Gendarmerie

Minister wants "urgent meeting" with EULEX, KFOR

BELGRADE -- Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović says he has requested an urgent meeting with representatives of EULEX and KFOR after the killing of a Serbian policeman.

Serbian Army, KFOR to step up patrols

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Army (VS) and the NATO-led force in Kosovo, KFOR, have announced that they will "urgently strengthen joint patrols."

BELGRADE – In the wake of the murder of a member of the Serbian Gendarmerie that occured in the night between Wednesday and Thursday, Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces (VS) Ljubisa Dikovic and KFOR Commander Salvatore Farina agreed Thursday to urgently strengthen joint VS-KFOR patrols, especially in the areas where yesterday's illegal logging had been spotted.

BELGRADE – Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said Thursday that a member of the Serbian Gendarmerie officer who had received wounds in the Ground Safety Zone in the night between Wednesday and Thursday succumbed to his wounds and died.

Interior Minister Efkan Ala has refuted speculation surrounding the removal of a statue of a founding member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey, maintaining that the rumors aimed at incriminating the state were actually the brainchild of those who want to torpedo the resolution process.

BELGRADE - The government intends to ensure that no criminal can feel safe in the country, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said as the Gendarmerie celebrated its day on Friday.

"We must break the back of organised crime in this country," Stefanovic said at a ceremony hosted by the 2nd Gendarmerie Squad in Rakovica, Belgrade.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with members of the Gendarmerie on Thursday to mark the unit's day, and discussed the issues they face while performing their everyday duties, problems with accommodation in ways of finding a better location for the unit's headquarters in Belgrade.

President meets with Gendarmerie commander

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić conferred on Wednesday with Gendarmerie Commander Milenko Božić on the occasion of the upcoming day of this MUP unit.

The president "congratulated the forces on efficient organization and aid they offered during floods."

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic conferred on Wednesday with Gendarmerie Commander Milenko Bozovic on the occasion of the Gendarmerie Day and congratulated the forces on efficient organization and aid they offered during floods.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic visited the Belgrade municipality of Obrenovac on Friday where he said that the whole flood-stricken town will have to be evacuated.

"The situation is catastrophic and will get worse. Obviously the whole town will have to be evacuated," Vucic said.

"This hell will last for the next three months," he added.