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Serbia "makes progress, work not yet done"
BELGRADE -- Danish Minister for European Affairs Nicolai Wammen expressed hope on Monday that Serbia will be granted EU candidate status on March 1. He told reporters that the decision will be based on Serbia's achievements "and not on any letters".
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Breaking ice crushes boats on Danube in sudden Serbia thaw
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Vast blocks of ice, moving freely on the Danube after a sudden weekend thaw, crushed and sank dozens of boats, pontoons and floating restaurants in Belgrade on Monday, and many others - lodged in ice - were carried downstream. Temperatures in Serbia rose from minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit) last week to 10C on Sunday, melting packed ice more than 30 cms ...
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Chelsea, Liverpool target Lazar Markovic settled at Partizan Belgrade
Serbian starlet Lazar Markovic insists he's settled at Partizan Belgrade. Chelsea and Liverpool are both said to be lining up
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Russian MFA envoy in Serbia visit
BELGRADE -- An envoy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will on Monday start his visit to Serbia, it has been confirmed by the Russian embassy in Belgrade.
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Several injured in Serbia fan violence
A clash between rival fan groups in Serbia has left several people injured, including one seriously. Police say the fans clashed early Monday on a highway in central Serbia. They were returning from the national cup final basketball match between rival Belgrade clubs Red Star and Partizan that was held in the southern city of Nis.
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Serbian-Born Actor Jelena Stupljanin Finds Theater Home in New York
Jelena Stupljanin (pronounced Elena Stup-Yanin) is in a good humor. The award-winning Serbian-born actor, who has lived in New York City for the last six years and is a happy member of the Rising Phoenix Repertory since 2010, has a leading role in the award-winning film "Cirkus Columbia."
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Political mafia running Serbia, Progressives say
BELGRADE -- Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) repeated on Sunday that it wanted to win the upcoming elections and remove the ruling parties from power. The Progressives assessed that the ruling powers were a ?unique collectivity?.
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Jolie movie to have low-key opening in Serbia
Jolie movie to have low-key opening in Serbia BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? The distributor in Serbia of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut ? a love story set in the Bosnian war ? said Friday the movie will start showing here next week, but without the red-carpet premiere it had in Bosnia. The drama about a Serb soldier who finds his ex-lover, a Muslim Bosnian woman, among sex slaves in a camp ...
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SNS ?wants to form govt. with Democrats?
BELGRADE -- Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Da?i? says that the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) wants to form the government with the Democratic Party (DS).
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?Serbia can achieve its goals?
BELGRADE -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has stated that the U.S. strongly supports Serbia?s EU candidacy bid. He expressed belief that Serbia could achieve the goal in the following weeks.
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Press Releases: Interview With Bojan Brkic of Radio Television of Serbia
Interview With Bojan Brkic of Radio Television of Serbia Interview William J. Burns Deputy
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Jolie movie opens in Serbia next week, but without red-carpet premiere
BELGRADE, Serbia - The distributor in Serbia of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut ? a love story set in the Bosnian war ? said Friday the movie will start showing here next week, but without the red-carpet premiere it had in Bosnia.
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Fan?s Take: Djokovic Given Serbia?s Highest Honor; How Far Will He Go This Year?
Novak Djokovic is now a hero in his homeland of Serbia. The highest Serbian award, the Order of the Karadjordje's Star of the 1st degree, was given on Wednesday by Serbian president Boris Tadic. On his official website, Novak stated, "I may have dreamed of lifting the...
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Serbs in Kosovo reject independence, Pristina's governance
Serbs in Northern Kosovo rejected the fledgling state?s independence in an overwhelming vote this week. The vote indicates the frustration and alienation felt by the Serbian minority in Kosovo, which they see as part of Serbia.
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Almost 6,000 still cut off by snow in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia ? Almost 6,000 people in Serbia remain cut off by snow, officials said Friday, even as temperatures start to rise and authorities braced for possible flooding from melting snow and ice.
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?Serbia deserves EU candidate status?
BELGRADE -- Serbia deserves to get the EU candidate status, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has stated.
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Jolie movie to have low-key opening in Serbia
The distributor in Serbia of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut ? a love story set in the Bosnian war ? says the movie will start showing here next week, but without the red-carpet premiere it had in Bosnia.
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Serbs reject Kosovo government
BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Serbians living in northern Kosovo voted nearly unanimously to reject the Albanian-run Kosovo government.
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Serbs in north Kosovo vote against Pristina control
Reuters/Belgrade Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have overwhelmingly rejected the authority of the government in Pristina, in a referendum that could aggravate relations between Kosovo and Serbia and complicate Belgrade?s bid to join the EU.
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Serbs in Kosovo reject independence, Pristina's governance
Serbs living in northern Kosovo overwhelmingly rejected the state's independence in a referendum, voting against accepting rule from Albanian-dominated Pristina.
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