Serbia

22.11.2007 On November 17, the Observance of Minority Rights in Serbia Conference was held in Novi Sad, with presentation of the Alternative Reports on Implementation of Charter of Regional and Minority Languages and Framework Convention on Protection of Minority Rights in Serbia.

16.11.2007 Fifteen Serbian human rights organizations sent an open letter to Oliver Dulic, the Speaker of the Serbian Skupstina, with a demand for public apology to Natasa Kandic and the Croatian minority in Serbia in the next session of the Skupstina (Serbian Parliament).

14.11.2007 The Argument analytical centre started a serios of public events and debates in a number of cities in Serbia, with the aim to present the results and findings of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index (CSI) for Serbia.

12.11.2007 The European Movement in Serbia greeted the putting of initials on the Stabilization and Association Agreement between EU and Serbia, emphasizing that it was a huge encouragement for all those that spend years promoting the European future for Serbia and European values, achievements and standards.

12.11.2007 The representatives of the Igman Initiative, a movement gathering over 100 NGOs in the region, concluded at the 11th Session of the movement held last Sunday in Belgrade, that the region still lacks the proper levels of stability and that more considerate and reserved statements and better understanding of key problems can help overcoming the consequences of the war and renew the trust.

08.11.2007 The majority of the citizens of Serbia supports the country’s integration into the EU, but not joining NATO, shows the public opinion survey conducted by Politicum Public Opinion Research Agency, presented recently at the Tanjug’s International Press centre.

07.11.2007 The Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE) organized the annual conference of the Network of Political Studies Schools of the Council of Europe, November 2-4, in Belgrade, under the title The Reach and Challenges of Regional Cooperation.

30.10.2007 At the meeting of human rights NGOs from the region, discussing the instruments and initiatives to document and present facts about war crimes in former Yugoslavia, Natasa Kandic expressed her concerns over the fact that the governments of the newly independent states are not prepared to deal with that issue.

25.10.2007 The Open Society Institute(OSI) from New York and Media Centre Belgrade presented last Tuesday, October 23, 2007, the awards for best reporting on Roma health issues.

10.10.2007 We are yet to meet a local government, or local official, for that matter, who will not respond, if asked, without a moment of hesitation, that the work of the said municipality is „transparent“ and that informing the citizens is paramount. In real life, however, nothing is as clear and self-evident.