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Serbian Parties Hold Secret Talks on Government
Serbian parties are holding informal talks on forming a government but the Progressives say that official talks will start after Tomislav Nikolic's inauguration.
Latest News on Politics and Society from Serbia
Police Reveal Belgrade’s Meanest Streets
Statistics show New Belgrade was the city’s worst crime spot in 2011, largely because it has the most targets, but the capital remains a safe place overall.
Serbian Court Releases Kosovo Trade Unionist
Hasan Abazi was released from custody after his family paid 20,000 euro in bail and the veteran trade unionist has since crossed the border, heading home.
Half of Serbs Believe Police Are Corrupt
Survey shows public see corruption as rife in the main institution charged with upholding the rule of law.
Serbian Leadership Knew of Mladic’s Whereabouts
The ex chief of Mladic’s security detail claims that all the state leaders knew that Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, was in Belgrade.
Serbia Without Asylum Commission
On Wednesday, Serbia ceased to have a body that decides on asylum requests because the government failed to prolong the mandate of the current Commission for Asylum.
Lines Blur Between Serbia's Competing Parties
As both main parties in Serbia's May 6 election are putting forward similar programmes, voters will have to turn to other criteria when they choose who to vote for.
Serbian Court Rejects Appeal to Release Abazi
A court in Nis has denied an appeal to release Hasan Abazi, the president of Kosovo's Metalworkers Union, who was arrested on his way to a trade union conference in Croatia.
Serb Nationalists Helped Inspire Norway’s Mass Killer
Anders Behring Breivik told a court in Oslo on Wednesday that Serbian ‘crusaders’ who took on NATO had been one of his sources of inspiration.
Seselj Demands Press Conference
Vojislav Seselj, a war crime defendant, lodged a request with the ICTY Trial Chamber on Tuesday, asking that he be allowed to hold a press conference for the 6 May elections in Serbia.
Serbian ex-Chetniks Still Without Pensions
Eight years after the Serbian parliament adopted the Law rehabilitating the WW2 Chetnik movement, ex-fighters say they still cannot get pensions.
Court Urged to Ban Serbian Far-Rightists
Serbia's State Prosecutor's Office is urging the Constitutional Court to ban the extreme-right Serbian National Movement 1389 as a threat to constitutional order.
Pope Will not Visit Nis, Serbia, in 2013
The 85-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church will not be attending the celebrations marking 1,700 years since the Edict of Milan was adopted, the Holy See confirmed.
Kosovo PM Offers Compromise on Serbian Polls
In a partial concession, Kosovo leader says Pristina will not try to stop Serbs from voting in Serbian elections on May 6 - as long as Serbia's election commission plays no role in the polls and the OSCE manages the whole process.
Serbia Detains Ex-KLA Member
A Belgrade court has ordered 30 days of custody for an ex-Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, fighter suspected of war crimes who was arrested on Saturday.
Serb Nationalists Threaten Mitrovica Albanians
The Serb ultranationalist organization Obraz has left messages on the doors of Kosovo Albanians living in the Serb-run north of the town, reading “We are coming.”
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Football Wins Amid Political Row over Kosovo Status
Kosovo’s strategy of entering European football through FIFA-sanctioned friendly matches could create opportunities for talented players and point the way towards solving broader issues of its representation in international sport.
Klecka Outcome Embitters Both Serbs and Albanians
Social Networks Mobilise Army of ‘White’ Voters
Belgrade Weighs Up Hopes of City’s New Bosses
Dacic as PM Would Take Serbia Backwards
World Awaits Start of Srebrenica Butcher’s Trial
Socialists Flex Muscles in Post-Election Serbia
Roma Eviction Sullies Belgrade’s Image
Business
Serbia’s New Govt Faces Deficit Challenge
Promises of hundreds of new jobs made during the election campaign will soon be forgotten as reducing the deficit becomes a certain priority for the new team.
Euro Crisis Sapping Balkan Recovery, EBRD Warns
‘Hidden’ Taxes Hinder Investment in Serbia
Serbia Ducks Probes Into Tycoon Dodgy Takeovers
Fiat Opening Hailed as Boost For Serbia
Culture and Lifestyle
Mixer Attempts to Change the Face of Belgrade
The fourth edition of the art festival will bring more than 100 artists from 50 countries to Belgrade’s “Savamala,” with the motive of urban transformation.
Sarajevo Days Presents Bosnian Culture in Belgrade
Venerable Concert Hall Surmounts Old Age in Style
Serbians Ready to Pay for Perfect Summer Waistline
Igor Mandic: Serbs and Croats Belong Together
