News archive of October 2023

PRISTINA - The Brnjak administrative crossing between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija was reopened on Wednesday morning after being closed for ten days.

A regional deputy chief of the so-called Kosovo Police confirmed this in a statement to Tanjug, adding that the Jarinje administrative crossing remained closed.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said on Wednesday the situation in Kosovo-Metohija was "disconcerting, to say the least" and that life for Serbs there was unsustainable.

BELGRADE - The Higher Court in Belgrade has rejected a proposal by the local Higher Public Prosecutor's Office to order custody for Milan Radoicic, suspected of committing the criminal offences of association for the purpose of committing criminal acts, illicit production, possession, carrying and distribution of firearms and explosives and serious criminal acts against general safety.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.2141 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change from Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m and up by 0.1 pct y-o-y and relative to the beginning of the year.

BELGRADE  - At a meeting with the UK's Ambassador Edward Ferguson, Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic voiced deep concerns over current developments in Kosovo-Metohija and the position of Serbs in the southern province.

BELGRADE - Milan Radoicic appeared in a hearing before the Higher Public Prosecutor's office in Belgrade on Tuesday on suspicion of committing the criminal offence of association for the purpose of committing criminal offences, the criminal offence of illicit production, possession, carrying and distribution of firearms and explosives and serious criminal offences against general safety.

BELGRADE - At a meeting with China's new Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said Serbia-China relations were excellent and accompanied by intensive political dialogue at all levels.

BELGRADE - Officers of the Serbian Criminal Police Directorate on Tuesday searched a flat and other premises used by Milan Radoicic, placing him in 48-hour police detention.

A criminal complaint was filed against Radoicic, who was taken to the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, the police said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 4.3 pct more tourist visits in August 2023 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 6.2 pct, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays generated by Serbian tourists were down by 13.9 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 9.1 pct y-o-y.

WASHINGTON - Former US envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Richard Grenell said on Tuesday US National Security Council official John Kirby had not used "the most up to date information" about the number of Serbian troops at the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija and erroneously stated there was a buildup of forces when, in fact, there was a drawdown.