News archive of July 2014

Arrests at Belgrade Land Development Public Agency

BELGRADE -- The police on Tuesday arrested the chairman of the Commission with the Belgrade Land Development Public Agency and two members of the commission.

BELGRADE - Police have arrested the chairman of the Commission with the Belgrade Land Development Public Agency and two members of the commission on suspicion that they rigged the tender for carrying out construction works on the collector and interceptor system in the Visnjica tunnel, the capital facility which should solve the issue of waste waters in the Serbian capital.

Minister: Tax evasion will no longer pay off

BELGRADE -- The new tax law marks the beginning of an aggressive campaign against the grey economy, tax evasion and under-collection of tax revenues, says Lazar Krstić.

BELGRADE - Serbia's position on Ukraine remains unchanged, but Serbia will not break off its friendly ties with Russia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

A powerful blast shook a Thrakomakedones neighborhood in northern Attica after unknown assailants attempted to blow up an ATM machine in the early hours of Wednesday.

No injuries were reported in the blast which, according to initial reports, was caused by an oxygen cylinder explosion.

Reports also suggested that the perpetrators were unable to reach the ATM's cash.

Bulgaria’s ultranationalist Ataka party MPs kept their word to not enter anymore parliamentary sessions and did not turn up to the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, party leader Volen Siderov claimed that his MPs will not work within the current national assembly, which will be dissolved on August 6, as they see no point in it.

Stavarache, a member of the opposition National Liberal Party, was remanded in custody for 30 days on Tuesday for allegedly receiving bribes of over 2.3 million lei (some 520,000 euro) from businessmen.

The head of the Montenegrin police, Slavko Stojanovic, said on Tuesday that media freedom is the basis of any democratic society, and that his force is working to protect it.

Police spokeswoman Laura Totraku announced on Tuesday that two brothers with a criminal background suspected of being connected to the murder had been arrested in the town of Fusha Kruja.

“The arrest of the two suspects was made after police gathered information on their links to the murder and their past criminal background,” Totraku said.

Serbia to guarantee for Šešelj if he accepts conditions

BELGRADE -- The government is willing to provide guarantees for Vojislav Šešelj if he undertakes to comply with all requirements of the Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal.