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Page 5 Page 9 Page 10 9 7 7 1 8 2 0 8 3 3 0 0 0 Even when the Democrats longas continue to likely is This also are negotiations Drawn-out Surely the situation is urgent Many of us who have experi - We feel in-the-know because bia has shown us that (a.) no single no (a.) that us shown has bia party or coalition will ever gain the governa - form to required majority negotiations political (b.) and ment, will never be quickly concluded. achieved their surprising result at last month’s general election, quickly it became clear that the - re sult was actually more-or-less the result election other every as same in Serbia, i.e. inconclusive. as Serbia’s politicians form new political parties every time disagree with they their current party - reg 342 currently are (there leader political parties in Serbia). istered the norm. One Ambassador Belgrade-based recently told me he was also alarmed by the distinct lack of urgency among politicians. Serbian “The country is standstill at and a I don’t understand their logic. If they are so eager to progress towards the EU and en - theycome how investors, courage go home at 5pm sharp and don’t work weekends?” overtime. little a warrant to enough IMF EDITOR’S WORD Predictability Political By Mark R. Pullen elections Serbian numerous enced rate ourselves as pundits when it comes to predicting election - re sults and post-election moves. our experience of elections in Ser Smederevo deal contains - - - deadlinesNEWS minefields, experts warn pose NEWS Serbia’s decision challenge to award the “The situation in the party seems “Dacic will eventually side with Nikolic agreed: “The question is Fearing they might not cross the Pensioners leader, Jovan Krkoba - The reported price is the post of In addition, the Socialists are bar Tadic has denied talk of horse- At the same time, Dacic seems re - reach an agreement “If we don’t Source: Balkan Insight (www.balkaninsight.com) Balkan Insight (www.balkaninsight.com) Source: for Serbia party over which way to turn. extremely complicated, as we try to convince the few remaining lag - gards that we need to move out of one Socialist shadow,” Milosevic’s Party official complained. in a bid to guide his party into Tadic the European mainstream, but much of the membership and many offi - cials may oppose that move.” will the party split or ‘old- back down,” he noted. timers’ threshold to enter parlia - 5-per-cent ment, the Socialists teamed up with Association of Pensioners and the the led by business - United Serbia Party, man Dragan Markovic “Palma”. bic, Palma and Dacic are all pushing for a deal with the Democrats. of deputy PM, with a brief in charge security for the Socialist leader. gaining for other ministries, includ - ing capital investments, Kosovo and education, Belgrade media reported. trading with the Socialists, maintain - ing that ministries would go only to those committed to working for the “strategic goal”. government’s negotiations with luctant to call off the nationalists. with the DSS and Radicals, par ty leadership will decide on future steps”, Dacic announced, following par new country’s of session first the liament on Wednesday. contract to manage Smederevo Steel to While trying HPK Engineering to meet its page 10 could have adverse obligations to the consequences, IMF, Serbia will industry experts struggle to comply hile the football world watch - es events unfold at the Euro - However, a strong current also However, Mihajlo Markovic, a founder of Markovic, a prominent supporter Some younger Socialist officials Neighbourhood Matters faces extinction unless it changes. flows in the opposite direction, led by party veterans enraged the Tadic. prospect of a deal with recently warned of a crisis the party, if Dacic opts for the pro-European “nat - bloc, abandoning the Socialists’ ural” ideological partners. of Milosevic during the 1990s, is seen as representative of the “old- timers” in the party who want to stay policies, true to the former regime’s even though these almost ruined the Socialists for good. have voiced frustration over the con - tinuing impasse within their own Football Rebellion Football pean Championships in Austria and pean Championships in Switzerland, Bosnia is experiencing led by fans, play - a soccer rebellion, enraged ers and former stars who are by what they see as corrupt leaders football association of the country’s leaders. W say. with the given time June 13, 2008 Issue No. 1 / Friday, frame, experts say. Gordana ANDRIĆ page 5

erbia’s government on Katarina MARKOVIĆ March 17th announced that the Dutch-based company, igning a memorandum on HPK engineering, had won economic and fiscal poli- the bid to manage the state- cies with the IMF last No- conomists are warning that pro - over Serbia’s uncertainty longed “This year has been lost, from the owned loss-maker Železara vember seemed to put an After eight years of stagnation, the pro-European and nation - With Nikolic believes the Socialists, led “The group of younger Socialists Business Insight Costs Mounting future could scare off investors, lead investors, lead future could scare off to higher inflation and jeopardise prosperity for years to come. says standpoint of economic policy,” Econom - the of Stamenkovic Stojan ics Institute in Belgrade. to Serbia’s late president, Slobodan to Serbia’s Milosevic, and reformists who want the party to become a modern Euro - pean social democrat organisation. the Socialists returned to centre stage after winning 20 of the 250 seats in elections. parliament in the May 11 alist blocs almost evenly matched, the Socialists now have the final say on the fate of country. by Ivica Dacic, will come over to if only out of a pragmatic de - Tadic, sire to ensure their political survival. gathered around Dacic seems to be adding said, Nikolic majority”, the in that these reformists believe the party SSmederevo - Smederevo Steel. end to Serbia’s wandering E Company representative John Good- days in terms of economic ish, the former COO of US Steel, which andS fiscal policies. used to own Smederevo Steel, and Peter On March 16th, the government is- Kamaras, a Slovak businessman, will now sued the list of obligations laid out in Friday • June 13 2008 be in charge of the state-owned loss-mak- the agreement for a €1.2 billion standby er, which Serbia has been trying without loan. success to offload. Serbia has committed itself to a set of Kamaras was until recently an investor, fiscal consolidation policies designed THIS ISSUE OF advisor and agent for Esmark Europe, the to reverse the rise in public debt by Belgrade Insight IS SUPPORTED BY: IS SUPPORTED company whose bid to buy the troubled 2017. on a new gov - ense negotiations ernment have divided the ranks “It looks as if the Socialists will Simultaneous negotiations held This divides “old-timers” loyal Socialist leader Ivica Dacic remains the Serbian kingmaker Socialist leader Ivica Dacic remains Lure of Tadic Alliance Splits Socialists Tadic Lure of government, old pro-EU While younger Socialists support joining a new, over the prospect. revolt Milosevic loyalists threaten in Belgrade By Rade Maroevic steel mill collapsed in February. The memorandum sets clear goals which holds of the Socialist Party, of the balance power between the blocs and has yet to announce main which side they will support. move towards a government led by the Democrats,” political analyst Mi - lan Nikolic, of the independent Cen - tre of Policy Studies, said. “But such a move might provoke deeper divi - sions and even split the party.” with the pro-European and national - ist blocs have drawn attention to a deep rift inside the Socialists. T and time frames for delivering each of Continued on page 3 Mahmud Bušatlija believes that Esmark Europe’s lawsuit against Kamaras could complicate the work of the steel mill. Photo by Media Centre Belgrade the goals for 2015-2017. The main objectives include bolster- ing the financial sector to support eco- nomic growth, improving competitive- ness through structural reforms and Gangs grow rich on smuggling reforming state-owned enterprises. Cutting general government employ- ment by 5 per cent, introducing a pub- Albanians to New York lic wage system, reducing state aid to public companies, improving the tax system and raising electricity prices news from America. By his count, 124 Mountains. “Everyone is leaving and no are some of the goals listed in the Mem- Traffickers use fake documents to smuggle ever- out of 164 members of his extended one will ever come back,” Malaj says. orandum. family are now either in the United Migration has been a fact of life in this growing numbers of impoverished Albanians to Serbia’s biggest state-owned energy, States or in Canada, including four of poor region of northern Albania bor- transport and telecommunications the US via Central America and Mexico. his daughters. dering Montenegro for more than two firms will undergo major changes, as Malaj has spent $80,000 in the last decades, ever since the Communist the government aims to sell or find stra- eight years on shipping his children regime collapsed and the country’s bor- Aleksandra BOGDANI Paloke Malaj, occupies one room with tegic partners for them. across the ocean. Only his teenage son ders opened up. Flamur VEZAJ his wife and teenage son. The rest of A tender for the sale of Telekom Ser- the family has migrated to the US and remains and he will go in time. Some locals, like Paloke Malaj’s un- “We want him to finish school but he cle, left even during the Communist bia will be launched in 2015, while long- he three-storey villa Canada. term concessions will be explored for of the Malaj family in “Detroit, New York, Florida and To- also has his mind set on leaving for the era, despite the threat of reprisal faced Belgrade Airport and Corridor XI. the small town of Bajza ronto, that’s where my kin is now,” Malaj United States,” Malaj says with resigna- by families that were left behind. in the Malsia e Madhe says. “All of them have migrated illegal- tion. region stands mostly ly in search for better life,” he adds. Many neighbours have migrated as well. Their locked-up homes dot this empty. Malaj is a farmer who spends his Continued on page 8 Continued on page 7 TThe owner, a father of six children, days tending his land and waiting for small town at the foot of the Accursed

