Username: Password: Remember:


Latest Blog

Love Hurts

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'.

Serbia Has 'Illusions' on EU Accession Date
09 February 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

Even though recent polls suggest that almost half the Serbian population believe their country will join the EU in less than five years, a WAZ.EUobserver article claims that Serbia has unrealistic expectations about the speed of its EU integration.

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 Press Review –June 29

Belgrade | 29 June 2009 |
 
Serbian Newspapers
Serbian Newspapers
Here are the top stories in Serbia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

BLIC
Another six cases of swine flu have been registered in Serbia, three in Novi Sad, two in Belgrade and one in Nis. Thus the number of people affected by the A(H1N1) virus rose to eleven.

B92
The justice minister and war crimes prosecutor will be in Sarajevo today to discuss cooperation between the Serbian and Bosnian courts.

POLITIKA
Republic Square will today take on the attributes of a Serbian village with the government of Serbia promoting products and culture from across the country. The "Naturally Serbia" market and festivities will sell homemade products such as clothing, food, honey, rakia, cheeses and meats, all organically grown.

DANAS
Serbs celebrate Vidovdan in Kosovo. The celebration of Vidovdan started in Kosovo this morning with the Holy Liturgy in the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Gracanica.

BORBA
Another case of swine flu possible.Those infected with swine flu in Serbia are currently in stable condition, as health officials wait for confirmation of a potential eleventh case.

NOVOSTI
Progressives to invite Socialists to talks.The opposition Serb Progressive Party, SNS, will today ask the ruling Socialists to start negotiations over the formation of local governments.



Main News Page

Comments:
Vidovdan
2009-06-30 00:45:12
Why does Serbia continue to celebrate a day in which their army was destroyed, their nation was occupied (for hundreds of years) and the defeat of the Serbs allowed the Ottomans to advance further into Europe. It should be a day of mourning for us because if it were not for the Ottomans we would not have problems with the Bosniaks and Albanians today.

Please read Terms and Conditions first
 

Your name:

Subject:

Comment:

Type in this code (used to prevent spam):

 
 

Whether it’s the Lotto, betting shops or gambling dens, Serbians are up for a gamble in increasing numbers and despite, or perhaps because of, the economic crisis, business is better than ever.


Albania’s parliament has extended the country’s moratorium on the use of speedboats along its coast for another three years. The moratorium is part of an effort to thwart illegal smuggling.


An international competition to manage Arena Zagreb has attracted only one local company.



Trencherman checks out this Celebrity Haunt.


Tim Judah, the Economist's Balkan's Correspondent, and regular Balkan Insight contributor, has fully updated one of the seminal works on the modern history of Serbia, bringing the narrative through to the present day.


Slobodan Trkulja is one of  Serbia’s hottest export items and his compositions and arrangements of traditional Serbian music have been widely praised.