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EU challenges new Serb leader to stay the course [May 22, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President-elect Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when NATO bombed Serbia in 1999, faced the challenge on Monday of proving he has swung behind the country's pro-Western course, after a shock victory that rattled the region. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU challenges new Serb leader to stay the course [May 21, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian President-elect Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when NATO bombed Serbia in 1999, faced the challenge on Monday of proving he has swung behind the country's pro-Western course, after a shock victory that rattled the region. The election of Nikolic, a former ultranationalist ally of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic who says he now supports Serbia's goal of joining the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serb rightist wins presidency, backs EU path [May 21, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, a former ultranationalist last in power when Serbia was bombed by NATO in 1999, declared victory in a presidential run-off on Sunday and pledged to keep the Balkan country moving towards the European Union. Based on an unofficial projection, Nikolic narrowly beat liberal incumbent Boris Tadic, who quickly conceded defeat after eight years ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Nationalist Nikolic vows to keep Serbia on EU path [May 21, 2012] BELGRADE (AFP) - Tomislav Nikolic vowed to pursue Serbia's efforts to join the European Union after scoring an upset victory in the run-off presidential election over incumbent Boris Tadic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia opposition claims victory in presidential vote [May 20, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic's camp claimed victory on Sunday in a presidential run-off against liberal incumbent Boris Tadic. "From tonight, Serbia has a new president - Tomislav Nikolic," Nikolic's party deputy Aleksandar Vucic told cheering supporters in the capital, Belgrade. (Writing by Matt Robinson) [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia votes for a new president [May 20, 2012] BELGRADE (AFP) - Voters across Serbia headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in a run-off with the incumbent pro-European Boris Tadic set for a victory over nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia heads for polls [May 20, 2012] BELGRADE: Voters in Serbia go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in a run-off with the incumbent Boris Tadic set for a victory over nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia heads to the polls for new president [May 20, 2012] BELGRADE (AFP) - Voters in Serbia go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in a run-off with the incumbent Boris Tadic set for a victory over nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Party founded by late autocrat Milosevic emerges as kingmaker, seeks PM position [May 07, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? The Serbian party founded by late strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged on Monday as potential kingmakers, after general elections in which neither the pro-EU nor nationalist camps clinched clear victory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian right-wing tied with liberals in elections [May 07, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's incumbent liberals and right-wing opposition were tied for control of the Balkan country on Sunday after knife-edge elections in which the party of late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged as kingmaker. The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) claimed victory and said it would open coalition talks without delay. But the results suggested the liberal ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian right-wing tied with liberals in elections [May 07, 2012] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's incumbent liberals and right-wing opposition were tied for control of the Balkan country on Sunday after knife-edge elections in which the party of late Serb strongman Slobodan Milosevic emerged as kingmaker. The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) claimed victory and said it would open coalition talks without delay. But the results suggested the liberal ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Andujar takes three-set win in Belgrade [May 04, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia, May 3 (UPI) -- No. 1-seed Pablo Andujar rallied for a three-set victory Thursday in a second-round match at the Serbia Open tennis tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian Monitor: Seeing is Believing in Putin [Mar 12, 2012] Among the motley crew of international observers invited to oversee the presidential election last week, Serbian politician Tomislav Nikolic was probably the most grateful for Prime Minister Vladimir's Putin victory. [via YahooNews] More >>

LEAD: Serbia-Romania minorities deal clears path for EU candidacy Eds: Recasts with agreement, adds quotes, background [Mar 01, 2012] Brussels/Bucharest (dpa) - Serbia and Romania signed a treaty on the protection of minorities Thursday, clearing the path for the European Union to recognize Belgrade as a membership candidate."The fact that we have today this agreement is a victory of an efficient style of making diplomacy", a spokesman for the ruling Liberal Party PDL, Sever Voinescu, said in Bucharest.A two-day summit ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia, Austria clinch Davis Cup victories [Feb 13, 2012] Serbia did just fine without Novak Djovokic in the Davis Cup, while Russia's shorthanded team was surprisingly eliminated by Austria on Sunday. Serbia swept the reverse singles against Sweden to complete a 4-1 victory at home and set up a quarterfinal against the Czech Republic, with Janko Tipsarevic clinching the win by beating Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia and Belgium tied 1-1 in Fed Cup [Feb 04, 2012] Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Belgium's highest-ranked player Yanina Wickmayer earned straight-sets victories on Saturday to send their Fed Cup first-round tie level into the concluding day. Both players had to overcome second-set dips but Jankovic first beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 7-5 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead before Wickmayer hit back with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Bojana... [via YahooNews] More >>

Denmark beats Serbia 21-19 for Euro handball gold [Jan 31, 2012] Mikkel Hansen scored nine goals Sunday to help Denmark win the European handball championship with a 21-19 victory over Serbia. The victory before roughly 20,000 fans at the Belgrade Arena also secured Denmark at spot at this year's London Olympics. The 2008 champions set the pace from the start, scoring first and never trailing throughout the match. [via YahooNews] More >>

Denmark beats Serbia 21-19 for Euro handball gold [Jan 29, 2012] Mikkel Hansen scored nine goals Sunday to help Denmark win the European handball championship with a 21-19 victory over Serbia. The victory before roughly 20,000 fans at the Belgrade Arena also secured Denmark at spot at this year's London Olympics. The 2008 champions set the pace from the start, scoring first and never trailing throughout the match. [via YahooNews] More >>

Denmark beats Serbia 21-19 for Euro gold [Jan 29, 2012] Mikkel Hansen scored nine goals Sunday to help Denmark win the European handball championship with a 21-19 victory over Serbia in the final. The victory before some 20,000 fans at the Belgrade Arena also secured Denmark at spot at this year's London Olympics. The 2008 champions set the pace from the start, scoring first and never trailing throughout the match. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia superb, Lithuania make history [Oct 23, 2011] Last season's hosts Serbia stormed to victory in Group 9 with three victories while Lithuania made progress for the first time at this level in a three-way tie ahead of Wales and Armenia. [via YahooNews] More >>