Austria, France, Italy urge granting of candidate status
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 22:52 | Source: B92 | Comments: (4) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Foreign ministers of Austria, France and Italy sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, calling on candidate status to be granted to Serbia.
President "not optimistic" ahead of EU decision
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 21:12 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (14) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Boris Tadić said in Belgrade on Wednesday that he "cannot express optimism" when it comes to Serbia's chances of being made a candidate for EU membership.
Kosovo talks to resume on Thursday
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 22:38 | Source: Beta | Comments: (3) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- Talks in in the current round of the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština ended on Wednesday evening in Brussels and will be resumed on Thursday.
Elections in Kosovo "delicate issue", says speaker
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 15:59 | Source: Beta, Novi magazin | Comments: (21) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović says holding of local elections in Kosovo is "a delicate issue due to the cooperation with international community".
FM: Everyone's voice should be heard
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 17:32 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (15) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said on Wednesday Belgrade thought "everyone's voice should be heard in the regional debate - although limitations exist".
K. Serb representatives take opposing stances on referendum
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 15:29 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Gračanica Health Center Director Radmila Trajković said on Wednesday that the referendum held in northern Kosovo had only helped divide the Serbs.
Belgrade negotiator: We're ready for agreement
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 12:00 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- Belgrade team chief Borislav Stefanović says Kosovo representation and a number of problems regarding integrated border management will be discussed Wednesday.
Govt. official expects deal in Kosovo talks
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 09:14 | Source: B92, Tanjug, RTS, Danas | Comments: (6) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Belgrade-Priština talks should be continued in Brussels on Wednesday and the main topic should be Kosovo’s regional representation.
PM says agreement with IMF "not in jeopardy"
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 13:56 | Source: Beta | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković said on Tuesday in Belgrade the country's arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was "not in jeopardy".
"Difficult to predict outcome of EU candidate bid"
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 11:27 | Source: Tanjug, Vesti | Comments: (5) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Serbian Deputy PM Ivica Dačić told Frankfurt-based Serbian language daily Vesti that it is difficult to say whether Serbia will get the EU candidate status.
Spanish envoy "convinced" candidate bid will succeed
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 14:20 | Source: Politika, Tanjug | Comments: (4) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Arturo Laclaustra Beltran expressed his conviction that Serbia will become candidate for membership in the EU on March 1.
Football hooligan extradited to Serbia
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 09:42 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Partizan fan leader Miloš Radisavljević aka Kimi, who was arrested in Macedonia yesterday, was extradited to Serbia during the night.
War crimes suspects arrested in Bosnia
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 13:27 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBANJA LUKA -- Three persons suspected of war crimes against Serbs in the Dretelj camp were arrested in Mostar, Ljubuški and Tešanj on Wednesday morning.
Kusturica: If I were Russian, I'd vote Putin
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 18:36 | Source: Ria novosti | Comments: (9) | Send commentST. PETERSBURG -- Film director Emir Kustirica spoke in favor of a "peaceful evolution" for Russia and warned against a repeat of post-Soviet chaos, RIA Novosti is reporting.
Emergency measures lifted in most municipalities
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 19:15 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The government on Wednesday decided to abolish the emergency situation in all but 23 municipalities in Serbia, it has been announced.
Opposition leader to ruling parties: I don't like you either
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 14:42 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Opposition (SNS) party leader Tomislav Nikolić says parties "should stop saying they do not want a coalition with him because he does not want it either".
DS official thinks party should "apologize to voters"
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 14:11 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Ruling Democratic Party (DS) official Goran Ješić said on Wednesday the DS "must convince voters that it is prepared to tackle economic reforms with resolve".
Tadić "must say clear no" to DS-SNS coalition
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 09:54 | Source: Tanjug, Večernje novosti | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- United Regions of Serbia (URS) leader Mlađan Dinkić has said that Democratic Party (DS) leader Boris Tadić must not agree to a coalition with the Progressives.
Authorities "challenged to solve journalist murder cases"
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 19:20 | Source: SEEMO | Comments: (0) | Send commentVIENNA -- The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) has urged the authorities in Serbia to solve the cases of murdered journalist, a statement said.
EU court to rule on anti-piracy agreement
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 16:46 | Source: Beta | Comments: (0) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- The European Commission (EC) will refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to Europe's highest court to check whether it violates the EU laws.
