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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 Cheap 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 Serbia’s diplomatic homes - - - chief faces hard choices projectNEWS worriesNEWS Balancing the

building “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: contradictory 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. wishes of Moscow firms Domestic and Brussels is page 10 just one of the constructors are tough tests facing reluctant to engage in the planned Serbia’s pragmatic hile the football world watch - es events unfold at the Euro -

mass construction 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 new Foreign of social housing, June 13, 2008 Issue No. 1 / Friday, Minister, Ivica fearing the set prices

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ur goals are contin- he Serbian government’s an- conomists are warning that pro - over Serbia’s uncertainty longed “This year has been lost, from the ued negotiations nouncement that it plans to 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 with the EU and boost construction of mass E Pristina but also cheap housing has caused good cooperation huge interest in the public. with“O the important actors on the inter- TAleksandar Vučić, the Prime Minister, national scene,” Ivica Dačić said on his said the authorities plan to build about Friday • June 13 2008 appointment as Serbia’s Foreign Minis- 100,000 apartments, each about 80 ter in April. square metres in size. Dačić, who started his political career Vučić said the repayment period for in the Youth Committee of the Socialist the apartments would last 20 to 30 years THIS ISSUE OF

Party of Serbia, quickly reached the top with interest rates of around 3 per cent. Belgrade Insight IS SUPPORTED BY: IS SUPPORTED of the party and served as a spokesper- According to him, monthly instalments 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 son for Serbia’s strongman, Slobodan for the flats would be about €120, which 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 Milošević, in the 1990s. is less than the monthly rents for apart- ments in most Serbian towns and cities. “These apartments won’t be built in city Continued on page 2 Dačić will have to find a way to juggle the interests of Brussels, Moscow and Washington. Photo by Beta centres but also won’t be in some poor locations. The plan is to build not only in Belgrade but in Niš, Kraljevo, Kruševac, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin and Kikinda,” Vučić World War I history divides Balkan schoolchildren told the weekly magazine Nedeljnik on May 8th. A hundred years on from the Sarajevo assassination, War I this summer, each of them is “There used to be only one discourse However, Serbia’s embattled construc- teaching their children a different inter- about World War I while the country tion industry is reluctant to take on the schools in former Yugoslav countries are teaching pretation of the killing that set the con- was still Yugoslavia. That country dis- job, fearing - with such low prescribed different histories about the causes of the 1914-18 war, flict in motion. appeared 23 years ago and the dis- prices – whether it will pay off. Princip is portrayed in the history course disappeared with it, because Industry bosses say that if the plan reflecting more recent conflicts. textbooks of the various former Yugo- the new countries that came out of the is to succeed, the state should exempt slav countries either as a terrorist or as former Yugoslavia had different per- builders from numerous fees and offer BIRN Team of Austria-Hungary 100 years ago – an a rebel with a cause – perceptions that ceptions of the past,” explained Nenad preferable loans in order to make the deal assassination that sparked four years reflect contemporary divisions in a Šebek, executive director of the Centre profitable. hose people of devastating conflict. region that is still recovering from the for Democracy and Reconciliation in The idea behind the cheap housing were terrorists – Mehmedović, a Bosniak, said he deadly conflicts of the 1990s. Southeast Europe, which has analysed plan is both to revive the construction Gavrilo Princip had no doubt that Serbia was respon- While they were part of Yugosla- school textbooks in the region. industry and resolve the housing issues and the rest of sible for the murder. “They did what via, children in all these countries “Now the past is being adjusted to fit of families that cannot afford apartments them,” said Salih they did on the orders of Serbia. We were taught the same history. Now whatever discourse the ruling elites in at regular price, including about 40,000 Mehmedović,“T standing at the spot by should blame Serbia for the war,” he they all have their own versions of these countries want at the present mo- members of the police and army. the Latin Bridge in central Sarajevo insisted. the truth, shaped by the more recent ment,” Šebek said. where the young Bosnian Serb Princip As Balkan countries prepare to mark wars, and are passing it on to the next Continued on page 8 Continued on page 7 shot dead Archduke Franz Ferdinand the centenary of the outbreak of World generation.

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Continued from page 1 Serbia floods PRESS REVIEW proclaimed country’s worst natural disaster INFORMER, May 15th Serbia’s A state of emergency has been Serbia’s VUČIĆ IS LIKE PUTIN declared throughout Serbia on May 15th after torrential flooding hit the country, claiming three PM Aleksandar Vučić has a

Serbia in brief gay pride lives and causing mass evacua- diplomatic chief faces historical opportunity to bring tions. Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia’s order to the Serbian economy Prime Minister, has declared and show local tycoons that disastrous flooding “the biggest they cannot be stronger than catastrophe in the history of hard choices the system, and that they have parade hangs Serbia”. The heavy rain that to work for the benefit of the th started on May 13 blocked country. Experts say that Vučić most major roads in Serbia. and Pristina, Serbia will rely on Russia’s used his meetings with oligarchs veto in the UN Security Council to make to put them under control, just in balance Novi Sad loses sure Kosovo does not join the UN,” he said. like Putin did in Russia. Vojvodina ‘capital’ “This is really their last bargaining chip. status They will not want to give it up,” he added. POLITIKA, May 15th The Belgrade Pride Parade has been Despite the on-going EU-led dia- Novi Sad will no longer have st the status of the capital city logue with Pristina and the agreements MIŠKOVIĆ: WE WILL BACK scheduled for May 31 , unless the of Vojvodina after the local reached in April 2013, Serbia intends to THE GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO government in the northern keep blocking on Kosovo’s efforts to win a CRITICISE authorities cancel it, as they have province adopted amendments seat in the United Nations. to its provincial statute on May However, analysts believe Dačić will “The government of Serbia and th 14 . Many provincial jurisdic- not go much further than continuing to Delta Holding, as one of the biggest done repeatedly, for security reasons. tions were also cancelled, after Aleksandar Vučić said that the final decision on whether the Pride Parade will Photo by Beta derail Kosovo’s UN recognition drive. companies, have an obligation to be held depends on security assessments. the Serbia’s constitutional court cooperate in order to improve the ruled last December that nu- “He will want to make sure that Russia Serbian economy, and here my merous points in the Vojvodina and China do not change their positions Bojana BARLOVAC “We will protect the participants. It’s a exhibitions and concerts. Serbia who belong to the LGBT com- LGBT activists have been trying to statute were unconstitutional. and certainly will try to encourage other personal attitude towards the PM piece of cake. But the issue is what shall Michael Davenport, head of the EU munity. organise a Pride Parade in Belgrade states not to recognise Kosovo,” Ker-Lind- Aleksandar Vučić does not matter,” erbian Prime Minister Alek- we do when our forces will have to re- Delegation in Serbia, said he supported Meanwhile, the right-wing Dveri since 2009, and it was held only once, Serbia seeks to woo sey said. the owner of the company [tycoon sandar Vučić said that the act. Will anyone be satisfied if they are the LGBT community in Serbia in its ef- movement stated that it would “work in 2010, when street riots broke out. Arab tourists “But I don’t see him travelling the world Miroslav Mišković] told media at a state will try to take all steps forced to beat some of the attackers or if forts to fight for its rights, and would be actively” to make sure the parade is not The parade has been cancelled four press conference. as part of a high-profile campaign. Again, necessary so that the Bel- someone is killed?” Vucic told TV Pink. taking part in Pride Week. held. times due to the risk of physical con- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are interested in this could be read as a sign of bad faith BLIC, May 15th grade Pride Parade can be He added that he has nothing against In a letter to the organizers, Daven- “We will inform the public of the ways frontations with parade opponents. within the EU and could lead to tensions, Sheld, but that the final decision will de- gay people, but that the main concern is port wrote that he fully understood the and concrete measures that we will un- In 2013, the parade was again banned signing long-term agreements with Serbia that will boost especially with Britain and Germany,” SALARIES IN PUBLIC pend on security assessments. to protect all citizens. importance of all the events that they dertake in the coming days. Once we for security reasons but LGBT activists tourism between the countries, Ker-Lindsey told BIRN. COMPANIES ARE INCREASING He said that that the state is stronger The organisers have said this year’s had organized to increase the visibility learn about the official position of the gathered spontaneously in front of the Serbia’s minister of trade and He also believes the most active phase than those who oppose the parade, but Pride Parade will last from May 19th to of the LGBT community in Serbia. government, we will take our stance government building on September tourism, Rasim Ljajić, said on of the Serbian drive to prevent the world Despite the announced austerity that the main issue is how to prevent 31st and will feature a number of cul- Davenport said human rights belong and undertake steps,” Danilo Tvrdišić 27th and organised a protest march to May 15th that. According to from recognising Kosovo is probably over. measures, salaries in 36 public violence. tural events and activities, including to everyone, including the citizens of of Dveri told reporters. the parliament building. Ljajić, tourists from the two According to Serwer, in the long term, Arab states are mainly inter- companies in Serbia have increased Serbia “needs to establish good neigh- ested in visiting Serbian spas by some 8,000 dinars [€70] in the bourly relations with Kosovo. It can’t do past year, with the steady growth and mountains. Ivica Dačić remains firm that Serbia will not turn its back on its Photo by Beta long-time ally Russia, despite EU pressure. that so long as it is continuing to block rate continuing in February this year Russian experts Kosovo’s UN membership and fighting at around 500 dinars’ increase per Kosovo Serb parties mull united election list probe NATO depleted lthough many thought he al Studies, says Dačić will need to make against recognition. month. uranium and his party would not some difficult choices if Russian Presi- “I just don’t know when a Serbian survive the street revo- dent Vladimir Putin becomes ever more Prime Minister will decide the time is ripe VEČERNJE NOVOSTI, May 15th Serbian parties in Kosovo are Nenad Rašić, outgoing minister of Experts from Russia’s emer- lution that toppled the entangled in separatist unrest in Ukraine, to do what is admittedly difficult: agree to work and social welfare in the govern- gency situations ministry have Milošević regime in 2000, after annexing Crimea. [Kosovo’s] UN membership and even rec- ŠARIĆ: I’LL CARRY ALL MY ment and head of the Serbian Progres- examined 14 locations in Serbia A SECRETS TO THE GRAVE discussing whether to take part in and Kosovo that NATO air Dačić successfully restructured the party “If Putin continues to try to take territo- ognition and exchange of ambassadors,” sive Democratic Party, confirmed that forces bombed using depleted of which he became leader in 2003. ry from neighbouring countries, Belgrade he added. Srpska list members had already ap- uranium in 1999, a senior Many analysts first saw him as “Russia’s will have to make some difficult choices, “There is no escape from the inevitable, Darko Šarić, indicted in a money- the upcoming national elections as a proached him. ministry official, Vladislav Bolov, man”, owing to his strong links to leaders but I imagine they will come out in favour and virtue in getting it done sooner rather laundering case, pleaded not “We need to know who is on the list. said on May 15th. The results of in Moscow. of Brussels,” he said. “There is no real fu- than later,” Serwer told BIRN. guilty on all counts, claiming that ‘United Serbian List’. If the people don’t represent the inter- the investigation have yet to be But he later gained a reputation as a ture for Serbia allied with Russia,” Serwer his property was gained through est of the Kosovo Serbs, we cannot legal business. Šarić said that he published. peacemaker as the first Serbian senior added. MINISTRY NEEDS Edona PECI parties were ongoing. support the list,” he told BIRN. was caught in trap and set up by a official to shake hands with Kosovo -Al However, some seasoned analysts in A MAKEOVER However, he said there was no final Rašić said no deal had been reached Serbs lose faith in general nicknamed ‘Papaya’, whose banian leader Hashim Thaci - going on Serbia believe there is no real pressure embers of the Belgrade- agreement on which candidates who so far on a united list. “Right now, we democracy identity he declined to reveal after to sign an historic EU-led agreement with on Serbia to come down on one side or Kosovo is not the only headache fac- consulting with his lawyer. backed Srpska List have would be fielded on the list to partici- are preparing and consolidating our Only 30 per cent of Serbs Kosovo last April aimed at “normalisa- the other, on an issue that is not directly ing Serbia’s chief of diplomacy. His min- started discussions with pate in the parliamentary elections. party in order to compete alone in the believe that a democracy is the tion” of relations. related to the country. istry also faces serious problems when it KURIR, May 14th Mother Serbian parties in The Srpska list gained significant national elections. Any decision to best political system, suggested A pragmatic figure, Dačić clearly aims Dušan Spasojević, a former ambas- comes to administration and staffing. Kosovo, fleshing out options on how support in the 2013 local polls and join a united list depends on its candi- the results of the surveys to balance Serbia’s own interests with sador to Turkey, said Serbia should not Ex-ambassador Spasojević said that NIKOLIĆ SUPPORTS to run together in the upcoming gen- won in almost all Serbian-dominated dates,” he said. conducted by the US National those of the main actors and interests in feel bound to follow the foreign policy of personnel issues are one of the biggest BELGRADE PRIDE eral elections on June 8th. municipalities. Whoever participates in the united Democratic Institute and Centre the region - the US, the European Union the European Union on Russia, as it is less problems in Serbia’s foreign policy. Goran Rakić, from the Srpska list, Slobodan Petrović’s Independent list will have to submit their details to for Free Elections and Democ- racy, Cesid. Đorđe Vuković from and Russia. solid than it appears. “The biggest challenge for Dačić is to President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolić who became mayor of North Mitrovi- Liberal Party suffered badly in the the Central Election Commission by Cesid said that trust in democ- On being appointed Foreign Minister, “It is clear that the European Union renew the capacities of his ministry,” supports both the Pride Week and ca in the last local elections, told BIRN elections, losing a large number of May 16th, when the deadline for certifi- he made clear that Serbia will not turn its doesn’t have clear stance towards Rus- Spasojević said. that consultations with other Serbian votes. cation expires. racy in Serbia is at a historical the protest march announced for Slobodan Petrović’s Independent Liberal Party will participate in Photo by Beta low and that most people stated back on its long-time ally Russia, an inval- sia. The sanctions are symbolic, as the EU Dačić’s predecessor, Ivan Mrkić, was May 31st and scheduled to take Kosovo elections together with Belgrade-backed Srpska List. they do not care about the uable supporter of Serbia in the prolonged is still hoping for a dialogue with Russia,” widely criticised by the public and by place from Slavija Square to Trg political system, only about their dispute over Kosovo’s independence. Spasojević said. experts for allegedly making problematic Repulike Square in the centre of own living standards. The sur- Dačić clarified this, despite coming He believes Serbia should not turn its appointments. Belgrade. Nikolić thinks that condi- vey also suggested that a large under pressure from the EU to join sanc- back on Russia nor should Dačić change For periods of more than a year, Ser- tions should be met so that the majority perceive the demo- tions on Russia imposed for its role in the the basic outlines of Serbia’s policy to- bia also had no ambassadors in several LGBT population can achieve what cratic changes in 2000 as the is guaranteed for it by the constitu- beginning of Serbia’s downfall crisis in Ukraine. wards Moscow. countries, including some of the most im- tion. The president will not attend and believe that their lives were “Serbia cannot impose sanctions on “We have an independent policy to- portant states in the world, such as China best under socialism. Russia as Russia has never introduced wards Russia in line with our national in- and the US. the parade himself, but will send his sanctions against Serbia,” Dačić said in his terests,” he said. “We didn’t impose sanc- Ker-Lindsey says that while attend- representative.

