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Linta: Canceling of Glavas arrest warrant - insult to victim
BELGRADE - President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta said Wednesday that the decision of the County Court of Zagreb to cancel the arrest warrant for the convicted war criminal Branimir Glavas, who was recently released from prison, is a new insult to Serb victims in Croatia.
Arsovic wins silver in 50m rifle 3 positions event
KUWAIT CITY - Serbia's Andrea Arsovic won silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20) event at the 41th International Shooting Grand Prix in Kuwait on Wednesday.
After wining gold in the 10m air rifle event yesterday, Arsovic ended up second in today's event with 458.6 points in the final.
"President to miss Croat counterpart's inauguration"
"President to miss Croat counterpart's inauguration"
BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will not attend the inauguration of Croatia's new president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, a daily is reporting.
Croatia Drops Warrant for Branimir Glavas Arrest
Zagreb county court made the ruling on Tuesday, clearing the way for Glavas to return from Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he was released from jail last week.
Glavas's Facebook page posted the decision to revoke the arrest warrant on Tuesday with a picture showing a man breaking free of chains and the word "Freedom".
Serbia improves rankings in Index of Economic Freedom
WASHINGTON - Serbia has made progress on this year's economic freedom list advancing from the "mostly unfree" to the "moderately free" category based on the Index of Economic Freedom created by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.
Bosnian Islamist Arrested in Croatia Handed to Austria
The 49-year-old Bosnian citizen, sought by Austrian authorities, is believed to be part of an Austrian-based network that has been recruiting people from the Balkans and organizing their transfer to battlefields in Iraq and Syria.
National Council on Climate Change holds first meeting
BEOGRAD - According to the latest climate change mitigation research, Serbia ranks as 73rd among the 192 parties to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change, Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said Monday, chairing the first meeting of the National Council on Climate Change.
Minister "doesn't believe Croatia will block Serbia"
Minister "doesn't believe Croatia will block Serbia"
BELGRADE -- Serbian Minister of Justice Nikola Selakovic says he believes Croatia will pursue a policy of good neighboring relations, and will not block Serbia's EU patg.
Selakovic: Croatia not to block Serbia's EU pathway
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Justice Nikola Selakovic expressed belief that Croatia will pursue a policy of good neighboring relations, and that it will not block Serbia's EU pathway.
Ivica Da?i?: Kolinda, you need to choose your words
Ivica Da?i?: Kolinda, you need to choose your words
Minister of Foreign affairs Ivica Da?i? stated that newly elected president of Croatia Kolinda Grabar Kitarovi? should "choose her words and moves carefully."
Serbian Minister commented Kitarovi?'s innapropriate statements about Serbia and Vojvodina, saying that she is the president now, and not opposition anymore.
Linta condemns Tomasic's statement on minorities
BELGRADE - President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta most fiercely condemned on Friday the pro-ustasha statement of Croatian MP in the European Parliament Ruza Tomasic who said that the status of national minorities in Croatia should be called off and that all members of national minorities are 'political Croats.'
Bosnian Photo Fest Crosses Ethnic Divide
Described by its organizers as a celebration of friendship, the Photography of the Year BiH Festival is opening in Sarajevo's iconic City Hall on Friday.
It is expected to draw numerous photographers and enthusiasts from across the region and beyond.
ICJ:Judgment in Croatia v. Serbia case to be delivered Feb 3
THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will deliver its judgment in the case brought by Croatia against Serbia concerning application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the ICJ released on Thursday.
Serbian experts to assist Bosnian aviation authorities
Serbian experts to assist Bosnian aviation authorities
BELGRADE -- Representatives of the aviation authorities from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina signed a protocol in Belgrade on Thursday.
Converting Franc Loans Will Cost Croatia, Bank Says
As Croatia's government wrestles with the crisis facing borrowers with increasingly expensive loans in Swiss francs, the governor of the Croatian national bank, HNB, Boris Vujcic, has warned against trying to convert the loans into loans in the national currency.