The Parade

A strong message of tolerance was also the participation of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.

Thousands participated in the annual gay parade in Belgrade's Serbian capital. A strong message of tolerance was also the involvement of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, who does not hide that she is homosexual.

It is a sunny morning in June. The city centre of Skopje is closed for traffic - it's party time. Mobile sound systems are ready to go, tens of thousands of people are gathering - a joyful, colourful crowd. Banners, flags, decorations, costumes, all ready to give the city a blast in the name of the highest value - freedom.

This year's Belgrade Pride, which runs from September 11 to September 17, offers a varied program, including exhibitions, film screenings and literary evenings at various locations throughout the city.

The fourth Pride march in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica, will be held on Saturday with the LGBT community urging the police and prosecution to do more to punish those who attack LGBT people, their friends, family and supporters.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday evening gave a wide-ranging interview to the country's state broadcaster RTS.

The Gay Lesbian Info Center (GLIC) NGO has announced that the security provided during Belgrade Pride Parade in October cost citizens of Serbia EUR 305,000.

Serbian soldiers to take part in Moscow parade

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Monday decided that members of the Serbian Army (VS) will take part in the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9.

The Serbian media previously reported that "the Serbian government was weighing whether to accept the invitation."

A sarcastic tweet posted today by Hugo Dixon of Reuters news agency on the festivities and the military parade held in Athens on the occasion of Greece's Independence Day has sparked a deluge of negative comments for his disrespectful stance.

BELGRADE - Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has said that after the military parade, it will be known how much money and for what has been spent and that there is no reason to hide anything.

In an interview published in the Wednesday issue of the Belgrade-based daily Danas, he underscored that this year's budget already envisaged funds for the parade.

BELGRADE - Boban Stojanovic, a representative of the Belgrade pride parade organizers, noted on Monday that the Pride that brought together around 1,500 people was successful and voiced the belief that the political will for its holding existed.