Palestinian leader first interview as a Foreign Minister, with tions on the countries that recognised ing to foreign-policy goals, Dačić should th expected to visit Austria’s Die Presse on May 6th. [the independence of] Kosovo, so I don’t focus on modernising his old-fashioned DANAS, May 14 Belgrade James Ker-Lindsey, from the London see the point of imposing it to Russia,” ministry. VUČIĆ IN SARAJEVO WITHOUT A visit to Belgrade by Palestin- School of Economics, LSE, says it is clear Spasojević said. “This desperately needs to happen. APOLOGIES OR COURTING ian President Mahmoud Abbas that a “huge amount of pressure is being Mrkić did not take the opportunity to re- is being planned, his Serbian brought to bear” on Serbia, which Dačić is RUSSIA STILL A VITAL ALLY form the ministry during his tenure in of- Respect for the territorial integrity of counterpart Tomislav Nikolić’s resisting. fice,” he said. Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as th office said on May 14 . Accord- “The problem is that this may well Further EU integration and the Kosovo “Indeed, he seemed to want to take it Republika Srpska, Serbia’s friendly ing to Nikolić, relations with come to be seen as evidence of exces- issue are the two main strategic issues back to a previous era. For example, it was attitude towards BiH and the Palestine are “on an upward sive pro-Russian sympathy by countries that have dominated Serbian foreign poli- said that he was trying to set up a new in- refusal to clearly define his attitude trend in all sectors”. Yugosla- that are deeply worried about Moscow’s cy for years. According to Dačić, this is not telligence capability for the ministry. All via recognised the State of towards his own wartime past were Palestine in 1988 but it also re- goals,” Ker- Lindsey said. about to change. the while, the ministry continues to com- the main messages during Serbian established relations with Israel “They could well start to see such ac- Ker-Lindsey believes this is one reason pletely ignore social media and public di- PM Aleksandar Vučić’s May 13th visit in 1991. However, after Kosovo tions as evidence that Serbia will be a why Serbia did not turn its back on Rus- plomacy,” he said. to Sarajevo. declared independence in 2008, Russian Trojan Horse in Europe and may sia, as Moscow’s diplomatic support over “This just goes to show how out of touch under the Democratic Party- start to take a more sceptical view of Ser- Kosovo remains vital. Serbia is with current foreign policy prac- led government which was bia’s EU accession,” he told BIRN. “The Kosovo issue has not yet been tice. It is years behind many other coun- BIRN has not verified the facts in the in power from 2008 to 2012, Daniel Serwer, professor at the Johns fully resolved, and until there is a com- tries in the region in its wider use of digital original press reports and cannot Serbia drew closer to Israel. Hopkins School of Advanced Internation- prehensive agreement between Belgrade diplomacy,” Ker-Lindsey concluded. vouch for their accuracy. 4 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 5 BELGRADE BELGRADE

British International School holds charity Belgrade to build Nazi party Various international dishes will be served up and children will be able Dutchman gets his to play games and enjoy other fun death camp memorial activities at the British International School’s Spring Garden Party at the

