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Trifunovic: We expect fate of missing persons to be solved

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 14:04

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Coordinator of the Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Kosovo-Metohija Milorad Trifunovic stated on Thursday that he expects the fate of missing persons from Kosovo to be solved in the course of the year.

Expert expects both genocide suits to be rejected

Published by B92 on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 13:51

Expert expects both genocide suits to be rejected

NOVI SAD -- Both Croatian lawsuit and Serbian counter-lawsuit for genocide before the International Court of Justice will be discarded, Tibor Varadi believes.

Udovicki:Making public administration smaller,more effective

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 13:39

NOVI SAD - Serbian Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Kori Udovicki has said that in order to make it more efficient, the public administration will as soon as possible downsize its workforce, not in a linear way though.

Plan of bilateral military defence for 2015 signed

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 12:58

BELGRADE - The plan of bilateral military cooperation for the year of 2015 between the Ministries of Defence of Serbia and the Netherlands was signed in Belgrade on Thursday.

The document was signed by Head of the Defence Ministry's Department for International Military Cooperation Colonel Milan Konjikovac and the envoy of the Dutch defence.

Exhibition on Wehrmacht crimes in Serbia opens

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 12:43

BELGRADE - An exhibition on crimes committed by the Wehrmacht in Serbia during World War II has opened at Dom Vojske Srbije in Belgrade.

The author of the exhibition, which includes photos and documents related to the crimes committed by Wehrmacht troops against Jews, Serbs and Roma in Serbia, is Miroljub Filipovic.

Divac: Azerbaijan will be excellent host to European Games

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 12:20

BELGRADE - President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS) Vlade Divac met in Belgrade with Azerbaijani Ambassador to Serbia Eldar Humbat oglu Hasanov, and expressed his belief that Azerbaijan will play an excellent host to the European Games in June.

The inaugural European Games will be held on June 12 to 28 in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku.

Kurz: Serbia's path to EU clear, irreversible

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 11:25

VIENNA - Serbia's path to the EU is clear and irreversible and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic deserves the most credit for that, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz said ahead of Vucic's visit to Vienna on Thursday.

Best Moves in Movies Go on Display

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 11:17

The Belgrade Dance Festival has a 12-year history of organizing shows all year round. Its famous springtime festival features some of the top names in modern choreography and the best dance troupes from Serbia and abroad.

PM: EU is Serbia's top strategic goal

Published by B92 on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 11:03

PM: EU is Serbia's top strategic goal

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vucic says Serbia's top strategic goal is EU integration, while it would be "naive to think Serbia will solve global crises while chairing the OSCE."

Vucic: EU integration is Serbia's top strategic goal

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 10:26

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that Serbia's top strategic goal is EU integration, and that it would be naive to think that Serbia will solve any of the gloabal crises while chairing the OSCE.

"New law on personal data protection needed"

Published by B92 on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 10:14

"New law on personal data protection needed"

BELGRADE -- Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection Rodoljub Sabic says Serbia needs a new personal data protection law.

Head of the EU Delegation in Serbia Michael Davenport agreed on Wednesday with this assessment.

Dacic to visit OSCE Mission in Serbia

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 10:14

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic as OSCE chair will visit OSCE Mission in Serbia on Thursday together with Special Representative on the Western Balkans Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann.

The visit of the OSCE chair to the OSCE Mission in Serbia is the first one that will be organised within the announced series of visits to OSCE missions in the field.

CoE: Serbia's Lubarda elected as ECtHR judge

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 10:14

STRASBOURG - Branko Lubarda, a professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, has been elected a judge of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by a decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE).

Lubarda teaches labour, international and social law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade.

Serbian prime minister visits Vienna

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 09:55

BELGRADE/VIENNA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will visit Vienna on Thursday, where he will confer with Austria's top government officials, Vienna announced.

Vucic will confer with Austrian President Heinz Fischer.

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