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Swoboda to raise issue of Ivanovic's arrest in EP
BELGRADE - European Parliament (EP) Special Rapporteur on the Western Balkans Hannes Swoboda has said that he is unpleasantly surprised by the arrest of leader of the Citizens' Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic who is still in detention in Pristina.
K. Mitrovica: Srpska, SDP forge coalition agreement
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The Citizens' Initiative Srpska and the Citizens' Initiative SDP Oliver Ivanovic forged a coalition agreement in Kosovska Mitrovica, according to which the chairman of the municipal assembly and mayor cannot be from the same initiative.
Municipal council presidents elected in north Kosovo
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The presidents of the municipal councils in all four municipalities in north Kosovo, mostly populated by Serbs, were elected on Monday.
Ban: Efforts must continue to consolidate already achieved
NEW YORK - The year 2013 was a year of significant political progress which culminated in the landmark agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, and in 2014, efforts must continue to consolidate these critical achievements of the past year in the Brussels dialogue and along the path toward regional reconciliation, stability and prosperity, reads the latest report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-m
URS submits slate for snap parliamentary poll
BELGRADE - The United Regions of Serbia submitted on Monday its slate, entitled Let's Work and Live for the snap parliamentary election on March 16.
The first name on the slate is that of URS leader Mladjan Dinkic, follwed yb Sasa Milenic and Verica Kalanovic.
URS Vice Preisdent Suzana Grubjesic is 6th on the list.
EP delegation confers with SPS officials
BELGRADE - A delegation of the European Parliament (EP) headed by President of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EP Hannes Swoboda visited the Socialist Party o Serbia on Monday, and the talks at the end of the meeting covered the current political situation.
Nikolic decorates Itsuko Teruoka and Stella Jatras
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic signed a decree on Monday, to mark the Statehood Day on February 15, whereby he decorated professor Itsuko Teruoka from Japan by a gold medal of merit for her exceptional engagement in humanitarian activities and delivered a posthumous decoration to Stella Jatras of the U.S.
Mikser Tango Festival to be held on Feb 14-16
BELGRADE - The Mikser Tango Festival will be held on February 14-16 at the Mikser House in Belgrade.
The festival events include dance and concert nights, seminars for tango instructors, presentations of tango schools, as well as side events that include a photo exhibition, video footage from world championships and a fair of tango clothes and shoes.
Mrkic at working dinner in Brussels
BELGRADE - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic will attend a working dinner in Brussels on Monday evening, which will be organized by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.
12 Serbian companies at Moscow expo
BELGRADE - Twelve Serbian companies will present their products at PRODEXPO-2014, a large international exhibition of food products, in Moscow February 10-14, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) has said.
Charges against Kertes rejected due to SOL expiry
BELGRADE - The Belgrade Special Court Monday rejected charges against Mihalj Kertes, former director of Federal Customs Bureau of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia accused of illegally transferring state money to Cyprus, as the statute of limitations (SOL) in the case has expired.
Tadic: We want our policy to be part of gov't policy
NIS - New Democratic Party leader Boris Tadic has said that a good result in the upcoming parliamentary elections would, for him, be one that would ensure that the party's policy is part of the government policy, irrespective of whether the party is in the government or in the opposition.
SDA of Sandzak to stand for election independently
BELGRADE - The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) of Sandzak will run independently in early parliamentary elections on March 16, and its slate will be titled "The SDA of Sandzak - Dr Sulejman Ugljanin", the party's leader Sulejman Ugljanin told Tanjug on Monday.
Nikolic: Govt to attract investors, make room for reforms
PARACIN - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated on Monday that the government has special responsibilities to attract investments and create the conditions necessary for the implementation of reforms, especially in the judiciary and economy.
Rodic visits Bulgaria, good cooperation in defence area
BELGRADE - Serbia's outgoing Defence Minister Nebojsa Rodic and Bulgaria's Defence Minister Angel Naydenov stated at a meeting in Sofia on Monday that the bilateral relations are good, within which the cooperation in the area of defence takes an important place.