Belgrade in brief in brief Belgrade Primary School Campus (Užička 7a) th The new city authorities in the Serbian and November 1941 at a camp called from 10.30am to 5pm on May 17 . Topovske Šume. The proceeds from the event will As early as May 1942, the Nazis be donated to the Children’s Shelter capital have vowed to finally build a in Zvečanska. teeth into Belgrade claimed that Serbia was judenfrei - free of Jews - one of the first nations in memorial at the site of the largest Nazi Belgrade zoo probed Europe to be given this grim designa- over wolf attack concentration camp in the region, where tion. In his new book, ‘Belgrade Bites’, By then about 80 per cent of the Prosecutors have launched a pre-war Jewish population of Serbia preliminary investigation into 7,000 Jews died. of about 33,000 had been wiped out. the director of Belgrade zoo, Vuk Yvo Kuhling looks at the Roma The former camp barracks and Bojović, and one of the zoo’s volun- other buildings around it currently teers, after a young wolf attacked community, the city’s secret bars Marija RISTIĆ “It is our intention that in the next house a few restaurants. a toddler there in late April. The few years we mark this place as a Apart from one plaque and a mon- prosecutor’s office stated that it is fter years of unful- site of memorial for our citizens who ument dedicated to Jewish victims, and hidden places, its history, Goran Vesić. probing whether they committed an filled promises to cre- were killed only because they were there is little sign that it was once offence by putting the two-year-old ate a memorial to the Jews,” Vesić said. the biggest Nazi death camp in the had fled, the jail changed its purpose girl in danger. The girl’s parents lifestyle, and much more from a Jews who died at the The trade fair complex in the New region. and became a work camp for political have also announced that they will Judenlager Semlin Belgrade area of the capital was origi- This was one of the reasons that prisoners of all nationalities. file a lawsuit against Bojović. Dutch perspective. campA in Belgrade, now known as Sta- nally built in 1937 and consisted of a Belgrade’s Jewish community de- A Yugoslav state commission ro Sajmište (the Old Trade Fair), the central tower and five pavilions - Ital- cided this year to mark May 10th as an formed after the war declared that Ring Ring new music newly-elected city government said ian, Czechoslovak, Romanian, Hun- annual day of remembrance. about 100,000 people were impris- festival kicks off it would soon make public a plan for garian, and one for the Dutch com- However Ruben Fuks, president oned at the camp by the Nazis and Nemanja ČABRIĆ he wanted to make a positive impres- the project. pany Philips. of the Serbian Jewish Community later by the Communists who came International new music festival th sion of the city. “It was never clear to me why the After the Nazi invasion in 1941, Association, noted that the Belgrade to power in the country, and that a Ring Ring will be held for the 19 n an old café at the train sta- “It is easy to compare Belgrade to Old Trade Fair was not marked as a it was transformed into the largest authorities had long been promising total of 48,000 people died there, in- year in a row at several locations in th th tion, Kuhling reads excerpts my hometown of Amsterdam, be- concentration camp, even though concentration camp in south-east to build a memorial complex at the cluding the 7,000 Jews. Belgrade from May 15 to 28 . The from his recently published cause of the nightlife, the fact that they some other places are marked,” Bel- Europe, known as Judenlager Semlin. former camp. Despite the fact that in 1987, the festival will host American jazz trio DKV, Serbian artists Milana Zarić book “Belgrade Bites”, and ex- both lie on water, and because a lot of grade city administrator Goran Vesić From December 1941 until May “In the last few years, we have camp was declared a place of high and Ana Sofrenović, Stan Sandell plains what motivated him to cultures lived here, as this was a major said in a statement to coincide with 1942, the occupying Nazis impris- heard various promises. At this point architectural, historical and cultural and Joel Grip from Sweden and New writeI them. international city centuries ago,” he the capital’s newly-established re- oned and killed about 7,000 Jewish we cannot say that there were any im- significance for Belgrade, the planned York-based avant-garde composer He says he first encountered Serbia observed. membrance day commemorating women and children in the camp. provements, but let’s hope,” Fuks said. reconstruction of the complex was William Basinski. Tickets for all while on a train trip across the Bal- His favourite place is a blues shack “Everything in Bel- the killings of Jews during WWII on Jewish men had already been taken After May 1942, by which time most dogged for years by unresolved prop- concerts cost 1,250 dinars [€13.8]. kans from Budapest to Istanbul back that can scarcely be found by taxi driv- March 10th. away and executed between July Jews in the city had been killed or erty issues. in 1996, and returned when his wife ers, or on Google Maps, and he doesn’t grade goes “korak became a deputy ambassador of The want to reveal its location. Netherlands in 2011. Some bites deal with social and po- po korak”, step by Before that, he was writing his litical issues. “You see this picture?” he step. You don’t short “bites” about things that happen asked, showing a young hip-hop dancer. Airport restaurants and kiosks go non-stop across the world, so he continued to “This is not a Roma begging. This is need to have wor- write them about Belgrade, and then a young follower of hip-hop culture, ried about that - it As passenger fter Belgrade airport The large duty-free store, Main Shop, decided to turn them into a book. vibrant, energetic, who has an idea marked a 30 per cent has also started working around the “The stories I learned and heard where he want to go with his life,” he will work, but in a numbers grow, two increase in passengers this clock, as well as the Hudson News about Belgrade were a lot different explained. Belgrade way! It Ayear, several shops and kiosks in the airport’s transit zone and from what I saw myself… my own ex- One of his bites touches on Belgrade restaurants and restaurants at the airport have begun international arrivals’ hall. Passen- perience was much more positive,“ he Pride. In it, he calls for tolerance to- amazes me that at several shops at to operate non-stop. gers can also shop at any time at the said. wards LGBT people, as that is the “sin- a market you can As of this month, passengers can eat Serbian House souvenir shop and Even before the book was in the gle thing he would bring to Belgrade Belgrade’s Nikola at any time at two self-service restau- Victoria’s Secret lingerie store. planning stage, Kuhling wrote every from Amsterdam”. by strawberries per rants, Land Side in front of passport The airport’s Business Club, the wait- day on his daily blog, called “Bites”, In another bite, which uses a Tesla Airport have control and Air Side beyond passport ing room for business class passengers, and after several of them about Bel- 150-year-old oak at Ada Ciganlija as a kilo, while paprikaš control. has also started working 24 hours a grade achieved some success, he de- metaphor, he talks of Serbia’s transi- are sold in bags of started working Dufry, the exclusive provider of cater- day. cided to turn them into a book. tion through history from Ottoman ing and shopping facilities at the airport, However none of the cafes and bars “I didn’t wish to write a usual guide, rule to modern days. 16 kilos each. In my around the clock. also plans to abolish self-service at these at the airport has switched to non-stop as there are many of them, but a spirit- Besides spending time with his wife country, a big pa- restaurants and introduce waiters. opening. ual, intellectual guide, which touches and four children, Kuhling says he all the issues - the past, present, pover- loves cooking. In Belgrade he experi- prika costs euro per ty, Europe, nightlife, hidden treasures, ments by mixing local flavours and Belgrade goes pop with things you want to see,” he said. ingredients. piece”. He compares his bites to a sushi With the book he says he wants to dinner that consists of only one bite give Belgrade something back for the Warhol and Lichtenstein in which you get everything - the col- experiences he got from the city that Yvo Kuhling, our, the kick at the end and the whole will be home for one more year, until author of “Belgrade The works of some of story, after which reader can choose summer 2015. whether to keep on reading or leave “Belgrade gave a lot to me, so I want- Bites” the greatest American the book for another day. ed to give something in return,” he told “There are several bites that could Belgrade Insight. pop artists, including only be written by someone who The book, “Belgrade Bites”, can be Andy Warhol and Roy spent time here,” he said, adding that found in bookstores across Belgrade. Dutch Yvo Kuhling says Belgrade reminds of his hometown, Amsterdam. Photo by Nemanja Čabrić Lichtenstein, are going on show in the city for he massive stone monument on the first time. Makedonska Street was erected in 1967 Gordana ANDRIĆ in honour of Moše n exhibition entitled Ameri- Pijade, a famous OIL WORKSHOP. ECO ART. GIFT SHOP. can Pop Art will showcase YugoslavT painter, art critic, commu- Edible plum seed, apricot seed and hazelnut oils, natural works by some of the great- nist politician and close associate of handmade cosmetics, gifts. All made in Serbia! Aest practitioners of the form Josip Broz Tito. Created by sculptor at the New Moment Gallery (Hilandar- Andy Warhol works exhibited in Belgrade. Photo by Jack Mitchell/Wikimedia Branko Ružić, it was one of the first ska 14) from May 15th to June 15th. public monuments in Serbia built in The show will include more than 30 More than 20,000 people attended show will be equally popular and will a contemporary style. It has no plinth original prints by Andy Warhol, Roy the last major exhibition staged at the become one of the major cultural All nut workshop because the artist thought that this Čumićevo sokače 25 Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, New Moment Gallery, Four Cats, which events in the city this year. would allow observers to develop a Tel: +381 64 2638 210 John Chamberlain, James Rosenquist brought together 50 prints by famous Entrance is free for all visitors, while more intimate relationship with the E-mail: [email protected] and Tom Wesselmann. They are being Spanish artists Pablo Picasso, Salvador guided tours with a curator will be or- Hidden Belgrade sculpture. www.facebook.com/allnutbelgrade loaned by Slovenian art collectors Živa Dali, Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies. ganised every Tuesday and Thursday and Lazar Vujić. The organisers hope that the new from 5pm to 7pm. 6 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 7 ADVERT BUSINESS

Continued from page 1 Serbia to combat ‘grey economy’

Finance minister Lazar Krstić announced on May 13th that the government is ready to start Cheap homes project introducing strict measures against the so-called ‘grey market’ by amending various

