Section: Serbia
“Visa-free regime for Kosovo, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia”
The European Commission will on Wednesday recommend the EU Schengen visa regime “for citizens of Kosovo, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia,” Beta is reporting.The agency said this would need to be ratified first by the EU Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. …read more Source:...
French Assembly calls for lifting anti-Russia sanctions
The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, on Thursday voted in favor of a resolution calling for lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.The resolution proposed by the opposition calls on the French government to protest extension of EU sanctions against Moscow, Sputnik reported. …read more Source:...
Ex-police spokesman who fought in Ukraine in plea bargain
Radomir Pocuca has reached a deal with the Higher Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade “and received a suspended sentence for fighting in Ukraine,” Tanjug reported.Pocuca, a former spokesperson for Interior Minsitry’s PTJ unit and former TV Pink journalist and host, told reporters outside the Palace of Justice on Wednesday that...
PACE to observe elections in Serbia
STRASBOURG – An 18-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be in Serbia on April 22-25 to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections in the country, the PACE said in a release on Tuesday. The PACE delegation will be led by Ukrainian member Volodymyr Ariev. They are …read more...
Ukraine-Russia Rivalry Intensifies Over Indian Defence Market
Ukraine, the first formerly Soviet republic to experience a peaceful transfer of power via the ballot box, plans to break the ‘Russian monopoly’ in India. Kiev recently launched a serious effort to export defence equipment to the South Asian country. Perto Fedoruk, the Chief Adviser of Ukroboronprom – Ukraine’s largest defence...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Announces Resignation
BELGRADE – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced that he had resigned, local media reported Sunday. “I decided to resign from the post of Ukraine’s prime minister. On Tuesday, April 12, the decision will be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada [Ukrainian parliament]”, Yatsenyuk said as quoted by Ukrainian TV channels Sunday....
Dutch vote against EU’s treaty with Ukraine
Dmitry Medvedev says the Dutch rejection of the EU-Ukraine treaty on closer political and economic ties “shows Europe’s attitude to Ukraine’s political system.”The Russian prime minister’s reaction on Twitter on Thursday came after Dutch voters overwhelmingly rejected the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement in what AFP...
NATO chief identifies IS, and Russia, as “main challenges”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the two main challenges faced by the western military alliance are “Islamic State and Russia.”Speaking for Voice of America’s Serbian service, Stoltenberg explained he was currently visiting Washington in order to discuss the upcoming NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland, that will consider...
Dutch Voters Solidly Reject EU Pact With Ukraine
BELGRADE – Official results from all municipalities show that 61.1 percent of the Dutch voted against the EU-Ukraine association agreement, while the turnout at the referendum was 32.2 percent, the Dutch BNO news agency reports. Only 38.1 percent of Dutch voters were in favor of the treaty, BNO said on Wednesday. Earlier, the national ANP...
Ex-police unit spokesman and Ukraine war volunteer arrested
Volunteer in the Ukrainian war Radomir Pocuca was arrested on Sunday during his illegal entry to Serbia, B92 learned unofficially. Criminal proceedings are under way against the former PTJ spokesman, while his name is also on a warrant. …read more Source:...
