Source: Tanjug
PREŠEVO -- Ethnic Albanian councilors in Serbia's south have launched an initiative to form Albanian regional institutions and a separate region of Preševo Valley.
A political declaration, adopted in an assembly of councilors of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac, reminds that this initiative comes "in the spirit of the political platform of January 2006".
Albanians from the south of central Serbia wish to speed up talks between the government and "legitimate Albanian institutions and political representatives of the three municipalities, with international mediation, in order to accelerate the political process renewed in March this year, in line with the most progressive regional and European standards".
Riza Halimi, MP and leader of the PDD, in power in Bujanovac, but no longer in Preševo, told Tanjug news agency that this document "confirms the declaration from 2006".
"The latest document is also an answer to an irresponsible approach that the government of Serbia has to the problems of Albanians in the south of Serbia," said he, and explained that the Albanian councilors' assembly has 59 members.
The declaration also calls for proportional representation of Albanians in state structures and organs, public institutions, "and especially in local and border police".
The documents insists on finding an acceptable solution to recognizing diplomas issued in Priština after February 2008, when Kosovo's ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared secession.
It once again calls for Albanians arrested in Preševo in December 2008 on terrorism charges to be released from custody, and to have their case "processed within international legal mechanisms, since it is evident that the question has been politicized", and says that all members of the so-called Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa Liberation Army (OVPMB; UCPMB) "are being incriminated without exception".
The armed group launched numerous attacks in the area from 1999 until 2001, seeking to join the three municipalities to Kosovo.
The local ethnic councilors expressed "doubt" that the process against the captured members, accused of 1999 crimes committed in Gjilane, in the east of Kosovo, "would be legitimate".
The political declaration came after First Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić met with political representatives of local Albanians.
Dačić told Tanjug on Sunday that he had met with the leaders last week, "aiming to maintain political stability and security", and that the talks would continue.
“The talks were good and will be continued. I wish our security forces in the south to have understanding and support of citizens, but I also want us all to join forces against crime, corruption, because it is in the interest of all,” Dačić said in an interview with Tanjug.
He reiterated that the Serbian police (MUP) elite Gendarmerie force will be present in the south "until the situation gets fully stabilized".
Dačić pointed out the need for joint engagement on stabilization of the situation in the south, because, he said, "there is security and intelligence information, provided by Western services, on existence of certain groups in Kosovo and Metohija that originate from the area and who wish to destabilize the region".
The minister did not reveal the names of the Albanian leaders he met with, but the meeting came after the recent incidents, including an attack and wounding of two Gendarmes near Bujanovac, and a bomb planted in front of a residential building in Preševo.
The southern region is home to the largest ethnic Albanian population in the country outside of Kosovo itself.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Serbian junior basketball team European champions
The Serbian junior basketball team won the European championship in Metz, France, last night, beating their hosts 78:72. This has been the eighth gold medal for the national junior team, which has never lost in the finals yet. France won silver medal and Turkey bronze medal, after beating Lithuania 95:74.
Champion swimmer gets keys to apartment
Source: B92
BELGRADE -- Serbia's champion swimmer Milorad Čavić today received the keys to his news apartment in Belgrade.
This was another Fund B92 project, which brought together sponsors through a campaign dubbed, "Čavić for a neighbor".
The 84-sq meter apartment was purchased with the money gathered from the sponsors.
Fund B92 President and B92 Editor-in-Chief Veran Matić explained today that the fund wished to help all those “who wanted to enable this young man who came from the country of his birth to his homeland, to have a home and decent living and working conditions in his country”.
Matić reminded that B92 has had much success with connecting people with good intentions and those able to make a difference, and this time, the project began with the campaign promoted with a video clip.
Matić explained that the clip was broadcast several times in December 2008.
“Very quickly, we got to some donors who made it possible for us to give this 84 sq meter apartment, which was built five years ago, to Čavić to use for the rest of his life,” he said.
The B92 editor-in-chief added that the campaign received assistance from President Boris Tadić, who invested his authority in the bid to secure housing for the champion.