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Serbia arrests eight for Continued from page 1 Srebrenica massacre PRESS REVIEW “They should have sent message to both th Serbian police on Wednesday DANAS, March 19 that, considering their relations, they could arrested eight men suspected of Serbia mulling FAMOUS JOURNALIST QUITS not compete for the job. Such things should taking part in the killing of over PROFESSION Smederevo deal contains not have been allowed,” Bušatlija added. 1,000 Bosniaks after Bosnian Serb forces seized the Srebrenica The Serbian government previously enclave in July 1995. Accord- “Ever since I hosted Olja Bećković, said the dispute between Esmark and ing to the Serbian prosecution, Serbia in brief reshuffle to speed regime representatives do not want Kamaras did not disqualify either of them they are former members of the to come to my show. I understood minefields, experts warn from bidding for the managerial contract. Jahorina Training Centre, a unit that as a boycott,” Danica Vučenić, “We will make a contract with the one which belonged to the special host of the political TV show Jedan offering the best conditions. Those are brigade of the Bosnian Serb up reforms na Jedan, told the Vojvodina public e is facing trial in the US Smederevo Steel owes about €260 mil- people who worked together. Should I now police. BIRN has learned that two broadcaster, RTV, on March 19th., a result of a lawsuit filed lion to the banks and another €264 million arbitrate between them? I have no inten- of the men arrested are Nedeljko explaining why she decided to end by Esmark, which claims to different suppliers. The government has tion of interfering in that,” Prime Minister Milidragović and Aleksa Golija- her show. This significantly impairs th nin, who already have genocide he sabotaged the com- been subsidising it by about €8.4 million a Vučić said on March 5 . indictments against them issued her ability to ask questions of public pany’s effort to buy the month. by the Bosnian court. The Serbian interest to all relevant parties since steel mill. Initially privatised in 2003, when US UNCERTAINTY police and prosecution are still she is no longer able to host anyone HBIRN failed to reach Kamaras for com- Steel bought it for $23 million US (about OVER GUARANTEES searching for additional suspects from the ruling Serbian Progressive ment on the lawsuit whose details we can €17.5 million), the government bought it who are believed to be in neigh- Party. “I always treated all the reveal. back for only one dollar after US Steel with- Experts also say the Serbian govern- bouring countries. guests equally and now I am being Experts, meanwhile, say the decision to drew from Serbia in 2012. ment should be seeking guarantees that pushed into one-sidedness. That is award the managerial job to a company The government bought back the fac- HPK Engineering fulfills its obligations and Causes of the fatal why I am leaving,” she added. helicopter crash still connected to Kamaras could prove dam- tory in the hope of maintaining production targets. unknown aging. and preserving the jobs of the staff. It has “The bid conditions were rather wide VEČERNJE NOVOSTI, They also say it is unclear whether the since tried to re-sell it several times. and left room for different contractual ob- The Commission, formed by March 19th contract that Serbia is due to sign with HPK The last attempt failed on February 17th ligations to be arranged,” Milan Kovačević, Serbian Army Chief Ljubiša MILAN BEKO: I DON’T KNOW contains guarantees that the new man- when the government announced that an investment expert, said. “So far, it is not Diković, investigated the deadly WHO SHOT AT ME agers - who will be paid by the state - will talks with Esmark Europe, an affiliate of US clear whether the company will provide helicopter accident and finished make the company profitable. based Esmark Inc, had failed. guarantees that it will achieve results.” th its report on March 18 , though Businessman Milan Beko told Serbia invited bids for a managerial Esmark Europe was the only valid bid- He says the steel mill would have to pro- the details of the report have not Večernje novosti daily on March contract for Smederevo Steel after failing der for the January tender that the gov- duce and sell about one million tons of iron in been made public. In the fatal th to reach a strategic partnership deal with ernment launched for 80 per cent of the order to make profit within next six months. army helicopter crash on March 18 that he does not know the Esmark on February 17th. company. Bušatlija says the government’s decision 13th near Belgrade airport, all reasons behind the attack on him, or Milan Kovačević says the Serbian government should be seeking Photo by Media Centre Belgrade seven people died, including four who shot him. Unknown attackers On March 7th, it was announced that six guarantees that HPK Engineering fulfills its obligations and targets. to pay monthly fixed salaries to the new crew members, two medical shot Beko on November 15th in companies had applied to run the mill. ESMARK’S DISPUTE WITH managers is not standard practice, either. workers and a five-day-old baby. front of his house at Senjak, with The names were not divulged. However, KAMARAS Steelworks,” the company wrote in a press mark Europe’s confidential information “The usual norm applied all over the The Russian-made Mi-17 trans- the bullets hitting him in his chest Esmark confirmed that it had put in a bid release on March 4th. and business plan to place himself in a world is that the fees for managerial ser- port helicopter was carrying the and stomach. He was sent home after the privatization talks failed. Following the failed talks with the Ser- Esmark Europe also stated in the lawsuit position to manage the Steel Company as vices are a share of the profits. They must baby with respiratory problems from the hospital seven days after The company also said its former part- bian government, Esmark Europe filed a that “Kamaras made payments to individu- a going concern, despite his duty of loyalty be motivated to achieve results. from the southern Raška region ner, Kamaras, was running for the same lawsuit against Kamaras at the US court on als who may have directly or indirectly in- prohibiting such conduct,” Esmark Europe “The second standard thing is that the to Belgrade for treatment, after an operation, however, he did not th post as a competitor. March 4th, claiming he had sabotaged the fluenced the decision to terminate the pri- wrote in the lawsuit. companies give so-called liability insur- an ambulance taking the child appeared in public until March 18 , to hospital was blocked by a when he was called as a witness for Announcing that HPK Engineering talks on the privatization of the steel mill. vatisation process with Esmark Europe”. Mahmud Bušatlija, an advisor for busi- ance that they will compensate Serbia if landslide. The helicopter went off a trial in the Belgrade-based special would run the steel firm, Prime Minister BIRN has seen the lawsuit, in which Es- The company claims that Kamaras was ness development and investments, told they fail to achieve the results that they the radar and the control tower court regarding abuse during the Aleksandar Vučić stated that the 24 new mark Europe seeks more than $100 mil- discussing the idea of appointing profes- BIRN that the lawsuit could complicate the have promised and on which basis they lost contact with its crew around privatization of “Luka Beograd.” managers that HPK Engineering would lion in damages, and alleges that Kamaras sional managers to head steel mill with work of the steel mill. were awarded the job,” Bušatlija added. 10.30pm on Friday evening, appoint would receive about €350,000 a convinced Serbian privatization officials to Serbian officials, instead of the sale of the “The Serbian government’s contract Kovačević agreed, saying that the infor- th March 13 . KURIR, March 19th month in pay in total. vote against the deal. company. with the company that Kamaras repre- mation that officials have provided so far BELGRADE AIRPORT BECOMES Željko Sertić, the Economy Minister, said “Kamaras knew that his companies They further claim that he stood to sents could be used as proof in the law case does not show that HPK Engineering will Kosovo Serb leaders HPK Engineering had pledged to invest had been supplying Železara Smederevo gain the post of the manager by using a and Esmark [Europe] could seek imposi- offer any guarantees that it will achieved unite to issue common REGION’S LEADER demands around €20 million in the company in Steelworks with sub-standard iron ore and confidential business plan developed by tion of interim measures,” Bušatlija said. the results it is being paid to obtain. In 2014, Nikola Tesla Airport received terms of goods and supplies. other materials at above-market prices, Esmark Europe, which Kamaras had no He believes the Serbian government “The practice is that managers are paid Kosovo Serb mayors and munici- a 32 percent increase in the number Serbian officials previously said the new and such pricing practices and deceit re- involvement in compiling. should have not entered into talks with from the profits they earn,” he said. “If they pal assembly members from the of passengers serviced at the managers would return the loss-maker to garding the quality and content of the ma- “Kamarás improperly usurped a busi- either side involved in the dispute, either don’t manage to make the profit they prom- country’s Serb-majority munici- airport, which is more than airports profit within six months, and none of the terials were not part of Esmark Europe’s ness opportunity from Esmark Europe Esmark Europe or the company Kamaras ised, there should be guarantees that they palities filled the house of culture in Vienna, Budapest and Prague, the 5,400 employees would lose their jobs. plan to revitalize the Železara Smederevo when he exploited his knowledge of Es- now represents. will cover the losses,” Kovačević concluded. in the central town of Gračanica on March 18th. The meeting largest airports in the region. In five was attended by Marko Đurić, or six years’, the Belgrade airport head of the Serbian govern- could challenge the leading positions ment’s Kosovo office, who said of these regional leaders, according the goal of the gathering was to experts from the Aviation Centre, to unite the Serbian community. Vučić claims there are four possible scenarios for a reshuffle. Photo by Beta an agency that analyses global data Some proposals made at the in the aviation sector. They said the meeting include that the Serbian success of the Belgrade airport is community should be politically Mišković, the owner of Delta Hold- The Prime Minister is contemplating strongly linked to the development represented in all municipalities, ing and one of the wealthiest men in including those where they are of Air Serbia. The special advantage, a spring reshuffle with a view Serbia, is currently on trial for abus- they added, is that the airport has not the majority, there should be ing his official position and evading full protection of the property of established routes to 51 destinations taxes. the Serbian Orthodox Church, to accelerating key reforms, the in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. and the return of all internally Vučić stated that Mišković’s influ- displaced Serbs to Kosovo. The government spokesman has ence, both financially and in terms of INFORMER, March 19th meeting in Gračanica follows his influence on the media, was more BALKAN GANG ARRESTED IN the dismissal of a Kosovo Serb announced. serious that he had anticipated. minister, Aleksandar Jablanović, “I see great nervousness among SPAIN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING on February 3rd for making a de- some of them, they’ve tried everything th rogatory speech about Albanian Gordana significant changes within the SNS, the through their media. They are paying On the night between March 7 and ANDRIĆ th protesters. third involves a change at the helm of many people. You wouldn’t believe 8 , Spanish police arrested a Serb, a Croat and a Montenegrin on a yacht Serbian remands ilivoje Mihajlović, the government and the fourth is not who they are paying… I have proofs for the head of the to make any changes until December, that,” Vučić said, adding that he could near Valencia with approximately alleged French child 289kg of cocaine, worth an kidnappers Serbian govern- in order to wait for the provincial and not divulge everything right now to the ment’s press of- local elections,” Vučić explained after public. estimate of 15 million euros. The Spanish agents intercepted the On Monday, the Special Court fice, on Monday a meeting of the Progressive Party’s The Progressives took power in 2012 in Belgrade ordered 30 days said a reshuffle presidency. by forming a coalition government yacht “Infraganti” and arrested a group of cocaine smugglers as detention for one man and two Mwas expected in April or soon after. Vučić said he had proof that “tycoon with the Socialist Party and United Re- women suspected of kidnapping He told Serbia’s public broadcaster and mafia lobbies” were resisting the gions of Serbia, URS. Following a reshuf- they attempted to throw the drugs a two-year-old girl in the Serbian RTS on March 17th that Aleksandar changes being made in Serbia, men- fle in September 2013, the URS left the overboard. Authorities suspect capital on March 13th from the Vučić, the Prime Minister, intended to tioning the Zemun gang and the tycoon cabinet. that Montenegrin