Novi Sad

Parties agree to reshuffle provincial government

NOVI SAD -- The League of Vojvodina Social-Democrats (LSV) and the Democratic Party (DS) have reached an agreement to make changes to the provincial government.

The two parties made the announcement on Wednesday.

NOVI SAD - The parliament of the autonomous province of Vojvodina adopted on Tuesday the official review of the provincial budget which lists revenues at around RSD 58.7 billion and expenses at around RSD 62.5 billion, with the deficit at some RSD 4.3 billion.

NOVI SAD - The government of Vojvodina pledged to transfer RSD 5.7 million to help repair the damage to 15 facilities in the northern Serbian province which were vandalized after the incident at the Serbia-Albania football match.

The funds will be allocated from the current budget reserve, the government of Vojvodina released on its website on Monday.

BELGRADE - The 3rd Danube Business Forum opened in Belgrade on Monday, bringing together around 800 participants - leaders in the energy, water management, agribusiness, transport and ITC sectors, as well as in entrepreneurship and creative industry in the Danube region, which is comprised of 14 countries.

NOVI SAD - Six Novi Sad minors aged 17 were interrogated in the local police station on suspicion that they broke the window shop by throwing stones at the Telep cake shop in Novi Sad, northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, the Novi Sad Police Department released on Thursday.

BELGRADE - The 3rd Danube Business Forum will be held on October 27-29 in Belgrade and Novi Sad, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

The event is expected to bring together 800 participants - leaders in the fields of energy, water, agribusiness, transport, ITC, entrepreneurship and the creative industry in the Danube region, which includes 14 countries.

NOVI SAD - Serbian Minister of the Interior Nebojsa Stefanovic said Tuesday that 23 shops (bakeries, cake shops) owned or leased by ethnic Albanians were damaged across Serbia, and stressed that the police will solve each individual incident.

Suspects detained over attacks on Albanian businesses

NOVI SAD -- Milorad Veljović said on Sunday that several people have been detained "and polygraph tested" over on bakeries and shops owned by ethnic Albanians.

These incidents took place over the last few days in several cities in the province of Vojvodina.

NOVI SAD - Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljovic said on Sunday that several people have been detained and polygraph tested in relation to the attack on bakeries and shops owned by ethnic Albanians that took place over the last few days in several cities in the province of Vojvodina.

NOVI SAD - Novi Sad Mayor Milos Vucevic gave an honorary citizen award to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who paid an official visit to Serbia on Thursday.

Members of the Novi Sad city assembly decided to grant Putin the honorary citizen title at the meeting held on January 25, 2008, the release notes.

Photo Tanjug, Z. Zestic