UN inspectors barred from Iranian nuclear site
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 13:05 | Source: EuroNews | Comments: (1) | Send commentTehran -- The UN nuclear watchdog says talks with Iran have failed over its disputed atomic activities.
“U.S. may use Kyrgyzstan base in Iran strike”
Wednesday 22.02.2012 | 14:06 | Source: Beta | Comments: (6) | Send commentMOSCOW -- U.S. army base in Kyrgyzstan could be used for an attack on Iran, Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated on Wednesday.
Yesterday's news Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Belgrade-Priština talks postponed for Wednesday
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 20:31 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (21) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The negotiations between teams of Belgrade and Priština were set to continue on Tuesday in Brussels, but the meeting has been postponed for Wednesday.
Defense minister confers with Czech counterpart
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 16:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentPRAGUE -- Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac conferred Tuesday with his Czech counterpart Alexandr Vondra at the start of his one-day visit to the Czech Republic.
Russian envoy warns about "price of joining EU"
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 17:01 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (23) | Send commentČAČAK -- Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Konuzin says his country is not opposed to Serbia joining the EU, but that Serbia should decide on the price it was ready to pay.
New evidence in organ trafficking probe
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 16:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (25) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor has achieved significant progress in the investigation into Kosovo human organs trafficking.
Central bank chief denies reports of "hard currency drain"
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 16:29 | Source: Blic, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Dejan Šoškić stated on Tuesday that Serbia's level of foreign-currency reserves is the same as in mid-December of last year.
Power supply back to normal for industries
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 09:58 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The electricity situation in Serbia is stable, while emergency measures limiting supply to commercial entities are no longer in effect.
State audit institution files charges against officials
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 10:04 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (3) | Send commentBELGRADE -- The State Audit Institution (DRI) disclosed the names of responsible persons in ministries and other state institutions against whom it has filed charges.
Justice minister: Serbia could settle in Taton case
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 13:11 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (4) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Justice Minister Snežana Malović says there is a possibility of an out-of-court settlement with the parents of the murdered French football fan Brice Taton.
Serbia "not without chance" ahead of EU decision
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 14:14 | Source: B92 | Comments: (6) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Faculty of Political Sciences professor Predrag Simić says that Serbia is "not without a chance" as it awaits on a EU decision on its candidate status bid.
14 hurt as trams collide in Belgrade
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 11:16 | Source: Beta | Comments: (0) | Send commentBELGRADE -- At least 14 Belgraders were lightly injured when two trams collided on the corner or Kralja Aleksandra Blvd. and Ruzveltova St. said the emergency services.
Serbians approve of diaspora's involvement in politics
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 12:44 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send commentBELGRADE -- Almost 60% of Serbians believe the diaspora should take part in the country's political life, while 23% oppose the idea, a Medium Gallup polls shows.
Brussels: Greek bailout deal reached
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 10:20 | Source: euronews, BBC | Comments: (6) | Send commentBRUSSELS -- Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday reached an agreement on a second bailout for Greece, after 13 hours of talks held in Brussels.
New evidence in Dobrovoljačka case
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 15:19 | Source: Tanjug, Glas Srpske | Comments: (1) | Send commentBANJA LUKA -- The Interior Ministry (MUP) of the Serb Republic (RS) has collected new pieces of evidence in the Dobrovoljačka Street case, it was announced in Banja Luka.
Iran could attack preemptively, army warns
Tuesday 21.02.2012 | 12:25 | Source: Reuters, Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send commentTehran -- Iran would take preemptive action against its enemies if its national interest were endangered, said a top official of the Iranian military.
Opinions & Analyses
Why Obama and Xi need an Australian holiday
20.02.2012. | Comments: 0
"Individuals make history. If the last leader of the Soviet Union had not been a man called Mikhail Gorbachev, the world would be a different place. So the character and views of China's leader-designate, Xi Jinping, who just visited the United
B92 TV
“Belgrade cannot control political will of northern Kosovo"
17.02.2012. | Comments: 0
"As far as official Belgrade is concerned, this is an official confirmation that it cannot control the political will of the citizens in northern Kosovo, which is not bad in the context of political conditions that Germany and other EU member states
Reports
UN secretary-general's Kosovo report
14.02.2012. | Comments: 0
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented his latest regular report on the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, to the UN Security Council.
Restaurants
Znak Pitanja
27.10.2011. | 15:28 | Comments: 1
It’s not very easy to maintain a good reputation and tradition over a long period of time, especially if you are on the competitive battlefield of the capital’s culinary scene.