criminal gangs Braće Jerković neighborhood. are responsible for the attempted The child was recovered with no accelerate the process of economic and Miroslav Mišković. As the Progressives continued to political stabilization either through a Twenty-six members of notorious grow in popularity, the party felt its pow- cocaine trafficking. According to a injuries. Police believe the alleged source from the Montenegrin Interior abductors, all holders of French reshuffle or through some other means criminal ring known as the “Zemun er in the cabinet no longer matched the passports, were trying to get to of changing the course of the govern- Clan”, were sentenced to a total of 465 support it had from the voters, as the Ministry, the arrested group is part the nearest border and get her ment’s work. years in jail in 2008 for 18 murders, Socialists held the Prime Minister’s post of a gang whose members were out of the country. Serbia’s Inte- The statement came a day after three abductions, two terrorist attacks and numerous key ministries. also arrested in Spain last year for rior Minister Nebojša Stefanović Vučić, also leader of Serbia’s main gov- and other grave crimes. Following snap general elections in cocaine possession. said that the kidnappers had a erning Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, Twelve members of the Zemun Clan March 2014, the Progressives and So- French passport prepared for outlined four possible scenarios for a were also sentenced to between eight cialists once again formed the govern- the girl and that police were still BIRN has not verified the reports investigating the motives for the reshuffle. and 40 years in jail for the murder ment, but with Vučić as the Prime Min- and cannot vouch for their ac- crime and whether the girl was “One is a change of forces within the in 2003 of the Prime Minister, Zoran ister and more ministries in the hands curacy. targeted or abducted randomly. [ruling] coalition, the second is to make Đinđić. of his party. 4 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 5 BELGRADE BELGRADE Belgrade 19th century Last Savamala residents Fair hosts beer cellars international open to await unknown destiny auto show visitors Walking down the path, I see a bunch UNCERTAIN FUTURE As the Sava of people sitting in front of a pub, drink- ing beer. Next to the café is a big shop Passing the old railway bridge, I see With over 400 exhibitors, riverbank is with a huge sign reading, “Everything empty houses, possibly waiting to be cleared to make must go.” knocked down, and several dredges. manufacturers and importers from Is it because of the Belgrade Water- On the sites where other houses used to way for the front, I asked the owner? He refuses to stand, now there is only dirt. 26 countries, the capital’s annual talk. Somewhere beneath the bridge, close th th giant Waterfront Right across from there are a num- to the Mostar interchange, is an un- car fair runs from March 20 to 29 , ber of elderly people, fishing. “I’ve been planned “wild” settlement, known as the project, the coming here ever since 1949,” Stanoje Wagon settlement, in Bara Venecija. showcasing as many as 50 new Stamenković, one of them, says. Most of the people there work or used fate of the few Standing in front of wreckage, the to work for Serbian Railways. Years ago models. 74-year-old says that in a month’s time all they were promised that their stay there remaining the old stranded ships on the riverbank would be temporary. They still live there, Photo by William J Serson/flickr will be removed. That is what he’s heard mostly in run-down barracks or even old residents of from his fellow fishermen. wagons. “I am not against the Belgrade Water- In front of one of few real houses The mansion and this Belgrade front, I am just afraid there will be no stands Miroslav, a middle-aged Serbian beer cellars owned by fishing for us anymore,” he says, looking Railways worker. Several months ago, One of the documentaries is about Vlado Divljan, a musician that recently died. Photo by Beta neighbourhood city officials appeared, asking about the Serbian industrialist According to Prime Minister size of his house, he says. Nothing has remains Vučić, the Belgrade Waterfront happened since, he adds. Đorđe Vajfert will be project will be finished within “Some people from here were already opened to tourists and uncertain. four years, while the contract moved and I heard they live now in oth- Innovative for it will be signed in the com- er parts of Belgrade, such as Viline Vode, ale enthusiasts in the ing days. Vidikovac and Žarkovo,” Miroslav says. “We’ll stay here until they tell us to Registration of interested buy- spring. Ivana move and until they put us somewhere. documentaries NIKOLIĆ th ers started on March 16 . Ac- I have no idea when it will happen,” he cording to the Belgrade Mayor rom the middle on May t is a windy but very sunny March Siniša Mali the aim of registra- says, shrugging. onwards, visitors will have a showcased in day and Belgrade’s famed Sava- tion was for investors to “test Not far from Miroslav’s house, a father chance to see Vajfert’s man- mala district is teeming with peo- the market” and see how many and son stand in front of their wagon- sion and beer cellars, which ple. Some are jogging, some are possible buyers there are. house. Both look angry when I mention F th date back to the 19 century, but also Belgrade out walking their kids, while oth- the Belgrade Waterfront project. modern parts of what used to be the ers are simply sitting in the packed “In one day alone, 1, 000 people “No one tells us anything about it and Vajfert family’s beer factory, which is cafésI and enjoying a rare warm day. showed interest [in the flats]. I we honestly don’t believe in it,” the son, think half of that number were still operating today. Visitors will also Nothing would suggest that this lower who looks as if he is in his late twenties, The six-day annual Belgrade foreigners, and the other half have the chance to bottle and label a part of Belgrade could disappear in only says, taking an old broken TV to the car. were domestic, which is re- beer and take it home as a souvenir. Documentary and Short Film Festival will four years’ time, as Prime Minister Alek- markable for us,” Vučić told “We heard they already moved some The Vajfert operation became part sandar Vučić has said it will, making way the public broadcaster, RTS, on people but we don’t know where. No of the newly-established Belgrade Beer screen more than 150 movies, including for the huge Belgrade Waterfront. March 18th. one has approached us so far,” his father Factory in 1963. The massive project envisages the The family of Dejan Bjelobaba has been running the local Photo by Aleksandar Anđić adds, sitting in the car. “In Vajfert’s time, beer was produced premieres from prominent domestic and construction of residential and office service station for almost four decades now. They drive away from the small, im- in those cellars and modelled on beer regional directors. buildings, the largest shopping mall in provised garden in the old car, making produced in other countries. The cel- the Balkans, a hotel, an opera house and should move away and invest some- no plan. For them, the Belgrade Water- at the calm waters of the Sava with a sad lots of noise. lars were a sort of natural freezer. What a skyscraper. where else,” Bjelobaba recalls, as we front project is a robbery and a disaster. look in his eyes. Their destiny, and that of around 15 Visitors will have a chance to see 50 new automobile models. Photo by belgraded.com/Flickr is left now is to finish some work [in the he Belgrade Documentary and “I paid attention to their innovative Although the city authorities, includ- stand in front of his workshop. “There will be no future for us, this Coming here every day, other families living in this settlement cellars] so they are safe for visitors,” Short Film Festival will take character in terms of form and content, ing Vučić, said construction would start “But we invested [in this service] 35 will be the end,” he says, looking at his Stamenković says he has seen workers in Bara Venecija, in-between the Sava eld under the (apparently The fair will be open every day from Milivoje Draganić, the director of Bel- place at Dom Sindikata, Dom and the film ‘Red Army’ by the Ameri- this March, they have now changed the years ago; our whole life is here,” he adds, 35-year-old business. “We live in uncer- marking out the land and checking the riverbank and a noisy road, remains un- not ironic) banner ‘Mesto 10am to 8pm, and tickets range from 150 grade Beer Industry, told the Politika Kulture Studentski Grad and can author Gabe Polsky will open that date, assuring people it will kick off at the bitterly. tainty,” he says, going back to work. soil structure. certain. th T rd th na kom muškarci plaču od to 300 RSD (around €1-€2.5), while on newspaper on March 15 . Fontana Cinema from March 23 to 29 . [international] programme,” Toholj told end of summer. Bjelobaba notes that the older part of “They were here yesterday but I Media reports say that the families Hsreće’ (‘The Place Where March 26th, a so-called ‘Family Day’ will Vajfert’s mansion, built in 1892, will The festival will have three sections – do- journalists on March 11th. Some are not looking forward to this Savamala will be preserved. However, NO MORE FISHING? haven’t seen them today,” he notes, removed from Bara Venecija were given Men Cry out of Happiness’), the auto be held when a whole family will be able also be open for visitors. It somewhat mestic, regional and international. When it comes to the domestic and “new face of Belgrade,” as the megapro- the section where his service station is pointing down the road. flats, the size depending of the size of show will take up more than 35,000 to enter for a total of RSD 500 (around resembles a Belgrade beer museum, According to Igor Toholj, who is in regional selection, art director Mladen ject has been called. One is Dejan located is earmarked for demolition. As I leave the Bjelobaba brothers, The people who used to live here are their old houses, or wagons. square metres of floor space at the Bel- €4.5). as there are labels from all the beers charge of the international selection, Matičević has announced there will Bjelobaba, whose family has been run- “They said they wouldn’t compensate I head towards the Sava riverbank, mostly gone, the pensioner explains, but BIRN contacted the City of Belgrade, grade Fair. According to the organisers, The International Motorcycle Fair will produced in the industrialist’s time as there will be screenings of a variety be films by Goran Marković, Puriša ning the local service station for almost us, and that we should go and cry in front bumping into people roller skating, rid- some 15 families are still around. asking for information about the dis- visitors will have a chance to see as also run simultaneously. well as historic photographs and even of documentary films that were also Đorđević, Zelimir Zilnik and Rudi Uran four decades. of the municipality building,” he says, ing bicycles or walking their dogs. It is “You will find them below the bridges, placed people and about the flats they many as 50 new automobile models for The organisers have announced vari- a copy of an invitation for a dinner shown at other prominent festivals, in- among others. “People came several times from smiling ironically. quiet and peaceful, a regular Tuesday in settlements,” the fisherman notes and were reportedly given. Officials declined the first time in Serbia, including some ous competitions and contests, with the Vajfert organised in honour of scientist cluding Cannes, San Sebastian, Rotter- Tickets ranging from 50-350 RSD are the city administration, saying that we The Bjelobaba brothers say they have afternoon. then gets back to his hook. to comment. fresh from the Geneva Motor Show. main prizes being two cars. Nikola Tesla. dam and Venice. already on sale.

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Belgrade in brief in brief Belgrade is back on court deposit, leave your name and take an umbrella. You Wellness can hold onto one for two days maximum, but make Losing part of sure not to break it or lose it, otherwise you will not get her leg in a crash your money back. According Service to Parking Servis, there are has not forced 146 umbrellas in circulation young Serbian and some of the locations Whether you came on business or for where you can pick them up are Vukov spomenik, Pionirski basketball private reasons, don’t forget that you’re park, Masarikova, Slavija, Obilićev venac and Zeleni player Nataša in the fastest-living city in the region – venac. Kovačević to relaxation is of the utmost importance. Belgraders urged to report part with her littering dreams. A year- arin Milosavljevicć, marketing manager of the WellnessLand The Belgrade city and-a-half later, Center and SkyWellness Club administration and public will tell you a little more about utility company Beokom reasons why those are decidedly Servis on March 16th urged she is playing Mthe places which offer absolute maximum when people to report illegal dumps where fly-tippers once again. it comes to spa services, saunas, massage and fit- have thrown rubbish or green ness activities in Belgrade. spaces which have been neglected. Calls to the utility company will trigger a visit Ivana NIKOLIĆ About autumn refreshments: and, if necessary, a clean-up. For a whole decade in WellnessLand, and more than five years in Sky- The numbers to phone are asketball is in Wellness, we’re in love with a healthy life. During those years we learnt that 0800 11 00 11 or 011 3090 my blood, so I the essence of a good service shouldn’t be changed, but that occasional 007. wasn’t nervous. refreshments are always a good thing. With that in mind, this season we in- Tablets to I felt pretty good troduce new working hours – for the early birds, we’re open from 6:30 AM, snap parking on the field,” which has garnered great approval from all our members, but also from violations 20-year-old our intermittent clients. Also, because of many guests from abroad, who Kovačević“B says, talking about the first Madžar says an increase in the price of electricity is fairly imminent. Photo by Media Centre Belgrade spend several continual days or weeks in Belgrade on account of business, Belgrade mayor Goran Vesić match she played after her catastroph- we devised a new kind of monthly fee, as well as a day pass. That way, we said that 50 tablet computers ic accident. are more available than ever, and our service is still as exclusive as ever. were issued to community A few weeks ago, on March 8th, she estructuring the electric- prises and rationalization of public sec- “EPS operates with losses that are not th police on March 12 in order took to the field again for a humanitar- ity, gas, rail and road com- tor employment is still insufficiently pre- shown in their books but which will soon About a unique concept of WellnessLand Center: to tackle parking violations ian tournament in Angers, France. panies is also on the agen- pared,” the Council warned. become visible,” he warned. Conceptually, WellnessLand is very close to Western clubs with exclu- in the capital. Vesić said She played with another Serbian da, to contain the costs of Both EPS and Srbijagas are to undergo sive membership. Our members appreciate their own privacy, as well as that community policemen basketball player, Milica Dabović, while their operations. The trou- BREACHING DEADLINES IN- restructuring to increase their efficiency, respecting the privacy of other people. Whether you’re here because of will use the tablets to take photos of cars that are their coach in the tournament was Ma- bled steel plant Železara EVITABLE gradually losing subsidies and payments exercise, spa zone, pool, body treatment or some combination of the of- wrongly parked and send rina Maljković, who is also coach of the RSmederevo is to lose state aid in 2015. from the budget to cover their debts. fered services, alone or in company, time spent in WellnessLand will relax them to an operational centre Serbian women’s national basketball Several indicators suggest that the gov- To reduce payments from the budget you and prepare you for your various business and private challenges. Our for processing. Drivers who team. RUNNING AGAINST ernment is almost certain to breach the for the guarantees for Srbijagas, the prices permanent members come mostly by way of reccomendation, and we ob- violate parking regulations “It was a humanitarian match, and THE CLOCK given time frame. for natural gas distributed by Srbijagas viously have more than a good reputation among foreign guests of our city, will have to pay a fine of that is what matters most. All the funds For example, the government told the were adjusted from February 2015, allow- because they keep coming back every time they return to Belgrade. 5,000 dinars, which is under raised went to the children’s fund,” Nataša Kovačević’s optimism touched people’s hearts across Serbia. Photo by Beta Experts warn that the government IMF and the World Bank it would resolve ing the company to generate another €60 €50. Kovačević explained, adding that she will struggle to deliver these changes in the issue of more than 500 companies in million a year. About the excellent felt proud to represent Serbia with the foundation named after hersealf. The the time framework defined in the docu- the portfolio of the Privatisation Agency This measure will stay in place until atmosphere in SkyWellness Club: Belgrade other two women. Kovačević’s bravery and optimism NEW LIFE, NEW idea came after the mother of a cancer- ment. by privatizing them or declaring them the government finds alternative meas- In SkyWellness Club, we have a luxury of the best view in town. If you among Europe’s cheapest for During her 11 minutes on court, touched people’s hearts across Serbia. OPPORTUNITIES stricken girl, who was due to have her Vladimir Gligorov, professor at the Vi- bankrupt. ures with the same revenue effects in have ever heard those incredible stories about a night life on Belgrade’s riv- hotels Kovačević scored two points and one In the months after the accident, she leg amputated, asked her to talk to her enna Institute for International Economic However, Ljubomir Šubara, the di- consultation with the IMF staff. ers, the early-morning or day exercise with a perfect view on those same jump. received many letters of support, and Nataša was only eight when she start- daughter. Studies, said the government would like- rector of the Agency, has warned that rivers will render you speechless! SkyWellness Club is young and full of According to Trivago, a Did she ever think she would be able that support is still coming. ed playing basketball. The sport runs in “After the visit, I asked myself how could ly meet its obligations to the IMF, but not the deadlines for their privatization OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN positive energy, and a favorite city spot when it comes to best quality exer- hotel price comparison to play again after September th7 , 2013, A few months ago she received a spe- her family, she explains, recalling that I do more to help and I talked to my man- by the given deadline. will have to be pushed back beyond FOR STEEL MILL cise. Sauna, various kinds of body treatments, and services of professional website, the Serbian capital when the bus carrying Hungarian Gyor cial prosthetic leg thanks to the Inter- her mother also played basketball. ager, Luciano Capicchioni, so we hatched “These obligations are more like inten- the May 31st date; none of the compa- trainers are also available to our guests. ranked 8th on a list of the - the team she played for - suffered a ter- national Basketball Federation, FIBA, Kovačević played in many Belgrade the idea together,” Nataša explains. tions of the government and it may seek a nies has found new owners by the The IMF arrangement also includes an cheapest European cities for rible traffic accident in which the coach and the Serbian and French basketball basketball clubs, including Partisan, The humanitarian foundation has delay if there are good reasons for it and if predicted deadline, as no fresh activity unambiguous obligation to cut state aid About an incredible equipment: accommodation in March, and the team’s manager were killed? associations. Red Star and Voždovac, before joining four main goals – to help wounded it increases the likelihood of it delivering took place between August 2014 and to the steel mill Železara Smederevo. On both locations, we offer our guests exclusively the equipment made with an average hotel Did she think she would ever run and “It is an incredible feeling when so Hungarian Gyor in 2013. sportsmen, to educate and support what it promised,” he said. January 2015. After the failure to privatise the com- by renowned Italian manufacturer Technogym. We are aware that multi- price of €79 per night. The jump again, following the amputation many people send you positive energy “I also trained in swimming for a them, but also to support the most tal- The most difficult challenge will be -fis Without extending the deadlines for pany, the government launched a tender tasking and clever utilization of every single moment are essential to mod- cheapest city in Europe is and their thoughts, and that support Saint Petersburg, with an of her left leg below the knee? while. But basketball was always in my ented sportspeople and promote wom- cal consolidation, as there is no plan on resolving the fate of the companies, they to contract a management company for ern living, and that’s the reason why you can, while excercising, check your average hotel price of €52 “Yes, I did. In the hospital I had a bas- doesn’t stop and it means lot to me,” heart. I have special memories of each en’s basketball. how to implement it, he added. risk financial collapse, which would cost the mill. email, talk via Skype, leave your status on social networking services, or per night, Trivago said. The ket hanging on the wall and I was prac- Kovačević notes. of the clubs I played for, as they fol- At the same time, Kovačević is a stu- “Restructuring public companies and billions of dinars, Šubara warned. After announcing on March 17th that just watch an episode of your favorite sitcom. Design, functionality and most expensive are Geneva, ticing. I even escaped from the hospital What also helped her overcome the lowed my growing up,” she says. dent as well. She is studying tourism weaning them off state guarantees and The arrangement with the IMF also HPK Engineering will run the company, high quality of Tecnogym equipment are unmatched. Technogym is our with an average hotel price and went to the hall to score some tri- tragedy was the spirit in which she was In a not-so-long career as a profes- and sports management and says her subsidies will last at least until the end stipulates raising the price of electricity Serbia’s Prime Minister, Aleksandar first choice, because we do not compromise when it comes to the quality of €301 per night, as well as plets,” she says. raised and her love for basketball. sional basketball player, she has played studies are her top priority. of the government’s term,” Gligorov pre- by April 1st, but this is unlikely to happen Vučić, said the new management had of our services. Bern, Monte Carlo, London “I was convinced I would be back on “I was raised to fight in life and never for the Serbian national team several “Now I have lots of opportunities to dicted. by then, either. pledged to make Železara profitable and Paris. Trivago compares the court again,” Kovačević explains. to give up. And my main motivation is times and even won a bronze medal in enjoy a student life and participate in Under the arrangement, which the IMF Zuzana Murgasova, head of IMF Mis- within six months. He said they had also prices for over 730,700 At the time of the accident, she says love for the game. Be it a match, a train- 2012 in the European Championships. the lectures actively. I have quite a lot to Board approved on February 23rd, Serbia sion in Serbia, has confirmed that raising pledged to increasing staff salaries by 10 hotels from more than 200 she didn’t think much. “I realized what ing session or just shooting the basket – Less than a year after the accident, do during the day,” she says. pledged to cut the budget deficit to 3 per electricity prices by 15 per cent forms part per cent and keep the same work force. booking sites. had happened and I realized I must the basketball court is my shelter,” she Kovačević decided to devote herself Asked about other precise plans in cent by 2017 and stop any further rise to of the IMF agreement. Madžar said he would be surprised if move on. That’s life,” she adds. says. to humanitarian work, establishing a her life, Nataša says she has none. Hav- public debt. However, Serbian officials have yet to the new managerial team succeeded in ing escaped death, she just lives her life. However, Gligorov recalled that Ser- confirm when the price hike will happen running the steelworks without generat- bia’s Fiscal Council, the independent and by what percentage. ing losses. body charged with monitoring fiscal pol- Replying to a question from Tanjug “If this was possible, [the previous own- his plaque is located right in front of the Old Sava Bridge on the Sava riverbank. It is dedi- icy, on February 11th - before the arrange- news agency on the fact that Serbian er] US Steel would not have sold it to the cated to Miladin Zarić, a Yugoslav-era Serbian teacher known for demining the bridge ment was approved - warned that fiscal officials are predicting a price increase government for $1 in 2012; in the mean- during World War II. At the end of WWII, as the Nazis retreated ahead of the liberation of consolidation would take four years, after April 1st, Murgasova said only that time, conditions have not changed dra- Belgrade on October 20th, 1944, they mined the bridge to stop the advance of the Soviet rather than three. the matter would be on the agenda at matically to change the outlook,” Madžar Red Army and the People’s Liberation Army of Yugoslavia . They would have got away The Council doubted stabilization of the next review of the agreement, in recalled. withT it if it was not for Zarić, who had considerable experience in demining, gained during the Balkan the public debt would be possible before mid-May. Gligorov said that having in mind the Wars and World War I. He saved the bridge by cutting the detonator wires, making it the only large 2018, as this would require extra meas- Ljubomir Madžar, an economist, says amount of state aid that the steelworks bridge in Europe, besides the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine, which the Germans didn’t succeed in ures, making additional savings of 1 per an increase in the price of electricity is receives, it is hard to determine the plant’s demolishing while retreating. In the last couple of years, there has been an initiative to rename the Old cent of GDP, or around €300 million. fairly imminent. Serbia currently has the potential profitability. “I suppose that it will Sava Bridge after Zarić, but a decision has not been reached yet. “Key measures of fiscal consolidation lowest price in the region and the state first need additional investment; whether

Hidden Belgrade are at risk - the reform of public enter- needs to cover the losses of EPS. it is worthwhile is hard to tell,” he said. 8 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 9 REGION OUT AND ABOUT

Đukanović Continued from page 1 reshuffles his team in Montenegro

The Montenegrin parliament on March 18th approved Gangs grow rich on There’s fun to be had in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, tasked with reviving the economy and leading in brief Region Montenegro closer to NATO smuggling Albanians Belgrade’s museums and EU membership. MPs from the ruling coalition voted in favour of new Although some of the biggest museums are closed, the city still education, culture, health, justice and labour ministers. to New York has plenty to offer to visitors and to others interested in culture or The opposition criticised changes, claiming the new ministers had not just in spending quality time indoors. been appointed for their knowledge and skills but for their loyalty to ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, and Museum Museum of science Đukanović personally. of Yugoslav history and technology Croatia puts Adriatic oil, gas This museum offers a glimpse into the life and The Museum of Science and Technology may probes on hold times of Communist Yugoslavia and that of its not be as modern and sophisticated as some of longtime leader, Josip Broz Tito. It is one of the the science museums in the wealthiest countries, The start of oil and gas most popular museums in the city. “Up Close and but it is still a great place for science-lovers and exploration in the Adriatic will be pushed back by Personal with Tito” is a permanent exhibition parents alike. The permanent exhibition, entitled several months owing to showcasing 61 of Tito’s favourite items, such as his “The Second Round”, contains over 400 exhibits concerns raised by Croatia’s decorations, souvenirs from his travels, personal that show how technology developed and influ- maritime neighbours. belongings and uniforms. The items were select- enced people’s lives. Visitors have a chance to see Italy, Montenegro and ed to present “what kind of a person Josip Broz how Serbia got electricity, explore the routes that Slovenia will be given Tito was in his private life and how his activities steamships took, learn how it was possible to print times to send comments without a printer and see what the first comput- and complaints about any ers produced in Serbia looked like. The museum potential ecological and also hosts a permanent exhibition in its Children’s environmental threats Museum. This exhibition of toys contains more caused by exploration then 150 toys from the 1920s to 1970s, including and exploitation activities, Croatia’s hydrocarbon dolls, cars, teddy bears, wooden toys and music agency stated. This will push boxes. The second part of the Children’s Museum the signing of contracts contains an interactive programme, “Augmented with the companies that Reality”. In this space, children can, among other have obtained licenses to things, see how the same cubes, gathered differ- explore for oil and gas in ently, can appear on a screen as dinosaurs, robots the Croatian Adriatic back to or bears. This is one of the most modern exhibi- June, instead of April. tions in the region.

