Serbia

Montenegrin PM: Montenegro won’t wait for ICJ decision

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović said that Podgorica will not wait to establish diplomatic relations with Priština. “There should be no more hiding behind alibis, with expectations that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will give some kind of explicit negation of the total policies of the …

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Serbian Deputy PM: Serbia’s EU membership by 2014 less than probable

Serbia’s EU membership by 2014 is less than probable because of the long procedure and the unfinished cooperation with Hague Tribunal, Serbian Deputy PM Bozidar Djelic said. However, he believes that Serbia can reach EU candidate status very soon. Djelic pointed out that Serbia won’t change its position regarding Kosovo …

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IMF approves loan tranche to Serbia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan tranche of EUR 349.6mn for Serbia. This international financial institution also stated that the effects of the economic crisis have for now been successfully curbed in the country. The IMF board of directors has finished the second revision of the Serbian …

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Bosnian, Croatian Serb leaders in Belgrade

Serbian President Boris Tadić will today in Belgrade meet with Serb leaders from the region. A statement from his cabinet did not specify who the president would host today. However, Republic of Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik’s cabinet has confirmed that he would attend. Unofficially, Serb representative in Croatia Milorad …

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Tadić: Candidacy wasn’t premature

Submitting Serbia’s application for EU candidacy was not premature, says Boris Tadić, and adds he hopes the country would receive that status in 2010. Speaking in Novi Sad on Wednesday night, the president said that Serbia was “not the same country” after the formal request to become EU candidate, submitted …

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Berisha invites Tadic to visit Tirana

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha extended an invitation to Serbian President Boris Tadic to visit Tirana. Berisha met with a delegation of Kosovo Serbs, who embarked on a historic trip to Albania, and told them that he invited Serbian president to visit Albania, local media reported.

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Serbia Changes Border Requirements

As of January 1, Montenegrin nationals up to 14 years old who intend to travel to Serbia will require passports, while those aged 14 to 18 will need to present either a passport or ID card. The decision was made by the Serbian Interior Ministry, according to a statement released …

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Bulgarian PM Borisov has talks with Gruevski, Tadic

Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov has discussed issues on bilateral relations of Bulgaria with Macedonia and Serbia. In a telephone talks he has wished the two friendly countries on their path to the integration in European structures and has welcomed the official Serbia’s application for EU accession, the government …

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New U.S. ambassador in Serbia in mid-January

The New U.S. ambassador in Serbia is expected in mid-January, that country’s embassy press attaché Brian Stimmler said on Tuesday. Mary Warlick’s appointment must first be approved by the U.S. Senate, which has not yet voted on the issue. U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Warlick to …

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Serb Official to Quit if Mladic Remains Free

The Coordinator of Serbia’s Action Team for locating and arresting Hague indictees, Rasim Ljajic, has repeated earlier warnings that he will resign if the number-one war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is not arrested by the end of this year. Ljajic said he must bear responsibility for having said that the …

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