Politics

Presidents praise "long Serbian-Czech friendship"

BELGRADE -- Serbian and Czech presidents Tomislav Nikolić and Miloš Zeman have said that relations between the two countries are marked by a long-standing friendship.

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that the coalition he is leading has a sufficient number of competent people he can form the best possible government with.

In an interview with Deutsche welle, Vucic said that he will be striving to prevent ministries from functioning like entities that belong to parties.

Star Wars icon Darth Vader does not have the slightest doubt that he will win Ukraine's May 25 Presidential elections.

Vader earlier announced his bid on behalf of the Internet Party of Ukraine, which already has 280 000 members and has been joined by 72 000 people just over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN has reported.

Kosovo Police said the investigation into Monday night's attack on three Serbian police officers, one male and two females, is ongoing, but they had no information on the motive.

“The officers survived the attack and are out of danger. The investigation will reveal the motives,” Baki Kelani, police spokesperson, told Balkan Insight.

Rifat Fejzic, the Reis of the Islamic community in Montenegro, said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit Montenegro in the last week of April for the opening of the Islamic Centre in the coastal town of Bar.  

"Parliament could adopt new resolution on Kosovo"

BRUSSELS -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić has announced the possibility of a new resolution on Kosovo and Metohija to be adopted by the Serbian parliament.

He stressed that it was "necessary that Belgrade has a clear position."

Turkey's main opposition, the People's Republican Party (CHP), will appeal against election results in Ankara.

The decision comes after the capital remained in hands of the ruling Party of Justice and Development (AKP), amid predictions the opposition could score a victory.

A government scheme to finally establish exactly how many people fought for the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1990s war has been criticised by the opposition.

Rama will hold talks with German Chancellor Merkel in Berlin, the speaker of the German parliament and the head of the Christian Democratic Union’s parliamentary group.

Rama is also expected to meet the Deputy Chancellor and Economy Minister, Sigmar Garbiel.

Greece's largest civil service umbrella union, ADEDY, on Tuesday called on all public sector workers to join an afternoon protest in central Athens against government policies, in defiance of a two-day ban on large public gatherings put in place by police during a meeting of European finance ministers in the Greek capital on Tuesday and Wednesday.