Business in brief in brief Business laws and launching inspections at workplaces and at the tax admin- istration authority. The measures worries building firms are expected to increase budget revenues by between €500 to €700 million annually, Krstić said. ccording to Vučić, the state will offer free con- BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD? Subsidised loans struction land to inves- planned for businesses tors that would then be Vladimir Milovanović, from En- obliged to sell the resi- ergoprojekt, believes construction Low-interest state-subsidised loans will be available for busi- dentialA space at low prices. The state companies might be more interested nesses as of July, regardless of itself will not be involved in construc- in the project if the state offers subsi- IMF criticism, announced Veroljub tion of the housing. dised loans. Arsić, the head of the Serbian Data from Serbia’s Chamber of Of- The government has already an- parliament’s finance committee, fice show that the domestic construc- nounced it will provide about €60 on May 12th. According to the tion industry is in deep trouble. million to the bank that issues €1.2 plan, banks will provide €1.2 Production fell by 44 per cent in billion in subsidized loans to busi- billion to private companies in 2013 compared to 2012. The total nesses. The subsidies aim to boost subsidised loans, while the state value of construction projects fell by development of small and medium will boost the banks with €60 a sixth, while contracted works were size enterprises. million to give loans at the low- down by a third in number. “If such loans are invested in the con- est possible interest rates. The The construction Industry was the struction industry, even more compa- planned loan package is intended first victim of the economic crisis in nies could join this project,” he said. for small and medium enterprises Serbia. The industry employs about However, Srđan Vujičić doubts and entrepreneurs, with certain 70,000 people, not including indus- whether this project can boost the con- tax relief for job creation. tries that directly depend on con- struction industry, which he believes struction. requires more systematic solutions. Trade unions spurn According to Vujičić, recovery in labour law talks REALISTIC PRICE? the building sector depends on the state lowering taxes for all investors, The Confederation of Autonomous Vladimir Milovanović, director of so that they can earn a decent margin Unions of Serbia and the United Energoprojekt, Serbia’s largest con- and offer prices that are commen- Branch Unions Independence, struction company, which mainly op- surate with the purchasing power of two umbrella organisations rep- erates abroad, told BIRN that domestic people. resenting trade unions in Serbia, th companies have the capacity to build “I support the theory that if the announced on May 13 that they the planned 100,000 apartments - but state wants to help construction in- would not participate in negotia- the price of the housing is the issue. The struggling construction industry is skeptical Photo by Steven James Gill/Flickr dustry, it should immediately form tions on draft amendments to about the government’s social housing plan. Milovanović said the dilemma is a Building Investment Bank from the new Labour Law. The unions whether the companies involved The newly announced project of “If the price is too low, how it is pos- which professionals from the indus- said it was unacceptable that the labour ministry had added new can generate at least a minimal profit 100,000 flats would also have a nar- sible to build apartments for €500 try can get favourable loans and thus elements to the draft legislation if such a low price is set in advance. row profit margin because the apart- per square metre in smaller towns?” get involved in unfeasible projects,” without prior discussion. They According to him, if there is no profit, ments would have to built for less he asked. Vujičić said. said the focus should be on there will be no development in the than €400 per square metre. “The thing is that investors in big However, Goran Rodić, maintains negotiations over the key issues industry itself. Milovanović and other profession- cities have to pay a lot of money for that domestic companies could finish such as temporary employment, “With 2,300 employees and 800 al believe such a price could only pay construction land on good locations. the whole project, and that the effects dismissals and the minimum engineers, our company has the off for smaller construction compa- If you add a slightly bigger margin to on the construction industry will be wage. capacity to build any object in Ser- nies working in the “grey” zone, which that, you get a price of over €1,000 visible as soon as the construction of bia – roads, cheap housing or power do not pay taxes and contributions per square metre,” Malinović ob- the first 20,000 apartments starts. Serbian-Canadian plants,” he said. for the salaries of their employees. served. “This would also mean more work Chamber of Commerce “But the main issue is to agree a Goran Rodić, vice-president of the He believes the project could for ceramists, carpenters, joiners, opens price with which we won’t have to Chamber of the Serbian Construction only partly influence prices on the plumbers and many other profes- invest anything extra in order to Industry, and Srđan Vujičić, director market, as the construction would sions,” he said. The new Chamber of Commerce, complete the project,” Milovanović of the real estate consulting company probably focus on the outskirts of “This project would only employ which aims to boost economic added. Coreside, both agree that construc- big cities. a few thousand people directly, but cooperation between Serbia and He recalled that Energoprojekt tion at this price is only feasible if the “It is a big question whether people tens of thousands would benefit indi- Canada, opened in Belgrade on worked on the construction of apart- state offers investors free plots, halves will be interested in buying apart- rectly,” Rodić concluded. May 13th. Mihailo Papazoglu, ments in the Stepa Stepanović neigh- various fees, and if investors agree to ments on the outskirts,” he said. On the other hand, some local busi- the new Serbian ambassador to bourhood in Belgrade, which was a do the work for the smallest possible “It would be best first to evaluate nessmen, such as Branislav Grujić, Canada, said that country has state project. margin. the needs of the market in order to president of the construction compa- invested €1.4 billion in Serbia However, as the company has to Nedeljko Malinović, owner of the avoid the scenario of Vojvoda Stepa ny PSP Farman, believe the construc- over the past 14 years. Most build each square metre at a set price real estate agency Legat, told BIRN Stepanović neighbourhood, where tion industry will not fully recover Canadian companies operating in of €375, the company had to use its that he does not accept the argument almost half the apartments have not until the state significantly helps their Serbia are involved in the mining own funds to complete the job. that the price is too low. been sold,” he added. performance abroad. and energy sectors.

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Saturday 24th May, 10:30 am to 5 pm at our Primary School Campus, Uzicka 7a, Belgrade

Join us for a day full of fun with stalls of various international cuisines and do not miss to bring your children along as there will be lots of fun activities and games for children. There will be valuable raffle prizes such as 7 days vacation in Greece, a weekend in Kopaonk, brunch at Hyatt, dinners in exclusive restaurants and many more. The proceeds of this event will be donated to the Children’s Shelter in Zvecanska. Spring Garden Party Hat Mania We also invite all the ladies to wear a hat of their choice to the Party! There will be a secret jury voting on the most interesting hat for the event. The winner will be awarded!

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Continued from page 1 World War I No chance history divides Balkan of boredom in schoolchildren golden Bor

