Stories about Serbia from March, 2009
Serbia: “Ten Years of Nothing”
Paul Currion of The Unforgiving Minute posts his thoughts on the 10th anniversary of NATO bombing of Serbia.
Serbia: More on NATO Bombing
Belgraded links to blog coverage of the 10th anniversary of NATO bombing, including his own 2006 post: “In the beginning, the first few days, it was scary because nobody knew...
Serbia: IMF Loan
A Fistful of Euros reports that Serbia has received a 3 billion Euro IMF loan.
Serbia: Remembering NATO Bombing 10 Years Later
On March 24, 1999, NATO forces began attack on Serbia and Montenegro. The bombing went for 78 days. A few thousand people were killed, many buildings, bridges, railroads, roads and factories were destroyed. Also, many people still experience mental and psychic effects of the fear they had been through. Ten years later, Serbian bloggers are reminded of those terrible days. Below is a selection of some of their journal notes and recollections from the beginning of the war.
Hungary: Gyurcsány's Possible Successors
Hungarian Spectrum writes about PM Ferenc Gyurcsány's possible successors.
Serbia: More on 10th Anniversary of NATO Bombing
More coverage of the 10th anniversary of NATO bombing of Serbia: Balkan File; Bill's Blog; Gray Falcon; and Nothing Against Serbia.
Serbia: 10 Years Since NATO Bombings
A Yankee-in-Belgrade writes about the NATO bombings of Serbia that started ten years ago – and posts a picture from that time.
Serbia: Dragan Markovic Palma and Anti-Discrimination Law
Balkan File writes about a Serbian politician who seems to think that “if it is enshrined in law that homosexuals can’t be discriminated against, straight men in Serbia are going...
Serbia: Anti-Discrimination Law Controversy
Belgraded writes about a proposed new anti-discrimination law: “In short, The Churches don’t like two articles – one concerns person’s right to change religion. This is the same reason we...
Serbia: 18th Anniversary of Anti-Milosevic Protests
Belgraded writes about the 18th anniversary of the first anti-Milosevic protests in Belgrade.
Serbia: Reuters Coverage of “Black Market”
Belgraded writes about the persistence of Serbia's “black market” and comments on Reuters’ coverage of it.
Russia, Ukraine, the Balkans: Eurovision News
The controversy caused by Georgia's Eurovision Song Contest entry seems to be over (or, depending on one's perspective, has reached its climax), now that Georgia has decided not to take part in this year's event in Moscow, following the European Broadcasting Union's demand that the lyrics of the 'We Don't Wanna Put In' song are either changed or a different song entered. Russia's own entry is causing controversy now as well, however.
Serbia: “Bus Kontrol!”
Radovan Jelani of Belgrade Journals writes about ticket “controllers” on Belgrade's public transportation.
