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Serbia's Public Information Act Tops Global Ranking
A group of experts has rated Serbia's public information act No 1 on the planet, though critics say wording is one thing, action another.
Politics and Society
Trial for War Crimes in Eastern Croatia Continues
Two residents of the Croatian village of Lovas testify that Serbian army introduced forced labour during the occupation of eastern Croatia in 1991.
Kosovo and Serbia Resume Brussels Talks
EU-led talks between Kosovo and Serbia continued on Tuesday after months of deadlock over the Kosovo's representation in regional meetings and over border management.
Arkan's Tigers on Trial for Crimes Against Roma
Belgrade’s Special Court held a preliminary hearing on Wednesday for the trial of Serbian former paramilitaries charged with war crimes against Roma in July 1992
Two Kosovo Albanians Witnessed Jackals Crime
Two residents of Kosovo village Cuska testified on Tuesday in front of Belgrade Special Court in case against members of Serbian paramilitary group Jackals for war crimes committed in 1999.
Kosovo Gives Way to Serbia on Representation
Hashim Thaci says Kosovo will agree to be represented in regional meetings without the prefix "Republic of" and with a footnote referring to UN Resolution 1244.
Business
FT Credits Balkan Cities as Cost Effective
Cities in the Balkans may score badly in some fields, but they score highly when it comes to labour costs.
Serbia’s Nationalisations Push Debt to Limits
Buying back loss-makers is one way to keep people off welfare – but it is also nudging Serbia’s public debt to danger point, economists fear.
The Economic Downturn Prompts Belgrade Chinese to Shut Up Shop
After more than three years of dwindling sales, more and more Chinese traders are leaving Belgrade.
Development Bank Offers Serbian Firms Hope
A long awaited state-owned bank that will offer affordable loans to financially stretched businesses is expected to pull the Serbian economy out of the doldrums.
Serbia Telekom Buys Up Greek Shares
Serbia Telekom is now entirely domestically owned, after the firm bought up the remaining shares owned by Greek OTE for €380 million.
Culture and Lifestyle
Quit Smoking with Health Care Card
Can’t find a drug, special chewing gum or electric cigarette that can help you quit smoking easily? The Serbian Health Ministry has come up with a better idea.
Parade Wins Berlinale’s Audience Votes
The movie “Parade” by Srdjan Dragojevic won the Panorama audience award for the best fiction film at the Berlin international film festival which ended on February 19.
Band Consecration: Dedicated to Play On
Consecration are one of Belgrade’s hardest working rock groups. They never get too comfortable in one style and never rest for too long.
Zora
Once a very popular traditional Belgrade kafana, the revamped Zora has been given a modern look and a seemingly bright future as a popular drink spot.
Serbia’s Ageing Ballerinas Stifle Young Dancer’s Hopes
Dancers in the National Theatre have to stop dancing after 40 but can’t retire until they turn 50 – and while they spin out the years, a new generation has to wait.
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Vukovar Still Imprisoned by its Bloody Past
Two decades after a Serbian siege almost reduced the town to rubble, Vukovar is an unsettled place, home to two communities that face separate ways.
Serbia’s Ageing Ballerinas Stifle Young Dancer’s Hopes
Bujanovac Remains Town Where Streets Have no Name
Serbia Runs Risks in Racing For UN Post
Zorana Markovic: Controller of rulers
Natasa Kandic: Serbia’s Bloodstained Army Boss Must Go
Serbia's Not-So-Secret Police
Serbia’s Nationalisations Push Debt to Limits
Press Review
Serbia Press Review - February 22, 2012
Bishops to send Filaret and Pahomije into retirement. 43 churches not registered in Serbia. Football hooligan extradited to Serbia.
Country Profile
Figure in Focus
Mladjan Dinkic: Playing the ‘B’ Side
Unlike his last departure from power, this time Mr. Dinkic’s exit has not left the government in tatters, but his political future now depends not on his skills but on President Tadic’s readiness to forgive.
Key Political Parties
Key Political Parties in Serbia
Ten years after the fall of the Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic, the political scene appears to have changed significantly. See Balkan Insight's profiles of Serbia's ruling and opposition parties.
