http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/serbia/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:51:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418866/posts The New Year's Eve massacre in Finland was described by police as a case of domestic violence, a bloody crime of passion. And so it was:a middle-aged man rebuffed by his ex-girlfriend broke a restraining order, killed her, then shot four of her colleagues at a supermarket before, it seems, taking his own life. But behind the horrific crime of an apparently deranged individual there was the deep-rooted problem of social exclusion. The clue is in the name of the suspected gunman: Ibrahim Shkupolli. Finnish sources say he was a Pristina-born Kosovo Albanian, one of the many who have settled... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418866/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412821/posts Shameless Croats Her name is Danijela Tesla, she is 18-years-old and lives in Smederevo, Serbian town near Belgrade. She is the youngest descendant of the “man who invented 20th century”, Serbian-born American immigrant Nikola Tesla. Ever since the world’s greatest inventor — also regarded as “the greatest genius” that ever lived — closed his eyes in New York hotel on 7 January 1943, Tesla’s name and revolutionary inventions have been the subject of vicious contention between the governments, state officials and institutions, nations and corporations. Recently, Walt Disney studio which wants to create a Tesla character for one sequence of... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412821/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:06:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411017/posts Wouldn’t you think that even a dime of all that rock star money that pours into the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative might get to the three-year-olds who are having heart attacks and epileptic spells because of the lead-heavy areas his war displaced them to? Instead of helping where he has caused suffering, he looks far far away, toward Africa and even obesity, to look for causes to help. Meanwhile, he is killing hundreds of Roma children like Sara: Republicna Riot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411017/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:53:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411013/posts RISTINA/BERLIN (Own report) - A new mafia scandal involving Berlin's Kosovo partner is creating unrest in Pristina. A former agent of the Kosovo intelligence service explained that a close associate of Kosovo's incumbent Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, had commissioned the assassinations of political opponents. According to his report, spies from Thaci's entourage were also responsible for threats and assaults on witnesses, who were to testify against former UCK commanders before the ICTY war crimes tribunal. The European Union, who's "Rule of Law Mission" (EULEX) has known of the accusations for months, is still dragging its feet. Hashim Thaci, who, from... german-foreign-policy.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411013/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:39:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406918/posts With proceedings at the international court of justice (ICJ) now firmly under way, the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence is once again under the spotlight. With an advisory opinion expected within the next six months, the outcome of the case will have an important impact on Kosovo's status. Should the judgment favour Serbia, the impetus for further negotiations will continue to grow. Should it affirm the legality of Kosovo's declaration, however, the currently stalled process of recognition will be revitalised..... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406918/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:20:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405649/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFqg1rCZUq4 If this doesn't show that liberalism and nazism are the same thing, nothing will. GIVE KOSOVO BACK TO THE SERBS! Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405649/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:04:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403372/posts ...Producer Miodrag Kolaric said that three of the four Belgrades in the United States were known to have been settled about 200 years ago by railroad workers from Belgrade, Serbia.....Curiously, Belgrade is the only southeastern European city other than Athens to have engendered namesakes in the United States, Kolaric said. He could not find a Sofia (from Bulgaria), for example, or a Zagreb (Croatia)..... Boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403372/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 01:56:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399150/posts Talk about partitioning Kosovo remains taboo. Almost everyone officially rejects the idea - the Albanians, the Serbs (in both Serbia and Kosovo), and the EU and U.S. However, only the Albanians probably really mean it and only if it applies to carving out pieces of “their” Kosovo and not so much as it might apply to the partitioning of Kosovo from Serbia. The Western Europeans and U.S. stand against partition arguing that Kosovo is a unique case and maintaining that Kosovo is and can be a flourishing multi-ethnic democracy. (Some EU members, and perhaps some in EU Brussels, may actually... Transconflict http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399150/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:34:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399144/posts (ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS - The International Justice Court, which regulates controversies between nations for the UN, began this morning to examine at the Hague the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. Before the UN court, until December 11, Serbia, Kosovo and 29 nations will appear. The court's ruling will arrive in coming months. Kosovo proclaimed independence on February 17 2008. Until today, 63 countries have recognised its independence as a former Serbian province with a population that is for the most part Albanian. In the EU, 22 of 27 nations have recognised the scission. Serbia has always... ANSAmed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399144/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:19:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398318/posts * JAT facing increasing competition from outside airlines * EU visa ruling eases travel from Belgrade * Sharp increase in passenger traffic seen next year BELGRADE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Serbia's state airline JAT must become competitive or fade away, officials said this week, after the European Union relaxed travel between Belgrade and the bloc, prompting rivals to step up penetration of its home market. After years of bolstering by the government and protection against outside competitors, the stakes have increased dramatically for JAT following the EU's decision on Monday allowing Serbs, Macedonians and Montenegrins to travel visa free to... Forexpros.