Serbia

Serbian Govt Halts Sale of TV Avala

Serbia’s ruling Progressives have exerted pressure on Avala co-owner to halt the sale of the troubled broadcaster, which as a result faces bankruptcy and closure.Serbia’s ruling Progressive Party has exerted pressure on Zeljko Mitrovic, TV Avala co-owner, to cancel the contract for the sale of the station, Balkan Insight has …

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Opposition Slates Serbia’s ‘Secret’ Kosovo Platform

Opposition parties in Serbia say the government has not consulted them while drafting the platform for Kosovo talks and is wrongfully keeping the document secret.Borislav Stefanovic, Serbia’s former chief negotiator in EU-led Kosovo talks and member of the opposition Democrats, said it was absurd that the government’s draft platform on …

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Serbia, Macedonia Leaders to Tackle Church Row

The dispute between the Serbian and Macedonian Orthodox churches will be on the agenda during Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s two-day visit to Macedonia.President Nikolic and his Macedonian counterpart, Gjorge Ivanov, at their meeting on Friday will among other issues “tackle the row between the Serbian and Macedonian Orthodox churches”, a …

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Tadic to Quit Race to Lead Serbia Democrats

Serbia’s former president looks likely to abandon his ambitions to remain at the helm of the Democratic Party and cede the post to Belgrade Mayor Dragan Djilas.On the eve of the deadline for filing candidacy submissions in the Democratic Party leadership elections, the party leader, Boris Tadic, has decided to …

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Nikolic Urged to Join Kosovo at Regional Summit

The Kosovo and Montenegrin Presidents have urged Serbia’s President, Tomislav Nikolic, to attend a planned regional summit in Montenegro.Arber Vlahiu, spokesperson for Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, said that she would like to meet Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic at the summit of regional heads of states due to be held by …

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Serbia Refuses to Give Reparations to Sjeverin Victims

Twenty years after 16 people were abducted and killed by Serbian paramilitaries, the families of the victims have still not received any reparations, as the state does not recognize them as civilian victims of war.On October 22 in 1992, 16 Bosniaks from the village of Sjeverin in the Sandzak area …

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Serbian Prosecutors Seize Ex-Minister’s Passport

The Serbian prosecutor’s office for organised crime has seized the passport of a former minister suspected of abusing his position.The passport of Oliver Dulic, the former minister for environment and spatial planning, was sent to Belgrade’s High Court on Sunday to prevent him from leaving the country.

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Serbia to Pay Reparations to Ex-Kosovo Mayor

A Serbian court has granted approximately €3,300 in reparation to the former mayor of the Kosovo municipality of Suva Reka for suffering caused by Serbian police during conflict in Kosovo.The First Basic Court in Belgrade has ruled on Friday that Serbia is responsible for the torture of Mustafa Kolgeci, an …

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Serbia’s Troubled TV Avala Gets New Owners

The turbo-folk production house, Grand Production, along with another Serbian company, Beohemija, have taken over the indebted broadcaster TV Avala.After two months of consultations, Grand Production and Beohemija became major owners of TV Avala after obtaining the shares of media mogul Zeljko Mitrovic, Serbian businessman Danko Djunic and the Economic …

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