for Kosovo status that would be acceptable to Serbia.

BLIC

Miss Yu, company in charged for selecting Serbia’s beauty pageant queen, cannot locate recently elected Miss Serbia, Nikolina Bojic, as she switched off her phone and changed the address. After she was selected to be Miss Serbia on October 7, Bojic was caught up in a scandal as it was published that she is married. According to Miss World contest rules, national beauty pageant queens should not be married, so Bojic might lose her crown.

DANAS

Daily Danas reports that both Socialists and Progressives are having meetings with Democratic Party officials, in an attempt to find alternative partner for government’s coalition. Daily writes that probes into corruption and division of power in current government are main disputes between Progressives and Socialists that may lead to new elections.

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