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398318/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:57:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397001/posts BELGRADE -- The governments of Russia and Serbia are in negotiations to build a nuclear power plant in Serbia, the Russian ambassador to Belgrade says. "The construction of a nuclear power plant in Serbia is being given serious consideration," Aleksandr Konuzin was quoted as saying this Monday. He stated that Serbia wishes to export electricity, and added that the country has the resources to do so. "Russia is prepared to help Serbia with this intention through partnership and joint investments," the Radio-Television of Vojvodina (RTV) reported. Konuzin reminded that Serbia had recently reached agreements to build hydro plants with Germany... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397001/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:26:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396531/posts In the peak-time slot every Saturday evening on TV in Skopje, Atanas Pcelarski explains the meaning of words from the world of Classical Antiquity in modern Macedonian. “Macedonia is the source of the world. Languages, themes about God, religion, the legal system, they all stem from Macedonia,” he declares. The Macedonia of Classical Antiquity and the modern republic are one and the same. Pcelarski is one of many who insist on a direct link between the world of Alexander the Great and the Macedonia of today. A growing obsession with the warrior is only part of a controversial debate about... www.b92.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396531/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:38:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396138/posts The European Parliament is scheduled to give Wednesday the 'green light' on annulment of Schengen visas for Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro as of December 19, Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon, who prepared the visa liberalization report for Western Balkan countries, told MIA. Fajon said she was certain that the European Parliament would adopt the report, including Slovenia's proposal for annulment of Schengen visas on December 19 instead of the European Commission proposal of January 1. "I believe it is very realistic to expect that citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro will be able to travel freely in the EU as of... Macedonian Radio Television http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396138/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:32:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396104/posts 28 November 2008 – According to news flash which appeared in today’s edition of the Journal du Dimanche, the French Minister for Immigration, Eric Besson will sign a bilateral readmission agreement with the Kosovo authorities during a three-day-visit to the Balkans. Only a week ago, the same newspaper announced the imminent conclusion of a bilateral readmission agreement between France and Serbia. In exchange, the French minister promised to support the adoption of visa facilities for the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia during the next meeting of the European Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which will take place in Brussels, on... romarights.wordpress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396104/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396052/posts The perplexity of Serbia's leaders is understandable. Nearly nine years after they hustled Slobodan Milosevic off to the Hague to face war crimes charges and the end of his life in a jail cell -- a middle-of-the-night act with questionable legal authority that met with much applause from the West -- Serbia's "democratic reformers" remain smeared with the tar of Washington's former policy delusions. They get no respect, even after holding democratic elections, remaking their economy on a Western model with more vehemence than most of the rest of the Balkans combined and slavishly doing almost all that the West... Cleveland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396052/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:10:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391808/posts Bosnia’s gradual disintegration would appear inevitable. The only question is how the international community will, and should, react to this process. A new state – “Republika Srpska” - is shortly to be born in South Eastern Europe, the eighth to emerge from the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. The delivery of this troubling new child will be neither easy nor straightforward. People may die, and diplomatic isolation may follow. The choices the international community makes in the aftermath of these events will be critically important to the welfare of all the people of the region. For Western policymakers it will... BalkanInsight.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2391808/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390061/posts BELGRADE (Reuters) - Half a million people from Serbia and neighbouring countries attended the funeral on Thursday of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle, who presided over the revival of the faith after decades of communist rule. Pavle's departure could pave the way for a more moderate leader, although many bishops take a hard line on Kosovo, the cradle of their medieval Orthodox Christianity which declared independence last year. Pavle died at the age 95 on Sunday. Serbian police estimated at least 500,000 people lined the streets and main church along the 11 km (7 miles) route to the final resting place... