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Orbán has launched the training of his border chasseurs

The Editorial Board September 18, 2016

Hungary - Hungary has been recruiting border chasseurs since early September to prepare the future arrivals of migrants, because according to Orbán Hungary and Serbia are going to live "a difficult fall". The recruitment of chasseurs - the word "chasseurs" comes…

Politics

Orbán visited Serbia and warned for a difficult autumn

The Editorial Board September 6, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Serbia and met with Serbian Prime Minister Vučić. Orbán recalled his full support for Serbia's candidacy to the EU, and expressed his will to help Serbia in all ways, particularly to handle the…

Interviews

Hungarian police : the Visegrád Group protects the South border

The Editorial Board September 2, 2016

The website Custodela interviewed the Hungarian police about their work at the border. We publish this interview with their authorisation: Custodela: On the construction and guarding of the fence, what sorts of changes has the fence brought? Hungarian police: The construction of the temporary…

Politics

Milošević acquitted, 10 years after his death in prison

The Editorial Board August 21, 2016

Former Yugoslavia - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yougoslavia exonerated Slobodan Milošević in March 2016, with an absolute silence from the media. He was accused among others of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and violations…

Politics

Serbia wants to help control the Bulgaria-Turkey border

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - On Sunday the 8 during a meeting with Bulgarian counterpart Rumyana Bachvarova, Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović proposed to help patrol border between Bulgaria and Turkey. Balkan nations closed their borders to migrants in March but they keep going through…

Society

Rise of the ethnic Albanians in South Serbia

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

Serbia - In the last 5 years about 11 thousand Albanians from Kosovo moved to the Serbian side of the common border, to south Serbia. This tendency is called “silent occupation” by the locals. Since 2010 the Albanians coming from Kosovo are…

Politics

Former leader of Bosnian Serbs Radovan Karadžić appealed against his conviction

The Editorial Board July 25, 2016

Serbia - On Thursday Radovan Karadžić, former political leader of Bosnian Serbs appealed against his conviction pronounced on 24 March 2015 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), to forty years imprisonment for genocide . He accuses the judges,…

Society

Serbia: police patrols / army to prevent migrants move?

The Editorial Board July 18, 2016

Serbia - The country will establish joint police patrols/army on its borders. The idea was put forward by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, and must now be approved by the President Tomislav Nikolic. Goal of deploying Serbian military country's border: to prevent the…

Politics

Western Balkan Summit in Paris

The Editorial Board July 5, 2016

France, Paris - On July 4, Western Balkan countries leaders met in Paris with France, Germany, Italy and Austria representatives. The main topics were the cooperation between the European Union and the Balkan after the Brexit, and the terrorism risk related to…

Politics

Chinese President visits Poland

The Editorial Board June 21, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Chinese President Xi arrived on Monday, June 20, in the Polish capital city to meet his counterpart Duda. Some 40 deals and memoranda of understanding were signed. The two President agreed on the strengthening of bilateral relations, as Poland…

Politics

Vučić’s ten points: economical reforms and EU integration

The Editorial Board May 25, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - On Monday, May 23, Aleksandar Vučić, current Prime Minister reelected last month had been given the mandate for the country's new cabinet, and introduced his ten points program. Most of the points concern economical reforms and EU integration. After…

Politics

Serbia stays on the path to join the EU

The Editorial Board April 27, 2016

Serbia, Belgrade - On Sunday's elections, Aleksandar Vučić won the elections with approximately 50%. But his party, the SNS, asked for a recount of the results. The radical nationalists of Šešelj entered again the parliament. On Sunday, April 24, Vučić won again…