Preliminary Election Results

BELGRADE, May 11, 2008 (BETA) - The For a European Serbia - Boris Tadic ticket won 35.06 percent of the vote, while the Serbian Radical Party picked up 28.21 percent of the ballot, the Republican Electoral Commission announced late on May 11

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL: RUSSIA DOES NOT SUPPORT SIGNING OF SAA

BELGRADE, May 8, 2008 (BETA) - Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Russian State Duma, has denied reports that Russia welcomed Serbia's signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU

Jacques Barrot Gives Serbian President Roadn Map To EU

BELGRADE, May 7, 2008 (BETA) - European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot in Belgrade on May 7 handed Serbian President Boris Tadic a "road map" for a visa-free regime with Serbia, stressing that the document is "clear and strong" proof of the EU's support for Serbia and its European prospect

Free Visas to Serbian Citizens From 17 European Countries

BRUSSELS, May 6, 2008 (BETA) - Urged on May 6 by the European Commission and the Slovenian chairing over the European Union in Brussels, 17 European countries will issue free visas to Serbian citizens traveling into the "Schengen zone

EU Source: Abolishing Visas Goodwill Gesture to Serbs

BRUSSELS, May 6, 2008 (Beta) - On May 7, European Commissioner Jacques Barrot will deliver to the Serbian authorities "a schedule of moves - a road map" for the gradual abolition of European Union visas for Serbian nationals, as an "act of trust and goodwill to Serbian citizens to become part of the European family

Interviews

Politicians Who Fail to Declare Assets Will Face Severe Measures

Belgrade,

14:26,

Thursday, 24 April 2008

Beta

Justice Minister Dusan Petrovic says that, within the two months following its establishment, the newly-elected Parliament will pass a law whereby all politicians who fail to publicly declare their total assets will face prison sentences and the possibility of being banned from holding office. (0)

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In-Depth

Practical Measures Are Needed

Belgrade,

14:26,

Thursday, 08 May 2008

Beta

Corruption watchdog Transparency Serbia has sent a 20-point proposal on fighting corruption to all parties taking part in the next general election. Organization representatives are hopeful that future MPs and cabinet members will include the measures described in the plan in their platforms, stressing that taking on corruption is one of their campaign promises. (0)

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Regulations and Reality

The Media and NGOs in Fighting Corruption

Belgrade,

19:16,

Friday, 18 January 2008

Beta

In theory, non-government organizations and the media are supposed to be a major driving force in the fight against corruption by directing attention to crooked officials, among other things. In reality, however, Serbian media outlets mostly do nothing more than carry reports on corruption that has already been discovered, while doing nothing in the way of analysis and investigative journalism. (0)

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