Latest News from Serbia
Bulgaria: Serious Decline in Foreign Trade in April
As expected, the coronavirus pandemic also hit Bulgarian foreign trade.
Here is what the data from the National Statistical Institute show:
EU proposes opening of external borders from July
The European Commission has proposed to gradually lift travel ban from July 1 for non-EU citizens coming from countries where the epidemiological situation is the same or better than that in the EU.
The detailed list will be announced later, Ylva Johansson, EU commissioner for home affairs, told reporters on June 11.
Week in Review: Dull Elections and Shaky Governments
Dull Race
Serbia is heading into a Parliamentary election on June 21, yet there has rarely been less excitement or political fervour around it. Perhaps hardly surprising given that there is even less doubt than usual as to who the winner will be, or indeed prospect for any change.
Vucic proposed cancellation of all SNS pre-election rallies
The proposal includes a large gathering in Novi Sad and a final rally in Nis.
The reason is the health of the citizens, because President Vucic did not want to endanger the condition of the population in any way, especially because a large number of people are expected at the pre-election rallies of the largest party in Serbia.
A strong storm again: Rain and hail hit Belgrade causing collapse of road traffic
The Belgrade settlement of Karaburma was hit by the hail.
The storm also caused a collapse on the roads, and the Highway to Zagreb is crowded in both directions, causing heavy traffic from Zmaj to Konjarnik.
Center of Belgrade is also affected, as well as New Belgrade.
One person died, 66 newly infected with coronavirus in Serbia
In the last 24 hours, 5.015 people were tested, and coronavirus was detected in 66 of them. 432 cases are active, and 14 patients are on respirators.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in Serbia, 251 people have lost the fight with COVID-19.
Teddy Bear Bomb in Libya Linked to Serbian Arms Violations
When supporters of Libya's United Nations-recognised government took to the streets of Tripoli last week to celebrate the retreat of a renegade general, alongside the Libyan flags they carried was a large white teddy bear with a pink nose.
Pan-European Decision: If Borders are Opened to Third Countries, it Wouldn’t be Before 1 July
The government extended the emergency epidemic situation by 15 days, until the end of June.
Kosovo Speaker Rejects President’s Accusations About ‘Collaborator’ Father
Kosovo parliament speaker Vjosa Osmani has reacted with fury to claims that her family once worked for the Serbian police when the country was under Yugoslav rule, after President Hashim Thaci repeated the allegation on Tuesday.
"Tonight, the snake tried to bite the honour of my family," Osmani wrote on Facebook, referring to Thaci by his wartime nickname of "The Snake".
UN Court Urged to Hospitalise Ratko Mladic in The Hague
Ratko Mladic's defence team told BIRN on Wednesday that the former Bosnian Serb Army commander, who is appealing against his conviction for genocide and other wartime crimes, should be hospitalised immediately in The Hague because his health condition is now "disastrous".
B92.net INTERVIEW: "It's a competition who is dumber"
Are there any problems with ultra-right policies in Serbia and do some political organizations from Europe give them wind in their sails?
Kosovo President, Ambassador, Lobbied Influencers to Back Land Swaps
A French journalist and an American academic have told BIRN that they were lobbied to write positively about "border corrections" and a potential land swap between Kosovo and Serbia.
"SNS video has been banned because people liked it"
"I don't think the media has ever been more open in any campaign so far. People have the opportunity to see everything. Today, I am hosted at your TV as president and I have no intention of talking about political opponents. Interestingly, some had higher ratings until they appeared on RTS and Pink.
Kisic Tepavcevic: That never happens with infectious diseases
She emphasized that the epidemiological situation is much more favorable now, with the trend of a drop in the number of the infected.
"It was expected in public that the number of infected people would decrease linearly. That never happens with infectious diseases," said Kisic, who is also the deputy director of the Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut".
RHMZ warns: Unstable weather, heavy rain and thunderstorms in the coming hours PHOTO
RHMZ announced unstable weather until the evening hours.
Unstable weather is expected in the whole of Serbia, and locally, hails and a large amount of precipitation.
Precipitation of 20 to 30 mm is expected in a short period of time, somewhere even more.