South Bačka District

"Hungarian neo-Nazi will not perform"

NOVI BEČEJ -- Head of the "Araca 95" association from Novi Bečej Ferenc Erdman has denied that a leader of a Hungarian neo-fascist movement would perform at a local festival.

BELGRADE - Two parties with no seats in the parliament asked the Serbian authorities on Thursday to ban the appearance of Hungarian neo-Nazi Balazs Sziva at the music festival in Novi Becej, in Serbia's northern province of Vojvodina.

NOVI SAD - Governor of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Jorgovanka Tabakovic said Sunday that the country’s talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were expected to resume in the fall, after the adoption of a revised budget.

The football club "Novi Sad" at the end of August will play a friendly match with the team from self-proclaimed People's Republic of Luhansk, run by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Montenegro to open consulate in Sremski Karlovci

PODGORICA -- The government of Montenegro made a decision to open consulates in Sremski Karlovci, a town in Serbia, as well as in Istanbul, Turkey.

Google virtual walk now available in Serbia

BELGRADE -- The Google Street View service has become available in Serbia, the U.S. internet giant has announced.

As of Thursday, users could take a virtual walk through the streets of Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad, "and find certain locations more easily," Tanjug reported.

NOVI SAD - This year's EXIT Festival and Sea Dance Festival, comprising the seven-day EXIT Adventure event, drew more than 260,000 revelers, EXIT's director Dusan Kovacevic told Tanjug.

Trial in 2012 fatal nightclub fire stirs up Serbia

The trial raised questions about the judiciary, as well as safety conditions at clubs.

Serbia has for two years closely watched the trial of defendants charged with the deaths of six young people in a fire at a dance club in Novi Sad, the biggest city in Serbia's Vojvodina province.

NOVI SAD - The second night of 15th EXIT music festival in Novi Sad was marked by disco icon Gloria Gaynor, whose performance was a true lesson in music history.

Not even the drizzling rain that persisted for most of the evening could cast a shadow over one of the best performances EXIT has ever seen, as all those who had the chance to be there are ready to confirm.

NOVI SAD - Spectacular fireworks and fantastic electronic music show staged at the Petrovaradin Fortress marked the official start of the 15th EXIT festival in Novi Sad.

The festival, crowned this year with the much-coveted Best Major European Festival award, dedicated its opening ceremony to the greatest Serbian scientist of all time, Nikola Tesla.