Magyar Telekom to Museum of Science and Technology probe Macedonia Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee in an apartment building, during a series of early-morning raids. Photo by AP/Richard Drew Address: Skender Begova 51 wire-tap claims Phone: +381 11 3037 850 Magyar Telekom, majority Website: www.muzejnt.rs owner of Macedonia’s owever, in the last few The route each migrant would pay the traffickers The automobile and largest telecom provider, years, migration from started in Al- Detroit, New $25,000 for his trip. has pledged to investigate Malsia e Madhe to bania, and Migrants who travelled illegally to the vespa museums Macedonian opposition the Unites States has followed to York, Florida and US in 2013 and were identified by author- claims of mass surveillance soared, facilitated by a Macedonia, ities have alone generated an estimated The Automobile Museum, located in the city in which mobile operators smuggling ring that traf- Bulgaria, Aus- $12 million for the trafficking network. centre, showcases a collection of about 50 old were presumably involved. Hfics migrants across borders. tria and Spain, Toronto, that’s “Most of the migrants have siblings and rare automobiles, the oldest of them being a A report that the US Embassy in Tirana countries to and family members in the United The news comes on the Marot Gardon, from 1897. It also contains a collec- sent to the Albanian state police in Janu- which Albanians can travel freely, thanks States who foot the bill,” the smuggler back of claims by the where my kin is tion of old license plates, drivers’ licenses and the Macedonian opposition ary 2014 says the number of Albanian ille- to the country’s free-visa travel agree- explained. “Once in the US they work first traffic regulations, showcasing the history of Social Democratic Party, gal migrants captured on the US-Mexico ment with the EU Schengen zone. hard for one or two years to repay back motoring in Serbia. SDSM, that the Prime border grew tenfold in 2013 compared to From Spain, the migrants would fly now. All of them the debt,” he added. The museum was opened by Bratislav Petković, Minister, Nikola Gruevski, the previous year. to Mexico with falsified Bulgarian docu- The scheme creates a domino effect. a collector who owned about 100 vehicles, half of ordered the illegal Official documents obtained by BIRN ments. These are then returned to traf- have migrated After paying off their debt, the new- surveillance of some 20,000 show that the number of Albanian mi- fickers once they set foot in America. comers finance the trips of other family which are on show in the museum. Some of his people. The SDSM head, grants stopped at the US-Mexico border Two other smuggling routes shipped illegally in search members. prize possessions were a French Charron from Nikola Tesla Zoran Zaev, in February said in 2012 was 56. It had jumped to 487 the migrants to Guatemala, from where they Back in Bajza, Paloke Malaj told BIRN 1908 and a Ford Model T from 1925 as well as cars such a large operation could following year. travelled for weeks by bus and train to that he paid the traffickers $25,000 from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. museum not have been possible Although Albanians account for only a the US-Mexico border. for better life.” once one of his daughters had called The museum also contains a collection of pho- without the involvement of fraction of the migrants that cross illegal- The Albanian prosecutor’s documents back from the States to tell him that she tographs, documents, old tools and equipment, The museum is devoted to the life and work of mobile operators. ly from Mexico to the US every year, the show that the traffickers use other stag- had arrived and was safe. as well as a library with thousands of titles, and great scientist Nikola Tesla. It contains more than Brussels clears route they take through Central America ing posts in Central America as well. Paloke Malaj Albanian prosecutors believe that a showcase of the personal belongings of Sreten 160,000 documents, letters books and journals Bosnia’s route to EU has caught the attention of US authorities. In the autumn of 2012, three Albanian apart from the traffickers, middlemen as a statesman influenced his leisure time and the Kostić, the first driver in Serbia. and 1,200 historical and technical items, 1,500 A leaked intelligence report from the citizens from the mountainous munici- play an important role in the smug- creation of the personality cult of the president.” The building hosting the museum tells its own photographs and glass photo-plates, original tech- Data from the US Office of Immigration US Customs and Border Protection Agen- pality of Kelmend in the Malsia e Madhe gling rings because they guarantee that The museum currently hosts an exhibition, “Fiery story. It was built in 1929 as the first public garage nical items, instruments and devices, 1,000 plans The EU’s Foreign Affairs Statistics show that from 2004 to 2013, th cy reveals that hundreds of Albanian region were stopped in an airport in El the money will be paid once the migrants Greetings”, which showcases childhood in Social- in the city centre, and has been declared a cultur- and drawings. Tesla’s nephew donated the collec- Council on March 16 the US authorities granted 3,782 asylum activated the country’s migrants were apprehended using this Salvador carrying fake Bulgarian pass- arrive in the US. ist Yugoslavia. More than 11 artists from around al asset. Back in 1939, it housed the automobiles of tion in 1952 and the museum opened in 1955. requests to Albanian citizens. Stabilisation and Association route to enter the US illegally from 2009 ports. Despite the crackdown, the smuggler former Yugoslavia have used official archive the participants in the first international car and The museum currently showcases an exhibition A Federal Immigration Court transla- Agreement, SAA. Bosnia to 2013. The trio were deported back to Bulgar- told BIRN that illegal migration from the material to present the life of children during the motorcycle race held in Belgrade. entitled “Photographs from Tesla’s Album”, which tor, who spoke to BIRN on condition of an- originally signed its SAA ia. However, on December 22, 2012 they impoverished areas of northern Albania Socialist era. The base for the exhibition was more The Vespa Museum is the youngest museum in includes photos from Tesla’s private collection. with the EU back in June TO AMERICA VIA were in the United States, where they onymity, told BIRN that many Albanians to the US would continue. from the Malsia e Madhe region, which than 260 photo albums that schools and other the city. Opened by Vespa Club Serbia and located They show Tesla from his school days to his last 2008, but it has remained SPAIN AND MEXICO filed asylum claims. “The desire to migrate is high, so there children’s institutions presented as gifts to Titos. in an underground private garage, it showcases day in the US, with the last photograph being tak- blocked ever since by is known as stronghold of the right-wing According to the testimonies they gave will always be people around to facilitate “This material in many ways shows how the peo- how Vespa has developed since the earliest mod- en in 1942. The exhibition brings together photos political quarrels, which Following the report of the US Embassy to US Homeland Security Department, Albanian parties, often play the card of it,” he said. ple in Yugoslavia wanted to be presented to the els, mainly from the 1940s, until today. The collec- of his works, laboratories, but also photographs of slowed down some of the in Tirana, the Albanian Serious Crimes on their second trip they travelled from political persecution in their asylum re- Paloke Malaj agrees, arguing that the country’s undisputed leader and ruler and bears tion contains about 30 Vespa models, including many celebrities that Tesla met. Visitors can also main reforms. However, this Prosecutors office launched a probe to Albania to Bulgaria and then Spain from quests. tough part is only coming up with the witness to incorporating the basic nation-building a 1956 model with a sidecar, and a 2002 custom- see the letters of people who sent Tesla photos. major breakthrough was identify the smuggling rings that were where they flew to Costa Rica and then money. principles into the everyday life of children and made Vespa with mahogany and ivory. Tesla was born in 1856 in the Austrian Empire in immediately overshadowed running illegal migration to the US. Honduras. RICH PICKINGS FOR SMUG- “The important thing is to have the young people – the true Socialist bearers of the today’s Croatia. His work contributed to a range of by a new looming Through the infiltration of an under- “In Honduras we took a bus and trav- GLERS’ NETWORK money, then everything is possible,” he political crisis. The main cover agent and the use of wiretaps, pros- elled across Guatemala in order to arrive said. future,” the museum notes. This exhibition shows The Automobile Museum scientific breakthroughs, including X-rays, radar, Bosnian Serb party, the ecutors were able to identify the routes in Mexico 17 days after we left Albania,” The Albanian prosecutor’s office has The head of municipality of Kastrat, in on which principles the country was built, as well Address: Majke Jevrosime 30 radio transmission, and power transmission. Alliance of Independent and a number of the facilitators who one of the migrants said in his testimony. charged six people, including an ethnic the Malsia e Madhe region, Viktor Popaj, as its later history and break-up. The exhibition is Phone: +381 11 3034 625 Although a great man, he died lonely and impov- Social Democrats, SNSD th helped smuggle hundreds of Albanians “We passed the US-Mexico border on Albanian from Macedonia, as part of the blames the Albanian government for the open until April 19 . Website: www.automuseumbgd.com erished in the US in 1943 aged 86. announced that its smuggling ring that had trafficked hun- MPs were withdrawing from the Malsia e Madhe region to the US. foot,” he added. exodus. In May 2014, police arrested 15 sus- The three now in live in the Bronx with dreds of people from the Malsia e Madhe “People leave because there are no job Museum of Yugoslav History Museum Vespa Serbia Nikola Tesla Museum from the state House of region in 2012 and 2013 to the US. Peoples, unhappy with the pected members of a smuggling ring who their asylum requests pending and often prospects,” he said. “The poor policies Address: Botićeva 6 Address: Brzakova 2 Address: Krunska 51 used fake documents to aid illegal migra- post updates on their lives in New York One of the smugglers who talked to of the Albanian government are forcing Phone: + 381 11 3671 485 Phone: +381 63 220 063 Phone: +381 11 2433 886 distribution of key positions BIRN on condition of anonymity said that in its committees. tion to the US. on Facebook. many to abandon their homes,” he added. Website: www.mij.rs Website: vespamuzejsrbija.rs Website: www.tesla-museum.org 10 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 11 ARTS DINING OUT