that Serbian aggression was definitely a Most people think of Bor as just BOSNIAN TEACHING factor behind the outbreak of World War I. REFLECTS ETHNIC SPLITS “The whole world has suffered because another grey mining town – but for of Serbia,” said one Pristina local, Ajvaz In ethnically divided Bosnia and Her- Abazi. cave lovers and fans of industrial zegovina, there is no commonly held “Serbia has harmed many people, as view either about Princip or about the well as those from Kosovo, so naturally heritage there are a wealth of origins of World War I. they give high importance to their own Bosnian Serb children are taught a criminals [like Princip],” said another, attractions. The bar at the ‘Jama’ café, located 400 metres underground at the Bor mine. different interpretation of history to Bos- Xhevdet Hoxha. niaks and Croats. For the Bosniaks and But Kosovo’s schoolchildren are actu- Nemanja ČABRIĆ Croats, Princip was a Belgrade-backed ally taught a version of history that still political assassin. For Bosnian Serbs, closely resembles the narrative in the old lies under Bor in the murder served only as a pretext for old Yugoslav textbooks, in which Serbia eastern Serbia. Not only Austria-Hungary and German to commit is treated relatively sympathetically as a on gold, but also cop- military aggression against Serbia. country trying to avoid a war. per and other valuable In mainly Bosniak areas, like Sarajevo, The passages on WWI, written after the metals that hundreds of the Bihać region in the northwest and the 1998-99 conflict between the Kosovo Liber- miners every day bring central Zenica-Doboj area, school text- ation Army and Belgrade’s forces, describe backG from the womb of the earth. books highlight Princip’s links to Serbia. Princip as a “Serbian nationalist” rather It has been so for more than century, The Sarajevo textbook says that Prin- than a Yugoslav one – but they do not ac- which gave the town its industrial ap- cip’s group, Young Bosnia, was “support- cuse Serbia of responsibility for the conflict. pearance and made it unattractive for ed by secret organisations from Serbia”, Describing the Austrian ultimatum to conventional tourists. while the Bihać textbook states more di- Serbia after Franz Ferdinand’s murder, However, in recent years new attrac- rectly that the plotters were “supported the textbook suggests that Belgrade had tions have appeared on offer for tourists, by Serbia”. The Zenica textbook describes legitimate reasons for rejecting it. lifting Bor up a few notches on the travel- Young Bosnia as a “terrorist organisation”. “For Serbia, accepting such a request ler’s itinerary. But in the Serb-dominated Repub- would mean losing its independence,” it These consist not only of the indus- Experts believe there are slim chances that the region will ever find a shared view of the causes of the WWI. lika Srpska entity, Young Bosnia is sim- says. trial heritage of the old mine, but also of ply described as an “organisation” and of the occupying forces of Austria-Hun- “It is not like that anymore - but it is Arben Arifi of the Kosovo Institute of natural sites, a zoo, a spa and pleasant textbooks stress that Austria-Hungary GAVRILO PRINCIP: gary, and then Austria-Hungary and the written that he was a Serbian nationalist, History said there was a practical reason places to stay. “used” Franz Ferdinand’s assassination TEENAGE ASSASSIN German Empire invaded Serbia, and the although he said himself that he was a Yu- for the relatively benign interpretation of Some of the main attractions of Bor “to blame Serbia” and declare war on the brave Serbs struggled and suffered dur- goslav nationalist,” she concluded. Serbia’s role. and its surroundings are the Jama (Pit) country. ing the war but were on the right side,” he “The authors who wrote the history café, built 400 meters under the surface, Željko Vujadinović, a history profes- said. CROATIA BLAMES schoolbooks before and after independ- inside a mine, Lazar’s Cave, which lies in A mine that was worked for decades but is now closed. Photos by Nemanja Čabrić sor from Banja Luka in Republika Srpska, On Gavrilo Princip Street in Belgrade, SERBIAN EXPANSIONISM ence are, more or less, the same,” Arifi said. the protected canyon of the river Lazar. said that in Bosnia, “what we are looking many people insisted that Serbia did not But Shkelzen Gashi, a political scien- Another is Bor Lake, which is a popu- lined with empty halls and half-finished One of the halls in the cave is called tant caves such as Resavska and Bogoje- as mountains, which offer untouched at is the current political mind-set trans- cause the 1914-18 war. Schools in Croatia however teach that tist who specialises in history, argued lar picnic site for locals, as well as two buildings. the “Maiden’s room”, because it is be- vska to Lazar’s Cave. places where adventurers can ride bicy- ferred to the past”. “Serbia was exhausted after two Bal- Serbia was to blame for helping to spark that Kosovo schoolbooks are full of “in- surrounding mountains, Stol and Crni On the other hand, those who appre- lieved that locals once hid their daugh- Tourists can visit the cave from start cles, ski, climb and walk. Suggestions that Young Bosnia was a kan wars [in 1912-13] and didn’t want war the 1914-18 conflict, by seeking to expand accuracies, lies and falsifications, which Vrh, which offer recreational, adventure ciate industrial heritage can find amaz- ters here from the Ottoman Turks. The of May to end of October every day ex- Crni Vrh has two ski slopes with a “pre-World War I Al-Qaida” were a result in 1914. The Great War was a result of the its territory and supporting a terrorist. very much increase suspicions amongst and other possibilities. ing places to visit in the surroundings, room has a narrow entrance through cept Thursday from 9am to 4pm, and cable car leading to the top while Stol of the 1990s conflict, he insisted. imperial aspirations of Austria-Hungary Croatian history textbooks maintain that schoolchildren regarding Serbia”. including hills turned upside-down, which only one person can fit at a time, join a guided tour that includes the first boasts a mountain lodge with 30 beds. “The characterisation of Young Bosnia and Germany,” said Aleksandar Dašić, a Serbia was one of the countries responsi- “Serbia is not directly accused [of start- UNDERGROUND SECRETS which look like amphitheatres, as well which prevented the Ottomans from at- 1.7km of the cave. For the tourist organisation of Bor, and Princip as terrorists is an attempt web editor. ble for the outbreak of World War I. ing the war], but indirectly, by saying the as natural sites suitable for relaxing, ex- tacking it in groups. which was founded a few years ago, these to place the blame for huge worldwide “The blame for World War I should be While acknowledging that Austro-Hun- war began because of the assassination The town itself is a small place of treme sports and tours. The only permanent inhabitants of NATURAL SITES present the hope that tourists will one day events on ‘Serbian territorial expansion on Austria-Hungary and its imperial de- gary wanted to secure control over south- of Franz Ferdinand committed by a mem- some 30,000 citizens whose streets are One must-see in the surroundings of the cave these days are bats that flit AND RESORTS fill the town and revive the local economy. policies’, which is evidently flawed,” sire to capture the whole of the Balkans east Europe, the fourth-grade secondary- ber of this nationalistic Serbian organisa- filled with signs of the mining past – in- Bor is also located underground – Lazar’s around in a separate hall. Twenty-four A nice place to stay in the sur- Vujadinović said. for its empire. Serbia should not take any school textbook says that Serbia “was tion, Gavrilo Princip,” Gashi said. cluding a revolving statue of a miner on Cave, the end of which has never been types of bat live in the canyon around Besides these underground attrac- roundings is Carska kruna, a hotel at Sarajevo history professor Zijad Sehić Bosnian Serb and the blame for Princip,” said Jelena Čebić, a unsettled with the Austro-Hungarian an- the main square, as well as old trucks explored. Explorers have got only as far the cave, some of which are rare spe- tions, Bor offers some others on the sur- Brestovička spa, where three differ- agreed that the past had been redrawn son of a postman, Princip salesperson. nexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, due NO HOPE OF and equipment used in the mine, now as 12 kilometres, making it the longest cies. face. ent waters are said to have curative was born in 1894 in Obljaj in the aftermath of the 1992-95 conflict in Serbian school textbooks maintain to Serbian territorial pretentions towards A COMMON TRUTH? on show for visitors. cave in Serbia, and the only one longer The most beautiful hall in the cave is The artificial lake, Borsko jezero, effects on eye, stomach and nervous in Bosnia and Herzego- Bosnia and Herzegovina. that the overall cause of World War I was Bosnia and Herzegovina”. Unfortunately, the museum of mining than ten kilometres. the so-called “concert hall”, whose natu- draws locals every weekend, while problems. vina, which was annexed It was only since the collapse of Yugo- “the fight between the big powers for It describes Young Bosnia as a group At the spot where Franz Ferdinand cannot receive visitors right now owing ral decorations are nicknamed “the cur- some 20,000 of them come to the Brestovačka spa is located in a green Aby the Austro-Hungarian empire in slavia that Princip was now described economic control and domination of Eu- that carried out “illegal terrorist actions” was assassinated 100 years ago Sara- to reconstruction work that has gone on EXHIBITION OF tain”, “the conductor”, and “the orches- shores on Mayday to grill barbecues park intersected by two small rivers, 1908. as a Serbian nationalist rather than as a rope”. and which favoured Serbia taking control jevo, some locals said they were not con- for years, so visitors will have to access tra” while the balcony up above is called and swim. However, during the long while the hotel restaurant serves local After he moved to Belgrade, he NATURAL SCULPTURE fighter for Yugoslav unity, he noted. The seventh-grade textbook says that of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a view to cerned about what schoolchildren were Bor’s millennia-long mining history us- “Lazar’s balcony”. draught over summer, the lake some- dishes such as pancakes, lamb as well as joined a militant group called Young “Now that there is no more Yugoslavia, Bosnia that believed that it could use Austria-Hungary “used” the Sarajevo creating a ‘Greater Serbia’. taught about WWI. ing other methods. The river Lazar, which flows through Another gem in this underworld is times dries up. tempting plum and quince rakija. his actions are being viewed more nar- violence to help free the region from assassination as an excuse for a “long- “The aim of the organisation, defined “I don’t know and I don’t care,” said Ad- One way is to join an organised group parts of the cave, continues into Lazar’s the sculpture of a nymph, carved by the Two years ago a hotel at the lake was Here, visitors can sum up their im- rowly and he has been reborn as a Ser- Austro-Hungarian rule and unite desired” war against Serbia, “even though in its constitution, was the ‘unification of nan Tepić. “We should just forget such a visit almost to the bottom of the mine, canyon, which is a protected natural site. waters that carried dissolved limestone reconstructed, and since then the num- pressions of Bor with a massage, a pedi- bian hero,” Sehić said. the Southern Slavs. “I am a Yugoslav the Serbian government was not respon- Serbs’,” it adds. distant past.” where in a café built for tourists they can Who this Lazar was is unclear. Some say over countless centuries to the cham- ber of visitors coming to the municipal- cure done by hungry fish (the so-called nationalist, I want all Yugoslavs to be sible for the assassination”. Historian Martin Previšić argued that the Others argued that only the facts hear the tales of people who still work he was a Serbian rebel who fought against bers of the cave. ity of Bor has grown. fish spa), or relax in the Turkish bath. SERBIA HIGHLIGHTS united, in any political form, and I want The Sarajevo assassin is described sim- idea of a plan to create a ‘Greater Serbia’ is should be taught, without any bias. “We there every day, bringing gold, silver Ottomans, while others claim Lazar refers According to some theories, the cave Besides the lake, spa, mine and cave, Those wishing to visit some of these AUSTRIAN ‘WAR CRIMES’ them to be free from the Austrians,” ply as “a young Serb from Bosnia”. a theme that runs through Croatian text- should teach children the fact that the and copper to the surface. They can also to the famous medieval monarch who is only one part of a great network of they come also to visit the zoo, which destinations should contact the Tourist Princip said at his trial. “Princip was part of the Young Bosnia books, beginning in the 19th century, stretch- assassination happened, but we should take a look at the gigantic open pit where died in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. underground channels that connect dis- lies on a hill in a natural habitat, as well organisation of Bor at +381 30 459 020. A new monument to Gavrilo Princip The revolutionary cell decided to movement and he believed that assas- ing through both World Wars and on into leave it to each individual to find their works stopped 16 years ago. is due to be installed in the Serbian capi- target Archduke Franz Ferdinand of sinations and personal sacrifices could the history of the former Yugoslavia. own interpretations for themselves,” said The mine was of a strategic impor- tal, Belgrade, where schoolchildren are Austria when he and his wife Sophie change Austro-Hungarian policies to- “That line leads also to 1991 and the Atija Mašić. tance to Ancient Romans, as well to the taught that the killer was struggling for a visited Sarajevo on June 28, 2014 to wards the Serbs and other South Slavs,” ‘Homeland War’ [against Serb forces in But as the centenary approaches, there French and Germans much later on, and just cause. inspect the Austro-Hungarian armed the book says. 1991-95],” he said. is little hope that rival ethnic and political today it is of vital importance to Serbia. For Sale Four Hotels in Nis The Serbian Orthodox Church mean- forces. One of Princip’s group threw A chapter is devoted to Serbia and Some parents in King Tomislav Square in groups in the Balkans will find a shared Inside the complex, visitors can see while has proclaimed the assassin a a bomb at their car, but missed. Later Montenegro’s heroic victories during the Zagreb were not so sure however if Serbia view of the causes of the 1914-18 war, said the remains of an old Nazi work camp, Prices drastically reduced for quick sale national hero. “Gavrilo Princip was just that day, Princip shot both of them conflict, while Austria-Hungary’s alleged was to blame. “The idea of liberation from the history professor Zijad Sehić. the “Berlin”, where prisoners were defending his freedom and his people,” dead – an act which led to Austria war crimes against Serbs are given promi- Austro-Hungarian Empire was legitimate, al- “We will never have agreement on this brought from all across occupied Eu- Hotel Ambasador (pictured here) 8.200 m2 only 4.9 M € a leading cleric, Metropolitan Amfilohije, declaring war on Serbia a month later. nence. though it is still hard to see Gavrilo Princip as issue. The views are too far apart,” he said. rope and forced to work until exhaus- 2 He was charged with treason and Hotel Nais 12.430 m plus 23 ha land only 5.9 M€ said recently. Dubravka Stojanović, a professor at a hero,” said one of them, Draženka Kosić. “There will never be a common truth.” tion and hunger claimed their lives. 2 murder, but under Austro-Hungarian Hotel Ozren 4050 m only 1.9 M € “In Serbia, there is still the old narra- Belgrade University, argued that Princip Recent research revealed that small law, could not be executed because 2 tive from the former Yugoslavia, which had been used as a tool to promote the KOSOVO STAYS NEUTRAL amounts of gold have been present in Hotel Partizan 6593 m only 2.49 M€ he was not yet 20 when the crime was says that the First World War happened ruling ideology. DESPITE 1990S WAR This article was written by BIRN the stone quarry that supplied Bor and Plus 10.3 ha of prime land 1.9 M€ committed. Instead he was jailed for because there was this great hero called “During the era of [former leader Slo- journalists Denis Džidić (Sarajevo), Marija its surroundings for all kinds of con- 20 years, but died of tuberculosis in Gavrilo Princip,” Šebek noted. bodan] Milošević, the caption under Prin- Parents in the capital Pristina, with Ristić, Milka Domanović (Belgrade), Josip struction works for years. prison in Austria in April 1918. Great opportunity for smart investors “He assassinated the Archduke Franz cip’s image [in textbooks] said ‘Serbian recent memories of Belgrade’s violent Ivanović (Zagreb), Edona Peci (Pristina) and Little of this glitter is to be seen in the Ferdinand, who was the personification hero’,” she said. repression of Kosovo Albanians, insisted Siniša Jakov Marušić (Skopje). rows of old houses along the streets, For details see www.stnekretnine.rs 10 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 11 ARTS DINING OUT Panta Rei Saving the It always begins Panting for with a simple

