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Serbia Press Review - November 26
"Did you see it?! It's not that great. It could have been much better. How could they waste so much money on such a lame ad?" These are some of the things we hear in Pristina nowadays.
Kosovo honours a hero. To the hero the spoils? Brushing a lock of hair from her face and gazing into her eyes, the former president asks the comeliest government official to hand, "So what did you think of my speech?" No Monica she, her answer stays on the vertical and is rather better sculpted than the two and half-metre effigy just unveiled ...
Patriarch Pavle, The Man and the Serb
Belgrade Slobodan Georgijev The leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, was laid to rest on November 19th The death of the Serbian Patriarch has united people across Serbia for a moment because there is no controversy about his life everyone agrees that a great man has died.
Kosovo elections praised by allies, slammed by Serbia
Workers carry ballot boxes at the Kosovo Election Commission counting centre in Pristina, Kosovo, November 16 2009.
World Bank approves $200 million loan to Serbia: minister
The World Bank has approved a 200-million-dollar loan to Serbia to support its budget, Serbian Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said Tuesday.
The crumbling walls of the medieval Gumnishte fortress can still be seen atop an extinct volcano in Novo Brdo -- a relic of the city's heyday as a European mining and trade center.
Kosovo's PM met with stones, eggs ahead of historic election
Former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Hashim Thaci, became prime minister in 2007.
Travel Picks: Top 10 cities to party the night away
Revellers dance at an office Christmas party in London December 13, 2007.[Agencies] SINGAPORE - Looking to tread terrain still untouched by foreign stag expeditions? Want to unwind in luxury or drink up the sun? Lonely Planet lists the world's top 10 party cities in its new guide, the "1000 Ultimate Experiences." 1. BELGRADE, SERBIA The long years ...
Serbia most likely won't draw the remaining money from the USD 2.9bn standby arrangement with the IMF, says Mladan Dinkiae.
Macedonia, Kosovo to exchange ambassadors within three months
Macedonia and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors within three months, said Macedonian foreign ministers Antonio Milososki and his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hyseni on Friday at a joint press conference in Skopje.
War Crimes Prosecutor in Serbia
Belgrade Vladimir Vukcevic and Serge Brammertz at a meeting in Belrgade Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, Serge Brammertz, and Serbia's War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic discussed ''technical problems'' in the cooperation of the two prosecutions with the aim of overcoming them.
Serbia: U.S. Embassy Calls 7 Belgrade Bars and Clubs Off-Limits
Belgrade is considered a generally safe city, but the U.S. Embassy issued a list of establishments there that Embassy personnel and travelers should avoid because of repeated violent incidents.
PM opens Serbian Economic Forum
PM Mirko Cvetkoviae says that he expected the economic growth in Serbia next year to be around 1.5 percent.
Monument erected to U.S. president in Kosovo
The three-metre tall statue, which depicts Clinton waving his left hand, was erected in a boulevard already named after him in Pristina, where he is viewed as a hero for his role in the war against Serb forces.
DS official: Dialogue between Serbia, Holland important
Democratic Party official Dragoljub Miaeunoviae said that the Serbian delegation's visit to the Dutch parliament began an important process of dialogue.
Another body found in Tisza River tragedy
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Another body was recovered from the Tisza River on Wednesday , a presumed member of a group of Kosovo Albanians that tried to cross the river and enter Hungary illegally from Serbia earlier this month.
Serbia, Israel Sign Law Enforcement Pact
Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski held a short informal meeting with his new Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, on Thursday in Brussels.
Kosovo: Serbs find mine at cemetery
An AP mine was removed from a village cemetery, after local Serbs from Staro Gracko in Kosovo reported finding in on Saturday.
Serbia, Turkey "back each other's path to EU"
Serbian and Turkish Presidents Boris Tadiae and Abdullah Gul said that the two countries support one another's paths towards European integration.
Turkey and Serbia sign deals during Gula s visit - South Eastern Europe - The Sofia Echo
"Turkey and Serbia sign deals during Gula s visit Turkey and Serbia have signed a series of bilateral agreements during Turkish president Abdullah Gula s visit to Belgrade, and Gul has encouraged Turkish investment in Serbia, with both countries agreeing that Ankaraa s recognition of Kosovo as independent should not stand between them." More: ...
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