Pride parade

The one-hour-long Pride march through the centre of Belgrade went ahead on Sunday after being banned for the previous three years due to security fears, and was hailed by the EU as "a milestone in the modern history of democratic Serbia".

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BERLIN- German Commissioner for Human Rights Christoph Strasser said on Sunday the Belgrade Pride Parade was an important signal in Serbia's accession talks with the EU, and that it meant the government was fulfilling its task of securing the freedoms of opinion and assembly for the people and protecting them from violent groups.

BELGRADE - Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Peter Burkhard said on Sunday the Belgrade Pride Parade was another step for Serbia towards the adoption of international standards in human rights when it comes to the freedoms of assembly and expression.

BRUSSELS - EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele welcomed on Sunday the Belgrade Pride Parade and condemned the threats to the LGBT population coming from right-wing organisations.

The EU commends Serbia's security forces, who protected the participants of the Parade, a statement from Fuele's office reads.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade Pride Parade was held on Sunday, joined by of a large number of politicians and ambassadors and with heavy police presence, and there was no major incident.

The police were involved only in minor clashes along the edges of the city centre.

Pride Parade not banned, for the time being

BELGRADE -- The Security Service Coordination Bureau did not ban the staging of the Pride Parade on Sunday, September 28, despite opposing views.

BELGRADE - The Security Service Coordination Bureau did not ban the staging of the Pride Parade on Sunday, September 28, despite opposing views, Serbian Minister of the Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic said after the meeting of the Bureau on Friday.

Serbia's Office for the Coordination of Security Services on Friday said the Belgrade Gay Pride march, scheduled for September 28, may proceed as planned.

However, Nebojsa Stefanovic, the Interior Minister, stated that the match could still be called off if the security situation changes in the meantime.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said he would not be on the Gay Pride march in Belgrade this Sunday as he had other things to do.

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BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday power prices would not go up in the next 6 months, and that there would be no power cuts this winter.

There will be enough natural gas, he pointed out, calling on everyone inthe country to save power and pay their gas and electricity bills on time.