Tadić apologizes during Vukovar, Croatia visit

Source: B92, Tanjug

VUKOVAR -- Serbian and Croatian presidents Boris Tadić and Ivo Josipović have placed wreaths to honor Croat victims at a memorial in Ovčara, near Vukovar.

The two leaders also visited a memorial for Serb civilians killed in the town of Paulin Dvor. Both towns saw executions of prisoners and civilians during the war in 1991.

"I am here to once again offer words of apology, to express regret and create a possibility for Serbs and Croats, Serbia and Croatia, to turn a new page of history," said Tadić in Ovčara.

According to him, by admitting to crimes, apologizing and expressing regret, possibilities are created for reconciliation.

"Everything that happened to Serbs and Croats in the twentieth century can be put in the book of the past, which in itself would be an act of writing a book of the future," Tadić said.

Josipović said that Ovcara is a place of pain and suffering of the victims of a senseless policy.

"We have come to pay respects to the victims, express our condolences, but also to promise that no crime will go unpunished," he said.

Josipović expressed belief that this event will help boost the efforts in shedding light on the fate of the missing persons and in establishing good neighborly relations, underscoring that a different policy, one of peace and friendship, proves possible. In Paulin Dvor, Josipović said that the victims commemorated there "deserve an apology".

He also noted that there is "no excuse for any crime", and that his country is determined to prosecute criminals.

Tadić was accompanied by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Božidar Đelić, National Assembly General Secretary Veljko Odalović, President of the Vojvodina provincial government Bojan Pajtić, President of Bač municipality Tomislav Bogunović and Ambassador of the Netherlands to Serbia Laurent Stokvis.

Tadić was welcomed by Josipović, Vukovar Mayor Željko Sabo, as well as Dutch and Serbian ambassadors to Croatia, Stella Ronner-Grubačić and Stanimir Vukićević.

President Tadić's visit to Ovčara near Vukovar, the execution site of 261 Croat prisoners of war and civilians, drew the attention of numerous journalists, and security measures have been intensified along the road.

The Ovčara monument is located in the hangar where Croatian captives and civilians were imprisoned. After being shot, they were buried in a mass grave.

200 bodies were recovered, while 61 persons are still missing. 15 persons have been found guilty of committing this crime, and received a total of 207 years in prison in trials conducted in Serbia, and at the Hague Tribunal.

Ahead of the unofficial visit today, most Croatian politicians have welcomed the Serbian president’s visit and assessed that it is a “historical” event, while far-right Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) has announced peaceful protests over the first visit of a high state official from Serbia to places where crimes were committed during the war.

"Uber Life", the first serbian interactive film brings stunning action, mesmerizing fantasy and epic tale

Source: starsinkerala

Now, this is something really fresh and original. Premiering this November in Serbia and the Balkans region, ÜBER LIFE is the first Serbian interactive film and also one of the first ones in the world as well made in that new technology which gives the viewer a sense of being truly involved and able to choose a course of dramatic action and to affect the fate of the hero.

The new interactive way of watching the movie gives a whole new dimension to the classic epic tale. Or to put it more simple - this is a film which you both watch and play like a video game :)
ÜBER LIFE is universal and archetypal tale about the forces of good and evil, love and courage. The main hero, a man who has lost  everything, opposes deviant religious powers of darkness and unexpectedly discovers love, the true motive for the struggle and life. Driven by strong motives and the will to survive he gets into various adventures, in which dream and reality are constantly intertwined. This epic adventure takes place in three different ways, via multiple choices of dramatic flows, where the viewers with their participation and selection decide on the further course and destiny of the hero. Film is full of fiction, special effects, action scenes and a large number of dreamy and surreal scenes.

"EULEX will not take north by force"

Source: Beta
PRIŠTINA -- EULEX head Xavier Bout de Marnhac has said that the EU mission in Kosovo does not plan to take control over northern Kosovo by force.

He however reiterated that the rule of law and more visible presence of international institutions has to be established in the predominantly Serb area.

In an interview with Beta news agency, De Marnhac said violence was not the way to solve problems, elaborating, in the interest of clarity, that he did not believe violence could produce any positive result. He added that there was definitely no intention on the part of EULEX to resort to violence.

De Marnhac, who in 2007 and 2008 as an active French general spearheaded KFOR, added that he understood there was a certain amount of concern among the Serb population in northern Kosovo about international presence there.

However, he pointed out that it was for the benefit of the Serb community that EULEX wanted to establish firmer rule of law there, to ensure economic advancement and other forms of progress in the area.

He reiterated that establishing the rule of law, whose presence in northern Kosovo he did not rate highly, was one of his priorities. De Marnhac went on to say that there were indications that this was what the local community wanted too and that he would therefore visit that part of the territory soon.