Ancient Gospels Opera, Ballet on display and Classical The Miroslav Gospels, the 2015 dance festival SATURDAY MARCH 21st oldest known examples of documents written in Serbian Opera: The Barber of Seville, The National Theatre, Francuska 1, 7:30pm Quick guide through Cyrillic in existence, will be on display at the Museum of Vuk Arts in brief spreads its wings SUNDAY MARCH 22nd and Dositej until April 5th. This Opera: Carmen, The National Theatre, is the first time that all 166 Francuska 1, 7pm pages of the document have gone on show in Serbia. The MONDAY MARCH 23rd Belgrade’s sweets Gospels are usually held at the Ana Rašković, piano and Saša Lazarević, Russian National Library in St violin, Belgrade Cultural Centre, Trg Petersburg. Tickets to see this Republike 5, 8pm precious art work cost about WEDNESDAY MARCH 25th €1.5 for adults and less than a euro for children and students. Opera: Attila, The National Theatre, Francuska 1, 7:30pm

Cossacks celebrate FRIDAY MARCH 27th victory in war Duo Moderato Ensemble, The National The Russian Cossacks, the Theatre, Francuska 1, 8pm leading professional Cossack SATURDAY MARCH 28th dance group from Russia, will be performing at the Opera: Tosca, The National Theatre, Sava Centre on April 4th. The Francuska 1, 7:30pm Cossack ballet performance MONDAY MARCH 30th will commemorate the 70th Isidora Dramićanin, violin and Istra anniversary of the defeat of Pecvari, piano, Belgrade Cultural Centre, Nazi Germany in World War II. Trg Republike 5, 8pm Tickets cost from €15 to €22, Katarina and Ljubica Duo, Guarnerius, depending on seating. Džordža Vašingtona 12, 8pm WEDNESDAY APRIL 1st Russia’s love of Italian pop Opera: Die Fledermaus, The National screened Theatre, Francuska 1, 7:30pm “Italiani Veri” (“Real Italians”), Exhibitions a documentary film looking Photo courtesy of Belgrade Dance Festival and Events at Russia’s love affair with Italian pop music over the FRIDAY MARCH 20th past 50 years, will be shown th nd ary designed in a way to announce the festival is being supported for the first 11 Lily Spring Health Festival, Dom at KC Grad on March 22 . Omladine, Makedonska 22, 11pm The director, Marco Raffaini, It may be called festival. time by the Serbian Culture Ministry. will be in attendance and will The five-day event was composed The EU Delegation to Serbia has been a SATURDAY MARCH 21st speak after the showing. The the ‘Belgrade’ of movies related to the art of dance, supporter for three years already. th Short Waves – The best of Polish short movie looks at all the Italian hand-picked by the Belgrade Dance The slogan of the 12 festival, mean- movies, Studentski Grad Cultural Centre, musicians who had hits in dance festival Festival’s organizers. while, is “Catch the Light,” which the Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 179, 7pm Russia and tries to explain the Another feature of the Belgrade organizers say conveys a message of - but this year’s SUNDAY MARCH 22nd reasons behind their success Dance Festival, which closes on April positivity and enthusiasm. in such a faraway land. event is venturing 9th, is that it is not staying in Belgrade. This year’s festival will be as diverse 1ST Savamala Book Fest, Mikser House, Performances are scheduled for other as ever, featuring a combination of tra- Karađorđeva 46, 12pm Alternative towns and cities in Serbia, including ditional and outside-the-box dance rd beyond the MONDAY MARCH 23 Photo by Robyn Lee/Flickr Photo by Nora Kuby/Flickr book fair at Pančevo, Vršac and Novi Sad. groups and performances. Savamala capital to towns As is the case every year, the festival Some of the most interesting per- Monday Delicatessen: Bears in Honor will feature prominent guests from all formers in the line-up include the Lon- of the Spring, Grad Cultural Centre, Braće popular lies in the fact that the filling is of sweets cost between 100 and 250 the world, these pastry shops also of- menu offering pancakes with dozen The first Savamala Book Fest and cities across over the world representing both tradi- don dance troupe Sadler’s Wells, who Krsmanović 4, 7pm From old-style more then rich. As you are in Serbia, or- dinars [€1 - €2]. fer cookies prepared by their own rec- kind of toppings, they also offer waf- nd will be held from March 22 tional and cutting-edge dancing tradi- will be performing on opening night in der one with Eurokrem [local hazelnut Another traditional Serbian cake ipes, for which they became famous. fles, crepes and cocktails. The price of th TUESDAY MARCH 24th to 28 at Mikser House. The Serbia. tions. Thirteen dance companies will the Sava Centre. Others are Ballet Wies- pastry shops that chocolate spread] and Plazma [local offered on all old-style patisseries are Mamma’s Biscuit House offers tasty cake, cookies and pancakes in these festival aims to provide an be coming this year from 11 countries, baden, the Inbal Pinto Dance Company Exhibition: Ivana Milev, Dom Omladine, biscuit] and add in some fruit like ba- vanilice [vanilla-jam cookies] which go small cookies in different shapes like pastry shops range between 150 and alternative to the annual Bel- including Israel, Spain, Italy, Norway from Tel Aviv, and Zappala Danza from Makedonska 22, 7pm offer Turkish- nana or cherry, if you like. Crepes usu- perfectly with coffee or tea. You’ll find cone filled with chocolate or popular 350 dinars [€1.2 - €3]. grade Book Fair by focusing on David GALIĆ and the United States. Italy. th ally cost between 120 and 250 dinars them in almost every old-style patisse- “piglets” cake, made of biscuit and books by lesser-known foreign THURSDAY MARCH 26 style desserts to and domestic writers. Mikser Several city venues will be in play Significantly, the first performance of [zzzzzz - €2]. ries. Among locals who love this cookie, apricot. For whichever cake you go for, MAMMA’S BISCUIT HOUSE lways an ambitious during the festival, with performances the festival on March 23rd will actually Exhibition: Students of painting, however, the most popular place to get they would hardly disappoint. Pastry Address: Strahinjica Bana 72a House will be transformed into Academy of Fine Arts, Studentski Grad modern shops both a bookshop and a library; affair, the Belgrade slated for the Sava Centre, the Belgrade take place in Novi Sad, before Sadler’s Cultural Centre, Bulevar Zorana Đinđića PINOKIO vanilice is not a pastry shop, but a small shops DJ and Bacio Gelato are among Phone: +381 11 3283 805 anyone can stay and read Dance Festival is Drama Theatre, Atelje 212, Madleni- Wells performs in Belgrade. 179, 7pm that offer unique Address: Karađorđeva 4b, Zemun bakery Čeda in Vračar neighbour- the best places to eat macarons in Bel- pushing the envelope anum in Zemun, and more. The performances outside Belgrade Phone: +381 11 2196 426 hood, where you can get the full box for grade. DJ is a pastry shop with a long MALI PRINC whatever book or magazine FRIDAY MARCH 27th they are interested in. The even more in 2015. One of the biggest names in inter- are designed to demonstrate how BDF ice creams and around €2. tradition and it does not have some Address: Palmoticeva 2 festival will be open from noon And, although the 12th national dance in the last century will is trying to decentralize the event and Exhibition: Members of the textile GLUMAC richly decorated interior, but more Phone: +381 11 3226 161 annual dance festival is slated to begin be opening the festival. Carla Fracci is offer people outside the capital the op- and modern clothing department of internationally Address: Dositejeva 7 BOMBAJ resembles to the old-style patisseries. Address 2: Obilićev venac 26 until 10pm on weekdays and A ULUPUDS, Singidunum Gallery, Knez from 10am to 10pm on Sat- on March 23rd, in some ways it has al- widely considered one of the most in- portunity to attend world-class dance Mihajlova 40, 7pm most-wanted Phone: +381 11 2623 729 Address: Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 208 However, it’s offer is a mix of modern Phone: +381 11 2635 303 urday. Daily entrance will cost ready been going on for over a month. fluential and important ballet dancers performances in their home towns and Phone: +381 11 2424 169 international and traditional Balkan MONDAY MARCH 30th less than one euro and a ticket In association with the Yugoslav Film of all time. cities. cakes – Belgrade TRADITIONAL DESSERTS cakes and cookies. Bacio Gelato on DJ for all days can be purchased Archive, the festival sponsored a cine- An interesting fact this year in terms Tickets for the festival range between Monday Delicatessen: Swad Taste SNEZANA the other hand is a modern patisse- Address: Svetozara Markovica 36 for €3. ma-themed programme in late Janu- of organization and funding is that the € 8 and € 10. of India, Grad Cultural Centre, Braće There are numerous old, traditional Address: Knez Mihailova 50 rie that serves mainly French cook- Phone: +381 11 3235 678 Krsmanović 4, 7pm has it all. pastry shops around Belgrade. You’ll Phone: +381 11 2635 706 ies and tarts and here you can enjoy, know when you see one by the bakla- beside colourful macarons, chocolate BACIO GELATO epending on whether vas and Balkan tulumbas [fried batter ZLATA mousse or soufflé, as well as Belgian Address: Njegoševa 1a you wish to taste Bal- soaked in syrup] in the shop windows, Address: Kralja Milana 56 waffles and Italian cream-pie with Phone: + 381 11 3640 252 kan sweet bites, grab wooden interior and lemonade on the Phone: +381 11 3611 166 raspberries. something nice and counter. In all traditional patisseries Since recently Belgrade also has a SUGAR AND SPICE chocolate while you in Belgrade, beside desserts usual in ZIJA ŠABANI place specialised in pancakes, Sugar Address: Bulevar Nikole Tesle 3 walk, or enjoy in famil- the cuisines for the former Ottoman Address: Balkanska 36 and Spice. Along with a very rich Phone: + 381 11 4080 123 iarD flavor of cheesecake or macarons, Empire, you will also find traditional Phone: +381 11 2645 742 there is a more then a dozen nice pastry sweets such as sweet wheat with shops around the city. whipped cream and chestnut puree. CEDA BAKERY These pastry shops also serve interna- Address: Mutapova 65 ONCE KOVAČ, ALWAYS KOVAČ POPULAR CREPES tional cakes. ONCE ”KAFANA”, ALWAYS ”KAFANA” Next to the lemonade, on the coun- INTERNATIONAL SWEETS RESTURANT KOVAČ Crepes are one of the most popular ters in all traditional patisseries you’ll modern ethno restaurant take-away sweets in Belgrade and Pi- also find boza, a sweet drink made of For those who prefer to stick to the nokio in Zemun neighbourhood is one corn and yeast. When you first take a familiar tastes of pancakes, cheese- of the most popular places to grab one. sip, boza may taste odd and a bit sour cakes, macarons and chocolate or Pinokio does not offer sitting, but you and sweet, but its very healthy and con- cherry tarts Belgrade also offers a can eat your sweet at one of the bar ta- tains a lot of vitamins B and C. wide choice of venues. The most pop- bles in front. Glumac is another venue Traditional pastry shops are scat- ular modern patisseries in Belgrade popular for its crepes, located in the city tered around the city, but some of are Mamma’s Biscuit House and Mali centre. Beside great crepes, it also offers them – such as Bombaj, Snežana and Princ, where you can find all sorts of inside tables. One of the reasons why Zlata - are popular among Belgraders delicious cakes and cookies. Beside Bulevar Oslobodjenja 221, Tel: 011 2462 343 www.restorankovac.com Pinokio’s and Glumac’s crepes are that from all neighbourhood. The prices cookies that are prepared all around 12 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 13 WHAT’S ON ON THE SPOT