He also thanked donators from various companies that participated, and mentioned Simpo, the Serbian Building Directorate, Mladenovac Ceramics, Espana Ceramics, Polymit, Minotti, Sika and Eglo Lighting.
“Milorad himself said that the world record of Nađa Higl inspired him, and all of them together probably inspired the water polo players, while the water polo players inspired the basketball team,” Matić said in reference to a string of sporting victories achieved by Serbia's athletes last week.
“It is important to spread the positive vibe. I hope that we will continue with this gesture to spread this spirit of success and positive gestures, and that we will be able to create institutional conditions for the development of talent, professionals and amateurs, but to also create an infrastructure so that the results do not come a surprise,” Matić said.
He reminded that although everyone is ready to enjoy the victories and identify with them, when the results are not good, it is easy to forget all of the success that people previously identified with.
“We wanted to participate without any calculation in offering a positive message that work pays off, while in order to improve exceptional results, at least the elementary living and working conditions are necessary. We tried, together, to return a little to the exceptional person that is Milorad Čavić and award his expectional results,” Matić said.
B92 Sports Editor-in-Chief Zoran Panjković attended the ceremony today as well.
“From Dublin, when you first started visiting the winners’ stand, to Helsinki, Eindhoven, to Beijing, Rijeka and Rome," he addressed Čavić in a piece that aired on B92, "when you are in the water or outside in your shirt on the stand, and when you are hundreds of a second short, and the slow motion slows you down too much, and when you prove to Serbia that it is not impossible to be number one, and when you show the world Serbia's beautiful side, we are there… 92 hundredths of a second behind you. We want these keys to be yours a lot longer than the world record, and to help [Micheal] Phelps learn [Serbia's national anthem] ‘Bože Pravde.”
Čavić won his first European gold for Serbia in Dublin in 2003, when he set a new world record for the 100-meter butterfly race in 25-meter pools.
His successes followed with a silver in the 50-meter race in the same competition. Čavić defended his crown three years later in Helsinki, as well as in Debrecen in 2007 and Rijeka in 2008. Last year, he won another gold in the European Championships in Eindhoven.
He also took the Olympic silver in Beijing in the 100-meter butterfly race.
Last week at the Rome World Swimming Championships, Čavić won gold in the 50-meter race, and silver in the 100-meter butterfly.
In the past three months, Fund B92 has presented keys to end users in two other projects: the mobile mammography machine for the Institute of Oncology, which the fund gathered EUR 600,000 for, and the keys to the Safe House in Zrenjanin worth EUR 150,000, handed over to the Social Work Center there.
BELGRADE -- Serbia's champion swimmer Milorad Čavić today received the keys to his news apartment in Belgrade.
This was another Fund B92 project, which brought together sponsors through a campaign dubbed, "Čavić for a neighbor".
The 84-sq meter apartment was purchased with the money gathered from the sponsors.
Fund B92 President and B92 Editor-in-Chief Veran Matić explained today that the fund wished to help all those “who wanted to enable this young man who came from the country of his birth to his homeland, to have a home and decent living and working conditions in his country”.
Matić reminded that B92 has had much success with connecting people with good intentions and those able to make a difference, and this time, the project began with the campaign promoted with a video clip.
Matić explained that the clip was broadcast several times in December 2008.
“Very quickly, we got to some donors who made it possible for us to give this 84 sq meter apartment, which was built five years ago, to Čavić to use for the rest of his life,” he said.
The B92 editor-in-chief added that the campaign received assistance from President Boris Tadić, who invested his authority in the bid to secure housing for the champion.
He also thanked donators from various companies that participated, and mentioned Simpo, the Serbian Building Directorate, Mladenovac Ceramics, Espana Ceramics, Polymit, Minotti, Sika and Eglo Lighting.
“Milorad himself said that the world record of Nađa Higl inspired him, and all of them together probably inspired the water polo players, while the water polo players inspired the basketball team,” Matić said in reference to a string of sporting victories achieved by Serbia's athletes last week.
“It is important to spread the positive vibe. I hope that we will continue with this gesture to spread this spirit of success and positive gestures, and that we will be able to create institutional conditions for the development of talent, professionals and amateurs, but to also create an infrastructure so that the results do not come a surprise,” Matić said.
