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Page 4 Page 8 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 Serbia’s 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 Democrat chief calls pipeline - - - graft arrests ‘persecution’ dreamsNEWS

go upNEWS in Party leader’s smoke claim - that high- “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: 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. profile arrests of Russia’s decision Democrats for

to abandon the page 10 corruption are South Stream often politically pipeline project driven - leaves ex- has left Serbia hile the football world watch - es events unfold at the Euro - However, a strong current also However, Mihajlo Markovic, a founder of Markovic, a prominent supporter Some younger Socialist officials Neighbourhood Matters faces extinction unless it changes. flows in the opposite direction, led by party veterans enraged the Tadic. prospect of a deal with recently warned of a crisis the party, if Dacic opts for the pro-European “nat - bloc, abandoning the Socialists’ ural” ideological partners. of Milosevic during the 1990s, is seen as representative of the “old- timers” in the party who want to stay policies, true to the former regime’s even though these almost ruined the Socialists for good. have voiced frustration over the con - tinuing impasse within their own Football Rebellion Football pean Championships in Austria and pean Championships in Switzerland, Bosnia is experiencing led by fans, play - a soccer rebellion, enraged ers and former stars who are by what they see as corrupt leaders football association of the country’s leaders. perts divided. W wondering June 13, 2008 Issue No. 1 / Friday, about its energy Gordana ANDRIĆ security and page 5 ojan Pajtić, leader of the Democratic Party, has facing major written to ambassadors and international human economic losses. rights organisations on De- th conomists are warning that pro - over Serbia’s uncertainty longed “This year has been lost, from the Bcember 8 , complaining of “political Stevan VELJOVIĆ 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 persecution” of his party that is being E conducted “under the auspices of the f Russia does not rescind its de- fight against corruption.” cision to stop construction of Arrests of DS members for alleged the South Stream gas pipeline, corruption and abuse of office have Serbia’s economy stands lose its Friday • June 13 2008 been front-page news in Serbia for al- biggest single prospective invest- most two years. Iment and suffer various forms of eco- According to the party’s own data, nomic damage. more then 70 party members have The decision is a blow both to Ser- THIS ISSUE OF been arrested over since the DS lost bian construction companies that were Belgrade Insight IS SUPPORTED BY: IS SUPPORTED power and went in opposition two expecting to be involved in the project 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 years ago. to and the government, which was ex- 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 pecting transit fees after the pipeline became operational. Continued on page 2 Democrats’ leader Bojan Pajtić claims his party members are being persecuted. Photo by Beta The Minister of Energy and Mining, Aleksandar Antić, said Serbia stood to lose up to €2.1 billion in investment. COMMENT “All losses relating to investments in the project to date are marginal com- pared to the possible loss of an invest- ment of €2.1 billion, and the fact that our companies were due to carry out Why Serbia’s leaders fear Šešelj construction work totaling €500 mil- lion,” Antić said. The release of war leaders. But, as much as they would like to Vučić and Nikolić showed no clear readi- Ljubinko Savić, an energy expert from forget, the return of the ghost of the past is ness to take a stand against their own the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, said crimes defendant inevitably dragging out all their skeletons past and former ideologies, which are that apart from jobs for construction Šešelj has brought out of the closet and reminding people of completely different from the ones that and electrical companies, the project their shady past. helped them to win power in Serbia and would have provided employment in back memories of the Although the return of Šešelj is not like- launch membership talks with the EU. other sectors, such as transport, accom- murky nationalist past ly to affect Vučić’s widespread popularity “Serbia does not owe it to anyone to modation and food production. or cause any major shifts on the political comment on the statements of its citi- “The benefits are not only in the of his former allies, scene, it has brought back unpleasant im- zens, especially those who do not mean phase of construction, but also in the Serbian Prime Minister Antonela RIHA ages of the past that Serbia’s leaders prefer anything in [Serbian] politics,” asserted exploitation phase, with transit taxes to forget, from passionate nationalistic Nikolić. that could have amounted almost Aleksandar Vučić and he Serbian prime minister and speeches to emotional displays of alle- €300 million,” Savić said. president have been working giance to their once-beloved leader. President Tomislav hard on their makeover as mod- When Šešelj, the creator of their politi- Nikolić. Tern, reformist, pro-European cal biographies, returned to the country, Continued on page 3 Continued on page 7

