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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
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.
Bujanovac Remains Town Where Streets Have no Name
A plan to rename streets after Albanian heroes instead of Serbian seems futile in a town where no one knew the old street names to begin with.
Serbia Runs Risks in Racing For UN Post
If Vuk Jeremic succeeds in obtaining the presidency of the UN general assembly, it will be a welcome boost for Serbia - but if he fails it will set back the Tadic government at an uncomfortable time, just before an election.
Zorana Markovic: Controller of rulers
The Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency is fighting to survive between its institutional framework and the constant pressure of different political parties.
Natasa Kandic: Serbia’s Bloodstained Army Boss Must Go
The denunciations of the Humanitarian Law Centre’s report on the head of the Serbian army reveal the strength of Milosevic’s ideology in Serbia today and the politicisation of the war crimes office.
Serbia's Not-So-Secret Police
Suspicion swirls around leaked plans for elite squad.
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.
Twitter Bug Grabs Serbia's Vote-Hungry Politicians
As a general election looms, politicians are scrambling for votes on social networks - but not all of them seem to have understood the idea.
Serbia and Croatia Move Closer to Genocide Deal
With both governments in principle in favor of a bilateral agreement to withdraw mutual genocide claims, prospects for an out-of-court settlement are improving.
Slobodan Tisma: Last Man Alive
This year's winner of Serbia’s prestigious NIN Prize, says he writes old-fashioned literature because - like Pista Petrovic, hero of his novel ‘Bernardijeva Soba’ (Bernardi's room) - he is a man unchanged by technology.
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.
Auditors’ Report Shines Torch on Serbian Corruption
Mainly through violations of procurement laws, state institutions misspent at least €800 million, over 10 per cent of the 2010 budget, report shows.
Law Fails to End Serbia's Cultural Chaos
BIRN research in 11 cities across Serbia shows that two years after the adoption of a landmark culture law, its anticipated benefits have not been felt and confusion is worse than ever. Pročitajte ovo istraživanje na srpskom jeziku
