Serbia

18.02.2003 A series of non-governmental organisations rallied in front of the American Consulate in Podgorica to protest against plans of an armed intervention in Iraq. Althoug invited, political and trade union representatives and state officials did not turn up.

10.02.2003 The birth of the newly formed Union of Serbia and Monenegro, deemed to become the successor of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, raised contrasting opinions among officials and public opinion.

10.02.2003 An extensive interview to Drinka Gojkovic, founder and current director of the Documentation Centre "Wars 1991 - 1999".
The institution aims at creating a trustworthy sourceful of information the Balkan wars and at educating people on the value of a culture of peace, democracy and accountability.

05.02.2003 Council of Europe spokesperson stresses that enhanced cooperation with the Hague Tribunal is a necessary precondition for Yugoslavia's membership in the Organisation.

05.02.2003 German donation of a ship for quality of water monitoring has been greeted as a peak in environmental cooperation between Yugoslavia and Germany. The Yugoslav Parliament, in the meanwhile, is also engaged in the process of ratification of the Aarhus Convention.

17.01.2003 Finally settled the territorial dispute over the mediterranean peninsula of Prevlaka. The agreement - reached more than 10 years after the beginning of the conflict between Croatia and Yugoslavia - constitutes the first step in solving a series of open disputes between the two countries.

17.01.2003 In a joint press release delivered by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and the Humanitarian Law Fund, the two organisations commented on a recent Yugoslav President Vojislav Koštunica's statement made to London daily's "Times".

13.01.2003 GEOtAKT is a new project of promotion of democracy and human rights, launched by Panonija, a Novi Sad-based NGO. GEOtAKT's proclaimed end is that the "obedient citizen is created into the responsible and active citizen".

08.01.2003 Jovan Cirilov and Milan Lucic from CENPI present "Towards New Theatre": a symposium that sounds like a manifesto. CENPI's theatre, drawing from the experience of other regional and international realities, explores new ways of visual and performing expression.

08.12.2002 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is going through a major structural reform that will put an end to the history of the federal State: the new union of Serbia and Montenegro will soon operate a readjustment of its migratory policies and border controls, a reform likely to have a determining effect on the east-west migration fluxes.