Photo exhibition CLUBBING of brave Australian AND LIVE MUSIC women opened in Serbia’s Assembly

FRIDAY MARCH 20th • Plastic Revival, Plastic, Takovska • Vodkadan, Witch Bar, Kumanovska MONDAY MARCH 30th WEDNESDAY APRIL 1st n March 6th, the Australian Am- 36, 11pm 14-16, 10pm bassador to Serbia, Julia Finney, • Oxia, The Tube, Simina 21, 11pm • Ladies Night/Brit’n’Bass, KST, • Disco, KST, Bulevar Kralja • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • Ike & Prema, Plastic, Takovska 36, and the president of the Serbian • We Are From The Future, Mikser Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm Aleksandra 73, 10pm Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm 11pm House, Karađorđeva 46, 10pm • Lisa Hannigan, Stray Dogg, Dom • Humanitarian Night, Mr Stefan • Disco House, Mr Stefan Braun, National Assembly, Maja Gojković, th O • Psychedelic Fever Vol. 3, Sioux, Omladine, Makedonska 22, 9pm THURSDAY MARCH 26 Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm officially opened the exhibition named “Help Skadarska 40, 11 • Urban & 4, Mikser House, • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva From Australian Women to Serbia During • Superplastic, Plastic, Takovska 36, Karđorđeva 46, 9pm • Jumbus, Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm World War I.” 22 photos on display represent 11pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • RnB and Hip Hop Night, Mr Stefan • Milan Mitrović and Ivana Kostić, • Vodkadan, Witch Bar, Kumanovska brave Australian women that unselfishly • House Party, Mr Stefan Braun, Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Klub Teatro Bar, Sarajevska 26, 10pm 14-16, 10pm helped the Serbian people during one of the Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Live bend, Klub Kodeks 29, Triše • Pink Floyd Night, KST, Bulevar • Dragi Domić, Kafana Perper Merak, • Disco, KST, Bulevar Kralja hardest periods of Serbia’s history. • Can’t Stop the Rock, KST, Bulevar Kaclerovića 29, 10pm Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm Omladinskih Brigada 18, 10pm Aleksandra 73, 10pm Australian ambassador Julia Finney. Photo by Beta Julia Finney with Maja Gojković. Photo by Beta Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm • Trust Me You Can Dance, Splav • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • DJ Marchez, Kafana Ona Moja, nd • Holographic Human Element, Klub Dragstor Play, Ušće bb, 10pm Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Vojvode Šupljikca 31a, 10pm THURSDAY APRIL 2 Grad Cultural Centre, Braće • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, • Djura Nadj, Kafana Jazbina, Bulevar Interactive Krsmanović 4, 10pm Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm Kralja Aleksandra 89, 10pm • RnB and Hip Hop Night, Mr Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Aleksandra Radonjić, Akademija • DJ Gosha, Witch Bar, Kumanovska st presentation 28, Nemanjina 28, 10pm SUNDAY MARCH 22nd 14-16, 10pm TUESDAY MARCH 31 • Jumbus, Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm , Kafana Dva • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • Beer Night, Kontra Bar, Strahinjića • Tamburaši Live of Ghandi Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm • Full House Band and DJ Marko, bana 59, 10pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm , Beer Pong Bar, • RnB Night, Industrija bar, Mr Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Play Beer Pong th showed at Karađorđeva 23, 10pm • Full House Night, Molokini, Pariska FRIDAY MARCH 27 • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm , KST, Bulevar • OK Band, Klub Teatro Bar, 1, 11pm • Back to The Future Sava Centre Sarajevska 26, 10pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • Juju & Jordash, Grad Cultural • Black Duo Bend, Witch Bar, Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm , Kafana Sitni • Allegro Bend, Klub Cinema, Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Centre, Braće Krsmanović 4, 11pm • Novica Zdravković Gračanička 18, 10pm • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, • Can You See The Sound? Three Dots • Ninties Night, Mr Stefan Braun, Sati, Desanke Maksimović 8, 10pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm , Witch Bar, Kumanovska th • Inspiracija bend, Splav Hua Hua, Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm Factory, Dr Milutina Ivkovića 2a, 11pm • DJ Gosha n March 16 , the interactive mul- Dunavski Kej bb, 10pm • RnB Night, Klub Cinema, • ReWind Moments, Sioux, • Ninties Night, Klub Tilt, 14-16, 10pm timedia presentation of Mahatma Karađorđeva 2-4, 11pm , Kontra Bar, Strahinjića • Resident DJ’s, Klub Tilt, Gračanička 18, 10pm Skadarska 40, 11pm • Beer Night Ghandi was showcased in Bel- Karađorđeva 2-4, 10pm • Sunday Beat Deep House Tech • Can’t Stop the Rock, KST, Bulevar bana 59, 10pm grade’s Sava Centre. The presenta- House, Mr Stefan Braun, Nemanjina Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm O • Big Bend, Kafana Pukni Zoro, tion itself was made by Birad Yajnik, Indian Masarikov Trg 10, 10pm 4, 11pm • Superplastic, Plastic, Takovska 36, lecturer, author and curator, who also pre- 11pm • Pozitiv bend, Kafana Čaršija, Savska • Rakijada, Kafana Jazbina, Bulevar sented his work in London, Johannesburg and • Norman Beaker Band, Dom 21, 10pm Kralja Aleksandra 89, 10pm New York before coming to the Serbian capital. Omladine, Makedonska 22, 9pm • Desperado bend, Gradska kafana • RnB Night, Witch Bar, Kumanovska The Indian Ambassador, Mrs. Narinder Chau- • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Trg, Trg Republike 5, 10pm 14-16, 10pm han, and the Royal Highnesses, Crown Prince Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm • DJ Bora, Kontra Bar, Strahinjića Aleksandar Karađorđević and Crown Princess MONDAY MARCH 23rd • RnB Night, Industrija bar, Bana 59, 10pm Katherine also attended the event. Karađorđeva 23, 10pm The Indian Ambassador, Mrs. Narinder Chau-han with the Serbian Royal Family and Birad Yajnik. Photo Facebook SATURDAY MARCH 21st • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • OK Band, Klub Teatro Bar, Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Sarajevska 26, 10pm • The Moose Rush+Za Dž & Kišobran • Humanitarian Night, Mr Stefan • Resident DJ’s, Klub Tilt, KOLARAC vs. Navigatorz, Grad Cultural Centre, Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Karađorđeva 2-4, 10pm Humanitarian Braće Krsmanović 4, 10pm • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, PROGRAMME th • JTC, Drugstore, Bulevar Despota Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm SATURDAY MARCH 28 night at Sugar Stefana 115, 11pm • Milan Mitrović and Ivana Kostić, • Hi Headzs Movement pres. Klub Teatro Bar, Sarajevska 26, • 6 Years of Genesa, Svemirska and Spice Droppin Science Vol 1. Sveta, 10pm Kafana boat on Sava, 11pm Svetogorska 17, 11pm • Dragi Domić, Kafana Perper Merak, • Revival, Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm th • Inspiracija bend, Klub Cinema, Omladinskih Brigada 18, 10pm • Eighties, KST, Bulevar Kralja n March 13 , at the club Gračanička 18, 10pm • Djura Nadj, Kafana Jazbina, Aleksandra 73, 10pm SUNDAY, March 22nd THURSDAY, March 26th Sugar and Spice, a party • TesseracT Studio Label Night, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 89, 10pm • Kino Klub, Tea Break, Grad Cultural Concert Hall, 11am Concert Hall, 10am was thrown to celebrate Centre, Braće Krsmanović 4, 9pm Republika, Pariska 1, 11pm Cycle: Kolarac Podium of 45th Belgrade International the anniversary of the TUESDAY MARCH 24th • Betty Boom, BitefArtCafe, O • Big Thing, Sious, Skadarska 40, 11pm Chamber Music Jeunesses Musicales Foundation “Podrži život” (Sup- Mitropolita Petra 8, 10pm • Belgrade Afterhours, Svemirska Piano duo Janko Đoković and Competition (IJMC) port Life), led by the actor Sergej Kafana boat on Sava, 11pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • Rain Dogs, Akademija 28, Ljiljana Vukelja Violoncello Trifunović. Many celebrities attend- • Rejv Olupine and Friends, KPTM, Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Nemanjina 28, 10pm ed the event, including Petar Strugar, , Kafana Dva Smiljana Ružić, soprano and Sofia II stage Žorža Klemansoa 22, 11pm • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, • Tamburaši Live an actor, and Bojana Stamenov, the Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm Cingula, mezzosoprano Production: IJMC • House Party, Mr Stefan Braun, Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm singer who will represent Serbia at , Witch Bar, • Inspiracija bend, Klub Cinema, Production: Music Centre Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Black Duo Bend the Eurovision Song Contest. Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm Gračanička 18, 10pm Admission free SATURDAY, March 28th • Ninties Night, Mr Stefan Braun, • Trust Me You Can Dance, Splav Concert Hall, 8pm Bojana Stamenov Photo Facebook Petar Strugar Photo Facebook Nemanjina 4, 11pm Klub Dragstor Play, Ušće bb, 10pm MONDAY, March 23rd Finals, 45th Belgrade • Ninties Night, Klub Tilt, • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, Concert Hall, 10am International Jeunesses Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm Karađorđeva 2-4, 11pm 45th Belgrade International Musicales Competition (IJMC) British WEDNESDAY MARCH 25th SUNDAY MARCH 29th Jeunesses Musicales Disciplice violoncello FREE COPY Competition (IJMC) RTS Symphonic Orchestra residency • Shake That Thing, KST, Bulevar • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Violoncello Conductor: Biljana Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm I stage Radovanović Publisher: BIRN d.o.o. Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm named • Ike & Prema, Plastic, Takovska 36, • Play Beer Pong, Beer Pong Bar, Production: IJMC Production: IJMC Kolarčeva 7/5, 11 000 Belgrade 11pm Nikole Spasića 3, 10pm after Phone/Fax: +381 11 4030 300 • Disco House, Mr Stefan Braun, • Cocktail Night, Industrija Bar, TUESDAY, March 24th SUNDAY, March 29th Karađorđeva 23, 11pm Editor in Chief: Gordana Igrić Nemanjina 4, 11pm Concert Hall, 10am Concert Hall, 8pm Scottish • Neon Jazz: Hashima, Grad Cultural • Rakijada, Kafana Jazbina, Bulevar 45th Belgrade International Finals, 45th Belgrade BIRN editorial team: Kralja Aleksandra 89, 10pm Centre, Braće Krsmanović 4, 7pm Jeunesses Musicales International Jeunesses doctor Ana Petruševa, Marcus Tanner, • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva • RnB Night, Witch Bar, Kumanovska Competition (IJMC) Musicales Competition (IJMC) Jelena, Skadarska 23, 9pm 14-16, 10pm Gordana Andrić Violoncello Disciplice violoncello Elsie Inglis Vuk Ršumović Photo by FEST [email protected] I stage RTS Symphonic Orchestra Production: IJMC Conductor: Biljana Radovanović Sales & Marketing: Marija Petrović he UK Ambassador to IJMC Famed film Phone: +381 11 4030 302 Production: Serbia, Denis Keefe, WEDNESDAY, March 25th [email protected] organized a reception on festival officially st Concert Hall, 10am TUESDAY, March 31 March 5th where the British Subscription & Distribution: TRATTORIA 45th Belgrade International Music Gallery, 6pm T residency was named after Elsie closed Goran Knezevic PIZZERIA Jeunesses Musicales Art Fantasy – public show Inglis, a Scottish doctor who was one +381 11 4030 303 Competition (IJMC) recording of more than 600 women from the n March 8th, at the packed Sava Violoncello Author: Marina Stefanović [email protected] UK stationed in Serbia during World Centre, the International Film II stage Production: Music Centre War I as part of the Allied Medical Festival, FEST, was officially closed, Printing: POLITIKA štamparija d.o.o. Nebojsina 8 Production: IJMC Admission free Services. Together with the Serbian with winners announced in several ISSN 1820-8339 = Belgrade Insight O 011/3863-999 President Tomislav Nikolić, the categories. The prize “Belgrade Winner” was COBISS.SR-ID: 149132556 [email protected] ambassador revealed the memorial given to the Serbian film “No Man’s Child” and with her name. to the Jordanian-Emirato film “A Wolf.” Circulation: 4,000 www.restoranamici.rs The UK Ambassador Denis Keefe Photo by Beta 14 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 15 GOING OUT SPORT Kućica, Belgrade warns against a sanctuary Kosovo-Serbia in the basketball summer games After the Interna- should not be arranged under any cir- Fine enough as While the club and bar area of Kućica cumstances. lie in the basement of the old house, tional Basketball “We expect that FIBA officials a cold-weather this indoor area is not the main event. will take seriously our warning that Kućica is a fun enough place to visit in Federation gave matches in all categories, from the hangout, the cool winter but it’s a completely different youngest to the senior level, as well as story once the weather is warmer and Kosovo full mem- matches between national teams and ivy-clad yard of the backyard begins working. clubs, should be avoided at all costs,” The yard area is one of the most bership, basket- KSS told Tanjug on March 14th. this cosy Vračar relaxing places to unwind when the FIBA announced that the Kosovo weather in Belgrade is warm. It is nice ball officials in Basketball Federation had been offi- bar comes into and big and cut off from the street and Belgrade warned cially admitted to the organization on the rest of the neighbourhood. There is March 13th as its 215th member. its own on hot plenty of seating, varying from couch- that matches with “FIBA Europe will now work to- es to regular wood chairs, and beauti- wards incorporating the national summer nights. ful greenery all around the yard. When Serbia should be teams of Kosovo in its competitions the thermostat hits a scorching 40 de- beginning this summer,” it said in a grees on the sweltering day in mid-July, avoided. statement. it is at least 5 degrees cooler in Kućica’s Kosovo declared independence David GALIĆ comfy yard. from Serbia in 2008, but Belgrade High brick walls, with ivy creeping he Basketball Federa- does not recognise it. lthough a fun place to up them and murals painted on them, tion of Serbia, KSS, said In January last year, world foot- go during the winter, surround the entire yard, creating an that it was expected ball’s governing body, FIFA, gave Kućica shines bright- intimate and relaxing ambient. that the International Kosovo permission to play friendly est during the spring While the indoor area of Kućica is Basketball Federation, matches against its member states at and summer. A quaint fine enough, most patrons head for the TFIBA, would grant full membership club and international levels. bar, located in the his- yard. The basement bar area is also to Kosovo after it became a member But Kosovo is prohibited from playing Atorical Vračar neighbourhood, close to fairly cool in summer, since it is un- of International Olympic Committee against football clubs or national teams the Church of St Sava, the name is self- derground. Consisting of three or four cor is also simple. The natural brick of karaoke nights and other themed most bars of this type, especially on Fri- in December. from former Yugoslav countries and explanatory. A “little house” is exactly interconnected, small rooms, it seems the walls has been retained with some nights, so it is not as if music is an af- days and Saturdays. The KSS warned however that Pristina must give 21 days’ notice of any what it is – a small old-fashioned cottage. almost like a tiny labyrinth. black and white painting and photo- ter-thought in Kućica, it’s just not the Drinks are priced fairly and the selec- matches between Kosovo and Serbia matches it proposes to host at home. FIBA announced that the Kosovo Basketball Federation had been officially admitted to the organization on March 13th. Photo by FIBA The location is ideal for a relaxing The main area of the basement is graphs hanging on them. main focus. tion and prices for cocktails is another night out as it is only about 15 minutes’ where the bar stands and where there Music is not the big attraction at The big attraction is undoubtedly selling point. So, when the summer heat walk from the centre of Belgrade, located is a small area for the DJ. Kućica, though the club offers a vary- the expansive backyard, which pro- becomes unbearable and lingers deep he national water difference if its players win by a in a mostly residential area where few There is not much seating in the ing programme throughout the year. vides one of the most Zen-like escapes into the night, Kućica is a real oasis. Water polo polo team, which is large margin. The match will again other big clubs and bars are to be found. basement area other than several high You will mostly hear foreign dance on hot city days that you can find in currently defending be played in Serbia, this time in the There are some, dotted around the area, tables with accompanying chairs. It is a music, which includes everything Belgrade. Bar Kućica Tits World League title, town of Kruševac. but there is no heavy concentration of small space and room is short for other from electronic music to old school Not a club in the most traditional Address: Borislava Pekića 15 won its match against Germany This year’s World League finals nightspots in this part of the city. types of seating, like booths. The de- funk. The club sometimes hosts sense, Kućica is open a little later than Phone: +381 64 113 9087 players eye in the Serbian town of Kraguje- hold special significance for all the vac on March 17th by 14:8. teams competing, as the winner The win took the Serbian will automatically qualify for the World League team to first place in qualifying Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro group B. Following the victory, in 2016. Juju & Jordash bring Lisa Hannigan and Serbia is on 15 points, Russia 12, “The most important thing finals Spain 3 and Germany 0. is that we have gained the op- exotic dance to KC Grad Stray Dogg pair up Although it is already almost portunity to fight for a place in certain that the national team Rio,” Dejan Savić, the coach of uju & Jordash are a dance music duo from Amsterdam known for their ne of the best and most interesting musical pairings of After beating Germany, the Serbian will compete at the upcoming the Serbian national team, told infectious variety of electronic music. The two will be playing KC Grad on this concert season will be between Irish singer/song- World League finals, it still has a reporters after the match with March 27th. Juju & Jordash came together back in the late 1990s and started writer Lisa Hannigan and Belgrade-based folk rockers team is gearing up for a match against game to play against Russia on Germany. jamming on funky jazz music together on guitar and piano. They eventu- Stray Dogg. Hannigan, known best as the female vocalist Russia, hoping to secure its place in April 14th. The finals will be played in the ally started working with drum machines and incorporating live instru- on many of fellow singer Damien Rice’s early albums, has Russia could still theoretically Italian city of Bergamo from June mentsJ with electronic music to create a sound of their own. Both Israeli by nation- anO impressive songbook of her own. Stray Dogg has become one of the the World League finals. go through to the finals on goal 23rd to 28th. ality, the exotic sound of their techno and house music is hard to replicate, making most popular local bands in recent years, presenting a very believable Photo by Beta them one of the most sought-after acts in dance clubs all around the world. Tickets take on Americana. The show takes place at Dom Omladine on March are available for less than three euros. 21st. Tickets cost €10.

Judas Priest Presenting a night join line-up at Calling of Greek Blues British Heavy Metal forefathers Judas A musical presentation will be held on Priest are set to headline the Belgrade March 31st at Dom Kulture Studentski Calling Festival at the Kalemegdan Grunge heroes Hashima explore Rain Dogs evoke Grad about Rebetiko, the Greek musical Fortress on June 29th. The band came Mudhoney here at last jazz improvisations sound of Tom Waits style that has become popular around to Belgrade last year, on what was If you ask the members of all of the Hashima are a recently formed jazz Tom Waits has never been to Belgrade the world. Known as the “Greek blues,” supposed to be their farewell tour, biggest Seattle bands who created the quartet from Belgrade who base their but his music has a strong presence one of the genre’s most popular musi- but they have since decided to hit the grunge movement back in the 1990s, music on the concept of free form jazz here thanks to Rain Dogs. Easily one cians, Giorgos Dalaras, is this year’s road again. Metal fans will be excited to most will tell you that Mudhoney never improvisation and exploration. They of the best Tom Waits tribute bands in headliner at the Belgrade Guitar Art know that another legendary European received the credit they deserved. The will be presenting their new concepts Europe, Rain Dogs do not play often, Festival. This night will be dedicated to metal band will be coming with them, band will be performing in Belgrade for and musical ideas on March 25th at KC which is why all of their shows are usu- talking about the sound, exploring its Germany’s power metal legends, Hel- the first time ever on June th4 . Tickets Grad. It will cost you less than a euro to ally sold out. They will be playing on origins, and listening to some of its most loween. Tickets are already on sale and will cost between €15 and €22 and the find up what they’re up to. March 28th at Akademija 28. popular artists. range from €20 to €45. show takes place at Dom Omladine. 16 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, March 20 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 ADVERT Map of City Centre

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