question: ‘Can you Wine Corner Wine bring me the wine rich sound list’? Everything more at Panta Rei else that follows is a complex matter, a touristy feel, which is one reason why of Sevdah and cannot be Star-billed on we didn’t visit it sooner. measured only by On our first visit, we were lucky with Trip Advisor, this a cosy, sunny workday afternoon – and 31st for only about a hundred people and how much is left we hoped to miss the crowds. The Celebrated th th on June 6 and 7 at the Poezika festival in the bottle after upscale riverside restaurant aims at an upper main- in Novi Sad. Eric Vloeimans, a trumpet stream clientele. From the interior and Sevdah player from Holland, will join them at this dinner. restaurant is exterior decoration, down to the menu concert. and the style of service – everything is musician Damir Later this summer, they will play in Sa- Pavle GOLICIN deservedly thought-out and nothing is simple. rajevo, while Imamović says their most The interior is soft and pleasing, ver-newer waters flow important performance will be at a World decked out in shades of beige and Imamović talks on those who step popular among Music Festival at Rudolstadt, Germany, into the same rivers… brown. The materials are high quality, rd th about past from July 3 to 6 . Everything changes fine food fans as somewhat reminiscent of a hotel res- The sound of sevdah music crosses na- and nothing remains taurant. The biggest asset is the large tional frontiers, he observes. Serbia, Mon- E garden, which is decorated in much and future of a still... And you cannot step twice well as boasting a tenegro and Bosnia, especially, formed “a into the same stream… the same style. If the weather does not Balkan musical common cultural space in which musi- If you ever decide to go to allow for sitting outside, the tables next cian exchanged songs, lyrics and had a Panta Rei, pick a sunny day and to-die-for location. to the large windows are the best op- lot of things in common,” he recalls. enjoy the image of the changing tion. Unfortunately, the gardens are not genre that is river in front of you. Of course, For Imamović, sevdalinka is a musical Duda & Vlada easy to maintain, and while the interior take a glass of Prosecco, as we genre, like blues or jazz, which surpasses looks as good as new, the gardens look in danger of did. It helps get the vibe. ethnic divisions in the Balkans and can- hould one heed the popu- slightly worn. The wine list in Panta Rei is disappearing. not completely belong to any one nation long enough with approximately lar voice when it comes to The patrons are very diverse, rang- or ethnic group. 70 labels, both domestic and fine food and dining out? ing from well-dressed families, to busi- He also maintains that sevdalinka “ris- Damir Imamović says sevdalinka is a musical genre that surpasses ethnic divisions in the Balkans. Photo by Amer Kapetanović foreign wines being represented. Or is that voice maybe – ness people, parties of foreigners and Nemanja ČABRIĆ es above the popular music whose value A fair portion of the wines, too popular? There are parents with kids sleeping in strollers. expires with time. It is more like flamenco, the 1920s, and another phase that began “Jews also contributed a lot to this “Whenever I get the chance to meet these around 20-ish, is available by definitely more than one The restaurant hostess, not to mention usic maestro Damir fado or tango – it has achieved a kind of ar- after the Second World War. musical scene, as well as the Orthodox old musicians, learn songs, collect infor- the glass, so you have sufficient Sout there, and they are true popular the linen napkins, evidently fend off Imamović is refreshing tistic expression that endures.” That is why sevdalinka is not only con- liturgy that also came from the east. All mation, I use it,” he says. possibilities to match the wine voices – websites that gather individual teenagers and coffee aficionados. himself with a coffee He sees the role of the artist perform- nected to the spirit of a time long gone but these influences were present across the His fear is that the tradition will die out with the food. experiences and summarize them. The cuisine is international, slightly and a snack after a hard ing within that genre as breaking down contains universal values, he says. Balkans.” if people do not take more care. “Balkan However, the list is done in We selected Panta Rei for its position leaning towards Italian and Mediterra- partly shaded by the treetops. The was good and sometimes better than a rather mainstream fashion, day’s work in his Bel- artificial national barriers and observing “Songs that are hundred years old Born into a family of famous artists in music has always had that anti-intellec- on Trip Advisor, which ranks it No 1 nean. There are pasta and fish sections ambience definitely added to the good, if sometimes complicated. aimed at the particular taste of Mgrade studio. reality with open eyes. have gone through many different per- the sevdalinka world, Imamović grew up tual attitude…which is OK, but no one has amongst all Belgrade restaurants. Trip on the menu, and rocket is an almost experience. Although the waiter recommended the nouveaux riches for wines A philosophy student from Sarajevo “No musical genre can be connected formances, harmonisations and styles, with the sound that his grandfather Zaim tried to retain all this for future genera- such as Gavi di Gavi, which is the Advisor is a much-used website, and universal ingredient – ending up on vir- Pazin-style gnocchi were also very it, the chocolate soufflé did not live up turned performer of traditional Balkan with ethnicity,” he says. “That is maybe but are still interesting for people,” he Imamović, a legendary performer of sev- tions, which will have to relearn every- first choice amongst the whites. being singled out by so many individu- tually every plate. In true mainstream fine. The gnocchi were homemade, to expectations. The chocolate dough folk music, Imamović works within a gen- the story that brought us all these prob- recalls. dalinka, and his father, Nedžad, both cel- thing from the start,” he says. I took Red Trijada, by local als - domestic and foreign, young and fashion, the menu contains something soft and fluffy, in a creamy mushroom was thick and the result was a cross re that is popular in a number of parts of lems with nationalism. “This means there is something in the ebrated. “There are great songs out there that winery Budimir, to pair it with old - is definitely worth investigating. for everybody. There are also a selec- sauce, topped with delicate grilled between a soufflé and a muffin. With the Balkans known as sevdalinka. “It is more interesting to see what is melody, the way of singing, that is much Although he at first tried to escape the lie forgotten on some records or in some gnocchi with truffles, turkey So we set out to find out why it had tion of national dishes, vegetarian chanterelles. The rocket served on what seemed only average chocolate Imamović, who says he plays sevdah held in common in Macedonia, Monte- more valuable than some pop hit that same destiny by studying philosophy, the people’s memory,” he muses. and mushrooms (and plenty of been ranked so highly. dishes, a breakfast menu and so on. We the side to grilled chicken breast strips and industrial-tasting vanilla ice cream in a way that “even the most joyful ones negro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, only lasts a few months before it’s worn sounds of sevdalinka played on Radio To encourage more discussion about rocket, which was not indicated Panta Rei, a name with a light philo- decided to stick to what seemed to be lacked much connection to the dish, on the side, it did not come close to the sound sad and melancholic”, both plays Bulgaria and parts of Croatia, than to see out,” he adds. Sarajevo during the Eighties came back sevdalinka, as well as to document its rich in the menu). sophical intent (“Everything flows”), is the restaurant’s primary direction. which was rounded up without them. standard of the previous dishes. guitar and sings in a trio of musicians what divides them,” he says. The genre is especially interesting, he to haunt him. heritage, in 2012 he started a project called Trijada is a blend based on the a well-known name among hospitality The warm-up was warm indeed. Grilled beefsteak, ordered rare and The high-end mainstream is not an local variety Prokupac, coupled called Sevdah Takt. Imamović observes that there are says, because it draws on several melodic In his late twenties, he decided to be- Sevdah Lab. Its activities vary from film businesses worldwide. It certainly suits Crostini with sautéed mushrooms, beautifully cooked to order, was ac- easy niche in which to compete, but with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvi- He performs along with Nenad many historical layers to modern sev- forms that are present throughout the re- come a musician. He has since released screenings to workshops with musicians. this restaurant’s position, right on a topped with parmesan cheese companied by baked potatoes, sautéed Panta Rei has done a good job for years. gnon and aged in large barrels - Kovačić, a percussionist from Zagreb and dalinka. gion. several albums and achieved success Imamović believes sevdah should be an international interpretation of riverbank. It also marks out this place were fine, the cream soup with sole vegetables, cherry tomatoes and dill, We might not rate it No 1, as many Trip Ivan Mihajlović, a bass player from Bel- These encompass old songs created by “There is this strong tradition of Slavic both in the region and internationally. progressively shaped as an art and intro- the most famous autochthonous as a mainstream venue, and with good and prawns was hearty and nicely and, last but not least, green pepper Advisor users have done, but we en- grade. unknown authors, passed down from the singing, with long songs in decasyllabic These days he uses his travels and duced to new people. They can then dis- Serbian red variety. reason. seasoned with saffron, and the star of sauce on the side. It was difficult to stay joyed our visit. The price matched the Together they will perform at a small 18th and 19th centuries, to newer songs cre- meter, which is mixed with oriental influ- performances across the region to add to cover for themselves the rich spectre of The service in Panta Rei The location is excellent, on the pe- round one was the sautéed beef ten- focussed and actually remember the experience and watching the Danube concert in Parobrod in Belgrade on May ated within the oral tradition, radio hits of ences from Islam,” he notes. his treasury of rare and forgotten songs. emotions that it can produce. is friendly and professional, destrian track of the Danube quay, yet derloin in an envelope of parmesan. central point of the dish, but yes, the flow by was, of course, priceless. although, as usual wine, taken just a few blocks from the city centre. It was soft and moist, rich in flavour, steak was very nice. by the glass was not poured in With the main parking of a recrea- under an amazingly thin, crunchy, We also enjoyed the warm duck Panta Rei front of us. tion area just behind it, Panta Rei is parmesan crust. salad with orange and dried apricot Address: Tadeuša Košćuška 63 EXHIBITIONS OPERA, BALLET But don’t get too stressed out. probably the most accessible riverside The sole and prawn soup tasted dressing. A great fresh taste for a sunny Phone: +381 11 303 66 98 Lie back, take another Prosecco AND EVENTS AND CLASSICAL THEATRE restaurant in Belgrade. On the other creamy and expensive – and was an ex- summer day, with an appropriately Price Guide: 2,000-2,500 dinars and watch the Danube flow hand, the prominent location, paired cellent companion to some sparkling fancy touch. Overall that went for the [€17.3 - €21.6] per person for three th FRIDAY MAY 16th FRIDAY MAY 16th towards the Black Sea… After all, FRIDAY MAY 16 with its mainstream direction, creates white Prosecco and to the sunshine main dishes and starters alike. Food courses without wine Exhibition about skateboarding, Rajko Belgrade Philharmonic with Gisele The Government Inspector (Gogol), At- we are and we are not… Radosavljević, Stevan Lončarević and Ben-Dor – conductor and Jana Buskova elje 212, Svetogorska 21, 8pm Sever Stanković, Students Cultural Cen- – harp, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Stu- tre, Kralja Milana 50, 7pm dentski Trg 5, 8pm SUNDAY MAY 18th Metamorphoses (Ovid), Yugoslav Drama SATURDAY MAY 17th th Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, 8pm GREAT AND REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION SATURDAY MAY 17 Opera: The Flying Dutchman, The Na- Exhibition: Dragan Jovanović, Trag Gal- tional Theatre, Francuska 1, 7pm lery and Bookstore, Dvoržakova 2, 6pm MONDAY MAY 19th Exhibition: Tihomir Celanović, Dom Om- MONDAY MAY 19th Misery (S. King), Atelje 212, Svetogorska ladine, Makedonska 22, 7pm Milena Nedeljković – violin and Miljana 21, 8pm Đorđević – piano, Belgrade Cultural Cen- nd MONDAY MAY 19th tre, Trg Republike 5, 9pm THURSDAY MAY 22 Exhibition: Voja Mitrović, French Cultur- Shopping and F**king (Ravenhill), Yu- With the intention of promoting design as a way of life, th goslav Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, al Centre, Knez Mihailova 31, 6pm TUESDAY MAY 20 Supermarket was opened in November 2008 as Opera: The Barber of Seville, The Nation- 8.30pm Exhibition: Miloš Đajić, UK Parobrod, Ka- Belgrade’s first concept store. Since the general idea was petan Mišina 6, 8pm al Theatre, Francuska 1, 7.30pm FRIDAY MAY 23rd to blend design, fashion, art, music publishing and THURSDAY MAY 22nd The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov), Yugo- gastronomy, Supermarket includes a store, restaurant, TUESDAY MAY 20th Vladimir Gligorić – piano, Belgrade Cul- mini spa, and an art gallery. Exhibition: Marija Avramović, Ilija M. slav Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana 50, tural Centre, Trg Republike 5, 8pm 8pm Kolarac Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, th Find in Supermarket pieces designed by Serbian 7pm SUNDAY MAY 25 th SUNDAY MAY 25 designers, collections of established fashion houses, Opera: Aida, The National Theatre, Fran- August: Osage County (Letts), Atelje 212, st cuska 1, 7pm home accessories, carefully selected books, a great wine WEDNESDAY MAY 21 Svetogorska 21, 8pm Exhibition: 46th May Salon of the As- selection, gastronomy delights and a lot more! MONDAY MAY 26th sociation of Applied Artists, King Peter MONDAY MAY 26th House, Vase Pelagića 40, 7pm Ema Krajnović – piano, Belgrade Cultural Discover a SUPER place in Belgrade downtown and feel Centre, Trg Republike 5, 9pm One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Kes- ey), Belgrade Drama Theatre, Mileševska free to be inspired by its unique environment! FRIDAY MAY 23rd TUESDAY MAY 27th 64, 8pm Exhibition: Violeta Milutinović, Magacin, Ballet: La Bayadere, The National Thea- Kraljevića Marka 4-8, 7pm tre, Francuska 1, 7.30pm TUESDAY MAY 27th Queer Salon, group of authors, GRAD St. George Kills the Dragon (Kovačević), Cultural Centre, Braće Krsmanović 4, THURSDAY MAY 29th Atelje 212, Svetogorska 21, 8pm 8pm Sanja Kerkez solo concert, The National Theatre, Francuska 1, 8pm WEDNESDAY MAY 28th TUESDAY MAY 27th RTS Symphonic orchestra, Ilija M. The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare), Exhibition: Patrick Baz, French Cultural Kolarac Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana Centre, Knez Mihailova 31, 7pm 8pm 50, 8pm 12 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 13 WHAT’S ON ON THE SPOT

