Kosovo Serbs

BELGRADE - The trial of leader of the Citizens' Initiative ‘Freedom, Democracy, Justice' (GI SDP) Oliver Ivanovic and four other Serbs accused to have committed grave crimes against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) during 1999 and 2000 will begin in late January of next year.

BELGRADE/BRUSSELS - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated on Wednesday that Serbia supports the fight against all forms of terrorism, and it is ready to join this battle since it is being directly faced with this problem in its own territory as well.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Former head of the Serb-majority municipality of Zubin Potok, northern Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), Slavisa Ristic is being questioned by the international prosecutors at Kosovska Mitrovica.

Ristic appeared voluntarily before the prosecutors at Mitrovica, EULEX Spokesperson Dragana Nikolic Solomon told Tanjug.

PEC - Unknown perpetrators have caused damaged to and broken into 29 out of the total of 30 houses belonging to returnees in the village of Ljevosa near Pec in Kosovo-Metohija.

Police Spokesman in Pec Dzevat Ibra confirmed to RTK 2 that the robbery took place in the night between Wednesday and Thursday, and the scene is being searched.

"Exchange rate stable despite pressures"

BELGRADE -- The exchange rate is "relatively stable and in line with monetary policy goals, despite certain pressures," NBS Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković says.

BELGRADE - EULEX wants me behind bars no matter what, regardless of the fact that the Serbian government has repeatedly provided strong guarantees so I could be released pending trial, says Oliver Ivanovic, leader of the Citizens' Initiative ‘Freedom, Democracy, Justice' (GI SDP), who has been in remand custody in Kosovo for 10 months now for allegedly committing war crimes during the NATO aggr

Central bank governor: Baking system is stable

BELGRADE -- Serbia's banking system is highly liquid and stable, and there are no reasons for worry, National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković has said.

Nikolić and Šešelj under the same roof

President Tomislav Nikolić and Vojislav Šešelj, defendant in The Hague Tribunal, were in the same place together, after more than six years. They where in the Saint Sava Church, attending the liturgy.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - EULEX stated in a release on Wednesday that an international judge rejected as ungrounded the defense motion to dismiss the indictment filed with the Basic Court in Mitrovica against the leader of the Citizens' Initiative "Freedom, Democracy, Justice" (GI SDP) and four more Serbs.

Rama accused Serbia for assimilation of Albanians

After the statement that Belgrade should recognize Kosovo as an independent country, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama continued with provocations during his yesterday's visit to Preševo.