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390061/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:43:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385591/posts BELGRADE, Serbia — Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic. In Serbia, garlic has long been regarded as a good luck charm and a guard against many ailments. As far as the public is concerned, that includes the swine flu pandemic, which recently has spread in Serbia and triggered near panic among the local population. That is now evident in Belgrade's produce markets, where the price of garlic has shot up, thanks to a sudden increase in demand. The smell of the little white cloves also has... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385591/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:08:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388899/posts SINGAPORE - Looking to tread terrain still untouched by foreign stag expeditions? Want to unwind in luxury or drink up the sun? Lonely Planet lists the world's top 10 party cities in its new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences.” 1. Belgrade, SerbiaThe long years of bad press that kept Serbia off the map have now passed, and foreigners are now realizing what locals always knew — that Belgrade really rocks. With an exuberant population and its legacy as an intellectual hangout, Belgrade offers varied nightlife, ranging from eclectic watering holes for those in the know, to the busy restaurants and... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388899/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:27:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388624/posts When the man destined to become the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church was conceived in the the winter 1913-1914, horses and steam moved the world. That world appeared ordered and stable. The calamities of the 20th century – two world wars, revolutions and civil wars, genocides and expulsions, and the suffering of tens of millions of Christian New Martyrs – could not be foreseen. In the Old World the Serbian nation, although divided into two small kingdoms and two mighty alien empires, the Habsburg and the Ottoman, appeared vigorous and full of hope for the future..... Orhtodoxy Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388624/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:54:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386916/posts The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle has died. He was 95. Pavle, who has led the church since 1990, has been hospitalized for months. He had heart and lung problems. The church said he died Sunday morning. A respected theologian and linguist also known for personal humility and modesty, Pavle took over the church leadership just as the collapse of communism ended years of state policy of repressing religion. He had headed the church during the turbulent years of the Balkan wars in the 1990s and the collapse of former President Slobodan Milosevic’s regime in 2000. Bishop... serbianna.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386916/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:45:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386881/posts BELGRADE, Serbia — Patriarch Pavle, who led Serbia's Christian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, died Sunday. He was 95. There have been reports of an internal struggle over who would succeed Pavle, a respected theologian and linguist known for personal humility and modesty. The favorite is influential Bishop Amfilohije, a hard-liner known for his anti-Western and ultra-nationalist stands. The seven-million member church said its highest body, the Holy Synod, could announce Monday when Pavle's successor will be chosen. At least 40 days must pass after Pavle's... www.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386881/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:49:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386811/posts The patriarch passed away at 10:45 CET on Sunday, at Belgrade's military clinic VMA, where he had been treated since November 2007. The bells of the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel are tolling today 15 minutes before each full hour to mark the passing. The patriarch's body is expected to be moved to the Patriarchy in Belgrade during the day. The Holy Synod is expected to meet on Monday morning. Metropolitan Amfilohije confirmed the news, and said that the patriarch received his communion this morning, after which "his holy, Christ-loving heart stopped beating". The spiritual leader of the... B92 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386811/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:17:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2386209/posts Inevitably, some extraordinary security measures were taken in Kosovo's capital in connection with William Jefferson Clinton's recent visit. The former president of the United States undertook a long journey to the middle of the Balkans in order to take a look at his own figure standing twelve feet above the rest of humanity. There could be little doubt that those extraordinary measures added additional tension in the life of the current and former residents of the area. Let's clear up a possible confusion: many of the current Albanian residents of Pristina live in the houses of the former Serbian owners... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2386209/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:58:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384577/posts BELGRADE -- A ceremony for the anniversary of Armistice Day in World War I was held at the New Cemetery in Belgrade. British, Russian, German and French ambassadors attend the ceremony (Beta) The anniversary was organized with high state and military honors and the laying of wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the World War I liberators of Belgrade, and the ceremony was attended by Culture Minister Nebojša Bradich. The minister noted in his address that on this day in 1918 World War I ended, adding that “the curtain fell on the butchering of many people, especially Serbs.” “91 years... www.b92.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384577/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:29:47 GMT