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Bar, Beogradska 71, 9pm 10pm TH 10pm MONDAY MAY 26 hh Tamburaši, Tabor, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra, Following treatment, the complexion is ments become inevitable procedures. hh Electro Saturday, Radionica, Dobračina 59b, Clubbing: hh Let’s dance, Mr Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 12am 348, 9pm smoother, airier and brighter while the This time of life is ideal for treatment 10pm Clubbing: hh Zwein, Mladost, Karađorđeva 44, 10pm hh Party House, Brankow, Crnogorska 12, 11pm hh Tamburaši, Tri Šešira, Skadarska 29, 9pm skin itself looks fresher and healthier. with MESOFIBERS that improve skin hh Dancing Party, Wait and Stay, Simina 10a, hh DJ Navigatorz BGD, Villa Maska, Rankeova hh Trap and Twerk, Parlament, Ruska 1, 11pm hh Randezvous, Mladost, Karađorđeva 44, 10pm Acne may also leave different types of tone and prevent its further deteriora- 7, 10pm hh Mash Up Or Shut Up, Divljina, Kneza Miloša 10pm THURSDAY MAY 29TH hh DJ Calavera & Dj Manya, Tube, Simina 21, 9, 11pm hh Champagne & Celebrity night, Mr. Stefan scars or purple and dark red pigmenta- tion. MESOFIBERS are suitable for treat- 11pm Live Music: hh Commercial house, Mr. Stefan Braun, Braun, Nemanjina 4, 12am Clubbing: tion (spots) on the skin. These issues can ing the most sensitive areas, such as the hh Saša Vasić, Kasina bar, Terazije 25, 11pm Nemanjina 4, 12am hh R’N’B & Hip-Hop night, Mr. Stefan Braun, also be successfully treated with a com- face, neck and chest. The results are Live Music: h Live Music: hh Tamburaši, Lava bar, Kneza Miloša 77, 10pm h Electro Saturday, Radionica, Dobračina 59b, Nemanjina 4, 12am bination of Carboxytherapy, Growth effective, lifting the upper, middle and hh Jovan Maljkoković band, Muha bar, Kralja 10pm h hh Zile Hram, Ona moja, Vojvode Šupljikca 31a, 10pm h Die Beste, Cantina de Frida, Karađorđeva 2-4, hh Friends ‘n Family, Divljina, Kneza Miloša 9, Factor and laser treatments. lower third of the face. Petra 18, 9pm h hh Live pop/rock, Cantina de Frida, Karađorđeva h Saturday night fever, Dragstor Play, Ušće, 9.30pm 11pm hh Live pop/rock, Villa Maska, Rankeova 7, THE 20S BRING THE FIRST SIGNS OF In order to improve the general qual- 2-4, 9.30pm 12am hh Nada Pavlović, Muha bar, Kralja Petra 18, hh Let the beat go on, Radionica, Dobračina 10pm h Famous athlete SKIN AGEING. ity of skin, we also recommend treat- hh Nana band, Kapetanov bunar, Kapetan h Kontra R’N’B, Kontra bar, Strahinjića Bana 8pm 59b, 10pm hh Superstars band, InBox, Karađorđeva 9, Mišina 37, 10pm 59, 9pm hh Friends night, Cinema, Gračanička 18, 11pm hh House night, Mladost, Karađorđeva 44, After turning 20, the skin slowly be- ment with GROWTH FACTOR. 11pm h hh Gipsy night, Tri kuma debela, Sinđelićeva h Dancing Party, Wait and Stay, Simina 10a, hh Nevena Filipović quartet, Villa Maska, 10pm jumps into wedlock gins to lose tone, moisture, and vigour. AFTER TURNING 50, THE SKIN hh Preko tri promila band, Tri promila, 10pm 7, 10pm Rankeova 7, 9pm In this period the most important thing NEEDS TO RESTORE ITS LOST Masarikov trg 10, 10pm h hh Jazz night, O.U.R. Bar, Beogradska 71, 9pm h Deep house night, Tube, Simina 21, 11pm hh Karaoke night, Danguba, Ćirila i Metodija Live Music: hh Girls, boys and toys band, Bitef Art Cafe, Mire opular Serbian long jumper Ivana Španović is to encourage cell regeneration (early VIGOUR. hh Tamburaši, Tabor, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra, 2, 10pm hh Tabu band, Kapetanov bunar, Kapetan Trailović 1, 11pm Live Music: got engaged at her 24th birthday party on May anti-aging programme) and prevent de- At this time of life, all the skin changes 348, 9pm hh Tamburaši, Tri Šešira, Skadarska 29, 9pm Mišina 37, 10pm hh Vesko Vučković, Kasina bar, Terazije 25, th hh Tamburaši, Tri Šešira, Skadarska 29, 9pm hh Jazz night, Muha bar, Kralja Petra 18, 9pm hh Tamburaši, Tabor, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra hh Mia Borisavljević, Teatro bar, Sarajevska 26, 10 . Španović, widely considered one of the hydration. Some may still be experienc- become more expressed and visible. 11.30pm hh Haos band, Kapetanov bunar, Kapetan 348, 9pm 11pm country’s most beautiful athletes, recently won ing acne, scars and blemishes from their To achieve a rejuvenated effect and get hh Sloba Bajić, Hua Hua, Savamalski kej bb, Mišina 37, 10pm P ND hh Acoustic night, Tri kuma debela, Sinđelićeva a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships teenage years. fresher, lifted facial skin, we can combine 12am THURSDAY MAY 22 hh Grupa 3, Danguba, Ćirila i Metodija 2, 11pm TUESDAY MAY 27TH 7, 10pm hh No comment band, Lava bar, Kneza Miloša held in Poland. One of the early anti-aging treatments chemical peels and Botox and hyaluronic Clubbing: hh Pop/rock night, Kasina bar, Terazije 25, 77, 11pm is VITAGLOW treatment. During this pro- acid treatments. However, we recom- Clubbing: 11.30pm hh Tamburaši, Tri šešira, Skadarska 29, 10pm hh R’N’B & Hip-Hop night, Mr. Stefan Braun, hh Diesel Party, Mr. Stefan Braun, Nemanjina hh Tamburaši, Tabor, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra cedure, the skin obtains all the nutrients mend the so-called FALLEN FACE treat- hh Camera Darling band, Cinema, Gračanička Nemanjina 4, 12am 4, 12am 348, 9pm it needs and becomes brighter, more ment that gives best results. To make the 18, 11pm hh Friends ‘n Family, Divljina, Kneza Miloša 9, hh Just Classix, Divljina, Kneza Miloša 9, 11pm hh Tamburaši, Tri Šešira, Skadarska 29, 9pm First lady, vibrant. Skin tone is improved, fine wrin- face look younger and, at the same time, hh Tamburaši, Tabor, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 11pm hh DJ Navigatorz BGD, Villa Maska, Rankeova hh Panonski feniks, Staro Burence, Strma 2, 348, 9pm hh Let the beat go on, Radionica, Dobračina kles become less visible, and the overall natural and proportionate, we look at the FREE COPY 7, 10pm 10pm hh Ortaci band, Pivnica Ispod mosta, 59b, 10pm royals appearance is fresher and healthier. This face in its entirety and determine key

