News: Serbia and Montenegro

We have started to collect the most important news related to Serbia and Montenegro in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Serbia and Montenegro – overview

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• December 23rd 2009 – November 15th 2009
• November 4th 2009 – June 24th 2009
• June 1st 2009 – February 17th 2009
• January 2nd 2009 – September 11th 2008
• September 9th 2008 – July 22nd 2008
• July 21st 2008 – March 19th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – February 20th 2008
• February 19th 2008 – January 28th 2008
• January 26th 2008 – October 15th 2007
• October 12th 2007 – June 1st 2007
• May 23rd 2007 – February 7th 2007
• February 2nd 2007 – October 1st 2006
• September 30th 2006 – June 15th 2006
• June 5th 2006 – April 28th 2006
• April 14th 2006 – March 2nd 2006
• March 2nd 2006 – December 22nd 2005

Serbia and Montenegro: news

Serbia submits EU membership bid

Wednesday, December 23rd 2009, 9:16

Serbia submits a formal application to join the 27-nation EU, despite two war fugitives remaining at large.
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Balkan states' travel to EU eased

Saturday, December 19th 2009, 7:58

Citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro can now travel visa-free to all countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement.
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Belgrade-Sarajevo railway reopens

Sunday, December 13th 2009, 12:22
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
related places: Belgrade, Sarajevo

A rail link re-opens between Belgrade and Sarajevo, almost 17 years after it was cut during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
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Serbia leader in champagne fine

Tuesday, December 8th 2009, 15:26

Serbian President Boris Tadic is fined 400 euros (£360) for toasting Serbia's qualification for the football World Cup with champagne at a stadium.
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EU agrees to upgrade Serbia links

Monday, December 7th 2009, 17:58
related countries: Netherlands

The EU agrees to upgrade links with Serbia after the Netherlands lifts its opposition to closer ties, officials say.
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Serbia 'making tribunal progress'

Thursday, December 3rd 2009, 23:08

Serbia is "progressing" in its co-operation with a war crimes tribunal but must keep searching for two fugitives, the UN says.
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Kosovo and Serbia in court battle

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 15:53

Serbia and Kosovo argue over the latter's independence claim in front of the International Court of Justice.
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EU scraps visas for Balkan states

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 9:49
related countries: Macedonia

The EU grants visa-free travel for citizens of three Balkan countries - Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
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Fighting on

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 0:26

Serbia takes Kosovo's status to Hague court
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In pictures

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 16:20

Serbia buries Orthodox Patriarch Pavle
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Serbian Orthodox patriarch buried

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 15:14
related places: Belgrade

Half a million people line the streets of Belgrade for the funeral of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle.
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Monitors positive on Kosovo vote

Monday, November 16th 2009, 18:28

Observers say Kosovo's first poll since it declared independence from Serbia last year was generally fair.
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Kosovo PM claims election victory

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 23:48

Kosovo's ruling PDK claims victory in the territory's first local elections, with official results due within hours.
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Serbian Orthodox patriarch dies

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 15:55
related places: Belgrade

The head of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, dies aged 95 in Belgrade, the Church says.
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