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Tadic content with the government’s decision |
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May, 09.2008 Serbian President Boris Tadic expressed content with today’s decisions of the Serbian government, which has established bills on the ratification of the Energy Agreement with Russia and the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. He assessed those acts are of special importance for Serbia’s economic development and European integrations and that they will be offered to the new parliament for adoption. |
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The Serbian government adopted a bill on the Stabilization and Association Agreement and the Energy |
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May, 09.2008. At today’s session, the Serbian government adopted the bill on the Stabilization and Association Agreement and the bill on the Energy Agreement with Russia. During the vote on the Law on Stabilization and Association Agreement, the session was run by Deputy PM Bozidar Djelic authorized by PM Vojislav Kostunica. The PM and ministers from the Democratic Party of Serbia and New Serbia were against putting the Stabilization and Association Agreement on the agenda and left the session when the document was voted. The bill on the Energy Agreement was unanimously adopted later, when the session was chaired by the PM. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said that both agreements have been forwarded to the Parliament for ratification. |
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Election silence in Serbia |
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May, 9.2008. Since Thursday midnight, election silence has been in force in Serbia, on the eve of the parliamentary, provincial and local elections, and will last until the closing down of polling stations on Sunday, May 11, at 8 p.m. During the elections silence, any direct or concealed party, coalition, political organization and programme propaganda or publicity is banned, as well as the placing of publicity material at less than 50 meters distance from a polling station. Information on the turnout of citizens and broadcasting of spots of competent republican authorities and NGOs referring citizens to the time and manner of the voting procedure is allowed. There are 22 tickets on the collective ticket for elections to the Serbian Parliament, 10 of which are party and national minority coalition tickets. The definite number of people able to vote at the early parliamentary elections on May 11 is 6,749,688, the Republican Election Commission estimated. The elections will be held at 8,682 polling booths and internally displaced people from Kosmet will be able to vote at 157 special polling booths. In Kosovo-Metohija, 115,712 voters will be able to vote at 295 polling booths and internally displaced people will be able to vote at 16 special booths. |
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The PM and DS and NS ministers did not attend part of the government session |
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May 9, 2008 Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica said that ministers from the Democratic Party of Serbia and New Serbia did not attend the part of the session when the Stabilization and Association Agreement was voted, as, according to them, that Agreement is anticonstitutional and contrary to Serbia’s state and national interests. They were against the putting of that agreement on the agenda and left the session when the voting began, in order not to give legitimacy to that document, it was states in the PM’s cabinet. In accordance with the government’s work regulations, the session was then run by Deputy PM Bozidar Djelic, who was authorized by the PM. The PM ran the session during the vote on the energy agreement with Russia, which was adopted unanimously, the statement specifies. |
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Europe Day celebrated in Serbia |
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May 9, 2008 Europe Day has been celebrated in Serbia with numerous events. The day was established in memory of Schuman’s Declaration, whereby the European integration process started 57 years ago. In Paris, on 9 May 1950, the declaration was read by then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, who called on France, Germany and other European states to work together on the production of coal and steel, which was to create the first concrete foundation for a European federation. The proposition led to the formation of the European Coal and Steel Community, which was the first step on the course of European integrations. |
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Day of Victory over Fascism |
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May 9, 2008 Day of Victory over Fascism, May 9, has been celebrated in Serbia with a series of events and the paying of homage to the victims of the Second World War. An artillery ceremony has been held at the Kalemegdan fortress. Serbian President Boris Tadic laid a wreath at the monument to the Unknown Soldier on Mt Avala. He wrote that victory over fascism is the greatest achievement of human civilization, as it is also a victory over evil in humanity and that the course should be pursued. In Moscow, on the Red Square, a military parade was held, at which military combat enginereing and armament was displayed for the first time after 18 years. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said at the parade that international legal norms must not be ignored, as they were created with much hardship and enable safe life and a just world order. On May 9, 1945, Germany capitulated, which was the basis for the end of the Second World War. |
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Stilidis: Washington’s bad solution for Kosmet |
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May 8, 2008
The US and the EU have not chosen a good solution for the Kosmet status, as recognition of the self-proclaimed independence of this province created a precedent in international law – assessed John Stilidis, expert of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. Pointing that the decision of Washington and western allied caused big division in international community, Stilidis especially warned of dangerous consequences in north Iraq, Cashmere, Chechnya, Ossetia and other regions with similar ethnic conflicts. The prominent American expert emphasized that so far the US and western countries mostly imposed punishments for Serbia instead of encouraging European integration of this country. Stilidis stated that the West must intensify cooperation with Belgrade in order to guarantee stability in the region. |
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Saakashvili: Georgia opposing Kosmet’s independence |
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May 8, 2008
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili underlined that authorities in Tbilisi do not intend to recognize unilaterally proclaimed Kosmet independence. He assessed that the decision of the Kosmet Albanian leaders and their allies was not the best way out of the current situation and that haste was unnecessary in resolving such a complex issue. Saakashvili pointed that positions of the Serbs must be better considered and that negotiations aimed at finding a compromise on the provincial status should be continued. |
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EU preparing bigger investments in Serbia |
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May 8, 2008
The EU has prepared a program of new investments in Serbia and other West Balkan countries whose fund will amount to at least 1 billion euros – the Beta news agency reports calling upon official sources in Brussels. As stated, next week EU ministers of economy and finances will adopt a program of incentives and facilitations for investments of the European Investment Bank and other financial institutions in the West Balkan countries, whose aim is to help with the transition process and integration of their economies, that is, to create conditions for macroeconomic growth. Diplomats in Brussels point that the European Commission, based on conclusions of the recent summit of EU heads of states and governments, already created a document on financing infrastructure in Serbia and other West Balkan countries. As announced, the joint managing body of the European Commission and international financial institutions will coordinate all mentioned actions and ensure new donations aimed at economic development and speedier European integration of the whole region. |
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Tadic received Russian decoration |
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May 8, 2008
On the occasion of May 9, the Day of Victory over Fascism, Serbian President Boris Tadic has received today a decoration from the Russian Federation. The decoration was handed over by Advisor to the Russian President for State and Church Issues Boris Lukichev. The decoration was established on the 50th anniversary of the Victory Day. |
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