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Clubbers may deem Strahinjića Banja Next to the bar is a small stage area for bands and DJs, and, as they took the polo glory in off limits - but this lounge-café merits time to spread the speakers around the space properly, so you’ll be able to a visit for its reasonable prices, late hear the music no matter where you are hanging out. Bands are rarer to spot in Nova Ipanema, but it does have live Barcelona hours and casual vibe. music now and then. Mostly it’s DJs spinning, but the variety of music is David GALIĆ like the plague. While Nova Ipanema interesting. From house music to for- is in the same street, there is a good eign and domestic rock, Nova Ipanema Partizan Belgrade are among the ova Ipanema is a distance between it and the clusters of really doesn’t have a distinct sound. new place in the bars and cafes that give Strahinjića its Unlike most bars in the area, a lot of six top European water polo clubs heart of Belgrade off-on reputation. The fact that it stands dancing goes on in Nova Ipanema and, that might be a virtually alone on that side of the street as it stays open significantly later than meeting in Spain to decide the little hard to pin also makes parking near the bar easier, most spots in this area, it is a good place down. If one must which can be a hellish task when visit- either to start or end a night out. Consid- winner of this year’s Champions put a tag on it, it ing other locales in this neighborhood. ering the location, the drink prices will Nwould be safe to call it a café bar. It has It’s a basement bar in a residential surprise you. While it is not a budget League. the characteristics of a typical Belgrade building, something very charac- bar, the prices in most other bars on this café and lounge bar rolled into one. teristic of Belgrade, but unlike most street are astronomical in comparison. Located at the end of the famed “underground” spots, the ventilation Although it doesn’t look like much he final tournament in- water polo, held in a six-club format for Strahinjića Bana Street, which many is fairly good. Nova Ipanema is also more than a place to grab a coffee after volving Europe’s best six the first time after being played with deem the epicenter of Belgrade cafe spacious for a basement bar and well work, Nova Ipanema is a surprisingly water polo teams will start only four teams in previous years. and bar-related nightlife, it’s in a great designed, so you won’t feel claustro- fun, lively place to spend time late on May 29th with a match Matches will be played from May location, which gives it the immediate phobic upon entering. One good thing into the night as well. It may not offer between Serbia’s Partizan 29th-31st at Barcelona’s Bernat Picornell reputation of being upscale, since it’s about the basement location is that anything new to the nightlife scene in andT Italia’s Pro Recco, who have both municipal pool. right next to the touristy Skadarlija music can be played loud later into the Belgrade, but it’s a refreshingly casual won the competition seven times in its As well as Partizan and Pro Recco, Cro- quarter, so it’s bound to catch the eye of night. Most bars in the residential area and entertaining place to visit if you history. atian club Mladost has also won the com- foreigners as well. have to shut at around 1am and turn venture deeper into the bar area, you’ll reserve those spots in the back. There’s are in this part of the city. Brecia from Italy and hosts Barce- petition seven times. Last year’s winner The location also comes with a stigma, the music down even earlier, but not spot tables for sitting and, all the way some sitting room in front of the bar loneta from Spain will compete in the was Serbia’s Red Star, who defeated Jug however. Known for its gaudy nightlife Nova Ipanema. back, low-sitting coaches that are ideal when the weather is nice, but that’s Nova Ipanema second semi-final, while Primorje from from Dubrovnik in Croatia in the final. and superficial patrons, most seri- The bar lies at the head of the space for larger parties. If you are planning more for people visiting by day. The Address: Strahinjića Bana 68 Croatia and Radnički from Serbia will In the 50 years since the competition ous clubbers tend to avoid this street with high tables surrounding it. As you on visiting with a group, try and call to real action takes place within the club. Phone: +381 60 65 65 606 tussle for fifth and sixth place. was first organised, more than half the win- This is the final phase of the highest- ners have come from Serbia, Croatia and level competition in European men’s Italy. Belgrade’s Partizan will compete in Barcelona for the title of the Europe’s best water polo team. Photo by Beta Superstar Tom Action star Seagal Rain delays Jones back in Belgrade plays the ans of the famed Brit- Serbian football ish pop singer Tom blues Jones have been waiting for him to ost of the league finale return to Serbia ever world since his last show knows in 2009. Sir Tom is Steven finally booked to Seagal as Photo by Gage Skidmore Fplay the Belgrade Arena on June 15th. A the brawny Two games before the living showbiz legend, his fame has re- action star black belt is just as good with his hands mained constant over decades. Known who has when it comes to playing blues, and he end of the Serbian football in his native Wales as “Jones the Voice,” Mkilled more people with his bare hands has a gravelly and determined vocal his popularity spans generations. He in movies than most other actors have delivery as well. His first album, “Songs season, there is still the will continue to promote his latest done with weapons. However, not many from the Crystal Cave,” was released in album, the 2012 “Spirit in the Room,” people know his softer side. The famed 2005 and he has been making music possibility of a dramatic but Jones fans can also expect to hear movie star and martial arts expert has ever since. His second album, “Mojo all his greatest hits. Tickets are now on been a musician for a long time and will Priest,” received excellent reviews from turnaround at the top of the sale and cost €20 to €50, depending on be playing at the Belgrade Sava Centar on blues fans around the world. Tickets for the seating area. Photo by Keith Jenkins/Flickr June 24th with his blues band. The Aikido the concert cost €20 to €35. Superliga table.

eavy rainfall postponed matches scheduled for May 15th, leaving Red Star HBelgrade at the Superliga’s summit with 68 points, just three more than second-placed Partizan. Red Star will play OFK Belgrade next, a club standing just above the relegation zone with 35 points. Their perennial rivals Partizan will play Spartak, currently placed tenth All-girl pop punk in the league way behind the top group hits the stage Puerto Rican and American garage Famed Barutana club to reopen teams. Following in the tradition of bands like rockers join forces If you were a club kid in the 1990s in Partizan have a better goal dif- L7 and The Runaways, Peach Kelli Pop If you know anything about garage Diy trash metal party at Inex Belgrade, then you remember Barutana A night of traditional India ference, so Red Star will seek to is an American band made up entirely rock, then you know that Slovenly If you’ve never been to Inex, it’s an old well. An outdoor club located on the The Indian Embassy in Belgrade, in maintain their points advantage, and of women. Obviously influenced by Records have been putting out some of warehouse in Belgrade where under- lower part of the Kalamegdan Fortress, cooperation Indian Council for Cultural prevent their rivals from taking the bands like Redd Kross - they took their the best music of that genre for some ground rock shows have started pop- it used to be a gunpowder storage area Relations from New Delhi, is bringing trophy. name from a Redd Kross song - the girls time. Puerto Rico’s Los Vigilantes and ping up. On May 18th, you can get to see in the 17th century. It will reopen its dancers Kathak to Belgrade to present So far the top scorer of the season play an infectious alternative rock, pop American Paint Fumes are the record Berlin’s Reactory, a retro thrash metal doors on May 16th with a team of all-star traditional Indian dance to a Serbian. is Red Star’s Dragan Mrđa with 18 and punk sound that has seen their label’s latest signees and are on a outfit that sound and look like they are local DJs, including MKDSL and Flip, Their Belgrade performance is sched- goals, followed by Aleksandar Pešić stock rise on the music scene. They are European tour together. The show is at straight out of 1988. As with most shows DJ Rahmanee, and many, many more, uled for 8pm on May 21st at the Kolarac from Jagodina with 13. st th playing KC Grad on May 21 . Tickets are the Gun Club on May 26 and it’s €8 to at Inex, there is no entrance fee, but spinning music long into the early Endowment (Studentski Trg 5). Tickets The two remaining rounds will be Football clubs Crvena Zvezda and Photo by Beta €5 at the door. get in. donations are graciously accepted. morning hours. Entrance fee is €5. cost 300 dinars [€2.60]. played on May 17th and 21st. Partizan have best chances to win the Superliga crown. 16 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 16 - Thursday, May 29, 2014 ADVERT Map of City Centre

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