News archive of March 2014

BiH cracks down on fan violence and nationalism

Increased security measures and bans are part of the BiH football federation's plan to curtail fan violence and nationalist rhetoric.

BiH football fans throw flares onto the field after Egypt scored a second goal during a friendly football match in Innsbruck, Austria, on March 5th. [AFP]

BRUSSELS - The Serbian representatives in Brussels voiced the "principled position" that Serbia does not want to take any steps that would lead to an erosion of its relations with the Russian Federation, Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said late Monday, stressing that no objection was made to the stance, which resulted in "no particular discussion."

BRUSSELS - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said late on Monday, after the latest round of Belgrade-Pristina talks, that the best possible results were achieved for Serbia under difficult conditions, in terms of the judiciary in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).

BELGRADE - The president of the Coalition of Refugee Associations Miodrag Linta on Monday urged the Croatian government to scrap the provisions of its housing programme that discriminate against 40,000 Serb expellees, adding that the deadline to apply for the programme expires on Monday.

BELGRADE - The Democratic Party (DS) adopted by a majority vote at its Main Board session the report filed by party leader Dragan Djilas on the work which the party performed between the two Main Board sessions.

"Serbia will not erode relations with Russia"

BRUSSELS -- The Serbian representatives voiced the "principled position" that Serbia does not want to take any steps that would erode its ties with the Russian Federation.

Vučić: Best for Serbia under difficult conditions

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vučić says "the best possible result for Serbia and Serbs in terms of judiciary in Kosovo and Metohija was achieved, under difficult conditions."

He spoke late on Monday after another round of the Kosovo dialogue held in Brussels.

LONDON - Serbia's best-ranked female tennis player Jelena Jankovic dropped by two positions on the latest WTA list and currently holds the 8th place on the list with the score at 4,150 points.

After a short stay at the 6 position, Jankovic returned to the 8th place as she was overtaken by Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and Angelique Kerber of Germany.

BELGRADE - Belgrade Center for Human Rights states in its annual report that despite being ushered in as the year of reforms, 2013 did not bring any key reforms in the sectors of importance for the promotion and protection of human rights.

LONDON - Serbia's best tennis player Novak Djokovic is closing in on world's top-ranked player Rafael Nadal as he claimed the Miami Masters title and is now only 1,920 points away from the first place on the ATP list.