Serbia

04.03.2008 The NGO Initiative \"Građanska Vojvodina\" (Civic Vojvodina) demands from the competent authorities to start investigation of the actions of a group of citizens of Sombor who have distributed free bread in front of bakeries owned by Albanians living in Sombor.

29.02.2008 The participants of the Media in Crisis Situations round table discussion, held yesterday, February 28, in Belgrade, demand from the President and Prime Minister of Serbia to condemn officially the violence in Serbia and to take all legal measures and activities to provide for the security and rights of citizens, as well as unimpeded work of the media.

26.02.2008 The Centre for Development of Civil Society CDCS appeals to Serbian media to pay greater attention to events that contribute to reduction of numbers of incidents and attacks on members of ethnic minority groups.

21.02.2008 The Belgrade Human Rights Centre appeals to the Police, judiciary and executive branch of Government to respect the Constitution and national laws and to secure personal safety and protection of private property for all citizens of Serbia.

19.02.2008 The Centre for Politics and Euro-Atlantic Partnership (CPEP) expressed its concerns over announced suspension of relations with all EU and NATO member states that recognize independent Kosovo.

15.02.2008 The European House, in cooperation with the European Movement in Serbia and the EC Delegation to Serbia, presented the Najevropljanin (Most European) Awards for contributions in the process of connecting Serbia with Europe.

12.02.2008 The Kontekst Gallery and the Stari Grad Cultural Centre call on Serbian Ministry of Culture and Belgrade’s Cultural Secretariat to take urgent action to condemn the repeated attacks on the Gallery after its attempt to organize the Exception/Contemporary Art Scene in Prishtina exhibition and to secure the conditions for the exhibition to take place, at this time of great need for democracy, tolerance and openness in Belgrade and Serbia.

11.02.2008 Bozidar Djelic, Vice-President of the Government charged with European Integrations, said that he intends to demand from Brussels up to 500 scholarships to finance education of Serbian students in countries of the EU. He also announced, at the meeting with representatives of youth organizations in the country, the creation of a National Youth Agency, which is required to get EU Budget funding for Serbian students.

08.02.2008 In view of the serious distancing of Serbia from the European Union, youth and student organizations start the Europe Has No Alternative campaign, which starts on Monday, with a protest gathering in front of the Belgrade School of Philosophy and a walk to the Government of Serbia.

05.02.2008 The European Movement in Serbia (EMinS) expressed its satisfaction with the results of the second round of Presidential Elections, held last Sunday, and congratulated President Tadic on his second term in office that, EMinS believes, will end with Serbia in front of EU membership.