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05 February 2010 |

Simon Cottrell It's a shame that the internet is a virtual medium, because there are a lot of people out there that I'd like to express my deep feelings of friendship to, and having spent the last two years here in Serbia, I'd like to do it in a truly Serbian way.


Feith: 'New Beginning' for Mitrovica
05 February 2010 | Lawrence Marzouk

The International Civilian Representative in Kosovo, Pieter Feith, has said the appointment of a team to create a new Serb-majority municipality in the divided city of Mitrovica could herald a 'new beginning'.

Macedonia Committed to EU and NATO Future
08 February 2010 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

There is no alternative to Macedonia's EU and NATO future, Macedonian President Georgi Ivanov said Sunday after the completion of the Munich Security Conference.

Bozic et al: First Instance Verdict Confirmed
08 February 2010 |

The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms the first instance verdict, sentencing Mladen Blagojevic to seven years in prison and acquitting Zdravko Bozic, Zoran Zivanovic and Zeljko Zaric of the charges that they committed war crimes in the Srebrenica area.



Serbia To Extend Gas Imports To Jan 20

Belgrade | 15 January 2009 |
 

Serbia said it will import gas from Hungary and Germany until Jan 20, and hopes to raise the amount by 2 million cubic metres to cover its needs until the row between Russia and Ukraine is resolved.

The country's energy ministry said Serbia had sufficient crude oil to keep the heating system operational, and added that the government had ordered thermal plants to improve heating in homes to ease the burden on the electricity system.

Officials have warned there is a risk of collapse as consumers plug in electric heaters and use up record amounts of power.

The CEO of Serbian gas monopoly Srbijagas, Dusan Bajatovic, earlier said that Serbia was negotiating with Gazprom over extra gas supply that would come through Germany or Austria.

“That would be two million cubic metres on top of what we have already,” he told B92. “At the moment we have 4.7 million cubic meters from Germany and Hungary, and a million from domestic sources. That is enough for the people and this added amount would help cover industry as well.”

With no sign of an end to the dispute,  Srbijagas is  looking into the possibility of  legal action against Ukraine for stopping the flow of gas from Russia to Serbia.



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