He reminded that although everyone is ready to enjoy the victories and identify with them, when the results are not good, it is easy to forget all of the success that people previously identified with.
“We wanted to participate without any calculation in offering a positive message that work pays off, while in order to improve exceptional results, at least the elementary living and working conditions are necessary. We tried, together, to return a little to the exceptional person that is Milorad Čavić and award his expectional results,” Matić said.
B92 Sports Editor-in-Chief Zoran Panjković attended the ceremony today as well.
“From Dublin, when you first started visiting the winners’ stand, to Helsinki, Eindhoven, to Beijing, Rijeka and Rome," he addressed Čavić in a piece that aired on B92, "when you are in the water or outside in your shirt on the stand, and when you are hundreds of a second short, and the slow motion slows you down too much, and when you prove to Serbia that it is not impossible to be number one, and when you show the world Serbia's beautiful side, we are there… 92 hundredths of a second behind you. We want these keys to be yours a lot longer than the world record, and to help [Micheal] Phelps learn [Serbia's national anthem] ‘Bože Pravde.”
Čavić won his first European gold for Serbia in Dublin in 2003, when he set a new world record for the 100-meter butterfly race in 25-meter pools.
His successes followed with a silver in the 50-meter race in the same competition. Čavić defended his crown three years later in Helsinki, as well as in Debrecen in 2007 and Rijeka in 2008. Last year, he won another gold in the European Championships in Eindhoven.
He also took the Olympic silver in Beijing in the 100-meter butterfly race.
Last week at the Rome World Swimming Championships, Čavić won gold in the 50-meter race, and silver in the 100-meter butterfly.
In the past three months, Fund B92 has presented keys to end users in two other projects: the mobile mammography machine for the Institute of Oncology, which the fund gathered EUR 600,000 for, and the keys to the Safe House in Zrenjanin worth EUR 150,000, handed over to the Social Work Center there.
Serbia beat Spain to gain World water polo title
Rome, ITALY, August 1, 2009 - Serbia beat Spain 7-6 on penalties after drawing 7-7 after extra time to win a men's waterpolo final at the FINA World Championships in Rome.
Milan Aleksic scored to give Serbia the title on the 18th shot in the shootout.
In the bronze medal match, Croatia defeated United States 8-6.
Milan Aleksic scored to give Serbia the title on the 18th shot in the shootout.
In the bronze medal match, Croatia defeated United States 8-6.
Swimmer Cavic wins silver in 100m butterfly at World championships
Rome, ITALY, August 1, 2009 - Milorad Cavic of Serbia won the silver medal in the men's 100 meter butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Rome.
Michael Phelps of the United States seized gold with a world record 49.82 seconds, while Cavic set a new European record with 49.95.
Spain's Rafael Munoz was third, clocking a time of 50.41.
Michael Phelps of the United States seized gold with a world record 49.82 seconds, while Cavic set a new European record with 49.95.
Spain's Rafael Munoz was third, clocking a time of 50.41.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Higl clinches 200m breaststroke victory at World championships
Rome, ITALY, July 31, 2009 - Serbia's Nadja Higl won the gold medal in the women's 200 meters breaststroke at the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome.
Higl swam two minutes, 21.62 seconds to take the first place just in front of Canada's Annamay Pierse (2:21.84), who had set a new world record of 2:20.12 in the semifinals.
Austria's Mirna Jukic took the bronze medal with 2:21.97.
Higl swam two minutes, 21.62 seconds to take the first place just in front of Canada's Annamay Pierse (2:21.84), who had set a new world record of 2:20.12 in the semifinals.
Austria's Mirna Jukic took the bronze medal with 2:21.97.
Swimmer Cavic takes gold at World championships
Rome, ITALY, July 27, 2009 - Serbia's Milorad Cavic won the gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Rome.
Cavic charged to victory with a championship record time of 22.67 seconds.
Matt Targett of Australia took the silver medal while Spanish world record holder Rafael Munoz reached the third place.
Cavic charged to victory with a championship record time of 22.67 seconds.
Matt Targett of Australia took the silver medal while Spanish world record holder Rafael Munoz reached the third place.
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