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Cotric proposes declaration condemning Communist crimes
BELGRADE - Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) MP Aleksandar Cotric said on Tuesday that he has tabled to the Serbian parliament a proposed declaration condemning the crimes committed by the totalitarian Communist regime after September 12, 1944.
France's recognition of Kosovo was "historic mistake" - MEP
France's recognition of Kosovo was "historic mistake" - MEP
BELGRADE -- France made "a historic mistake by recognizing Kosovo's independence," Aymeric Chauprade, a French member of the European Parliament, has said.
Disputes Simmer Over Bosnian Independence Day
People in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Bosniak-Croat Federation entity marked the country's official Independence Day on Sunday amid continuing disagreements about the referendum to break from Yugoslavia in 1992.
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Chauprade: Recognition of Kosovo - historic mistake
BELGRADE - Paris has made a historic mistake by recognizing Kosovo's independence, Aymeric Chauprade, European parliamentarian from France, has said, stressing that the 1999 NATO war against Serbia assisted the separatist tendencies of the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, and the European Union (EU) followed the policy pursued by the United States.
John Savage receives Golden Seal of Yugoslav Cinematheque
BELGRADE - The greatest recognition of the Yugoslav Cinematheque, the Golden Seal awarded for exceptional contribution to cinematography, has been delivered to U.S. actor John Savage.
The recognition was delivered to the famous U.S. actor by Yugoslav Cinematheque Director Radoslav Zelenovic on Saturday.
Handke, Mikhalkov, Stoltenberg honorary citizens of Belgrade
BELGRADE - Austrian writer and screenwriter Peter Handke, Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov and Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg were named honorary citizens of Belgrade on Wednesday.
Their nominations were backed by all groups in the City Assembly.
Russian and Austrian artists, Norwegian politician honored
Russian and Austrian artists, Norwegian politician honored
BELGRADE -- Austrian writer Peter Handke, Russian filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov, and Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg have been named honorary citizens of Belgrade.
All councilors groups in the Serbian capital city's assembly supported the decision, although the Democratic Party (DS) voiced some criticism.
Serbian victims from '90s to get monument in Belgrade
Serb victims killed in the armed conflicts in the territory of former Yugoslavia back in the '90s will get a monument in Belgrade, the Belgrade City Assembly decided on Wednesday.
Bosnians Argue Over Claim to Slice of Montenegro
Experts, professors, intellectuals and politicians met in the Bosnian parliament on Tuesday to debate what the country should do over the issue of Sutorina - a coastal area in southern Montenegro that some Bosnians say should belong to Bosnia.
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EP: Most Croatian amendments rejected
EP: Most Croatian amendments rejected
BRUSSELS -- The demands of Croat MEPs to add a series of requirements related to the country's unresolved issues with Serbia to an EP resolution have mostly been rejected.
Most of these amendments either failed to pass "procedural filters" or have been watered down, Tanjug reported, after seeing the text of the harmonized amendments.
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