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Continued from page 1 prosecutions, the ruling Progressive Party respond- Continued from page 1 ed with a press release stating that Pajtić, who is also prime minister of the northern province, should fo- cus on his job instead of writing letters. Pajtić was “attempting to deceive the public Democrat chief and use lies to justify the disastrous situation into which he has brought the Democrats, imagining political persecutions, threats, expulsions and who knows what else,” the party wrote on De- calls graft arrests cember 9th. Igor Mirović, from the Progressives, told TV N1 on December 8th that it was important to establish ‘persecution’ what had gone on in the country in the past dec- ade and who was responsible for wrongdoing, re- gardless of their political membership. “There is no political influence, no persecution; it is a monstrous accusation, that Vučić is a dic- tator and that the Progressives are a dictatorial party,” Mirović said. The final split between the three former allies and friends happened in September 2008. Photos by Beta FAIR FIGHT, OR POLITICAL PERSECUTION

While Progressives deny that the fight against corruption led by its ministers is political, experts say it has yet to be seen whether this fight will Why Serbia’s leaders fear Šešelj focus only on former officials and on foes of the here is nothing in today’s During the wars in the former Yugo- The minute that Serbian President When they saw Šešelj off to the Nether- An angry Šešelj published books de- ruling party. Serbia that could link our slavia, Nikolić followed Šešelj’s lead. He Slobodan Milošević started peace nego- lands, all in tears, after he gave himself up nouncing his former allies, Sanader’s Kit- “While such arrests should be conducted in the government to Vojislav organised paramilitary volunteers from tiations, they became the loudest critics of to the Hague Tribunal in February 2003, ten Aleksandar Vučić and The Hague In- course of the regular fight against corruption, the “TŠešelj,” said Vučić. Kragujevac on two occasions and spent his governing Socialists. both men, who he had tasked with lead- former Tomislav Nikolić. fact that investigations into current officials are They are, however, linked by a decade in two months as a volunteer fighter him- Šešelj and Nikolić spent two months ing his party in his absence, swore alle- In his closing statement at his trial in missing raises suspicion,” Dragan Popović, from which wars raged in the former Yugoslavia self in the Croatian village of Antin. It was in detention together because they giance to their leader. March 2012, he accused them of being the think tank Policy Centre, told BIRN. and Serbia was hit by international sanctions probably because of such merits that held an unauthorised rally in June 1995, “Whatever Voja says from The Hague, part of an international conspiracy aimed Popović said the fact that so many arrests and NATO bombs aimed at the regime of Slo- Šešelj awarded Nikolić the title of Chetnik protesting against what they said were we will take as gospel,” Vučić pledged. at giving away Kosovo. had ended without result, as the charges were bodan Milošević, which they supported. Duke on May 13th, 1993. Milošević’s plans to recognise Bosnia and Judging by what Šešelj said, the follow- “Nikolić and Vučić will accept Kosovo’s dropped, or the suspects were released without One of Šešelj’s first political associates That same year, Vučić joined the party. Herzegovina with its WWII Partisan-era ing years saw efforts by the two men to independence. The incumbent govern- charges, also caused concern. was Nikolić. It was at his initiative that the At the time he was presented as a brilliant borders. mount a coup in the party. ment is not fully ready for betrayal, but “If the cases were moving forward, the situa- Serbian Radical Party was set up on Feb- graduate of Belgrade Law School. Many Vučić advanced fast in the party lead- The final split between the allies hap- they are,” he claimed. tion and perception of the government’s moves ruary 23rd, 1991, in a merger between the years later, in June 2013, testifying for ership, becoming its general secretary in pened in September 2008, when Nikolić After the Serbian Progressive Party’s would be different,” he said. People’s Radical Party and Šešelj’s Serbian the defence of Radovan Karadžić at the 1995. When the Radicals came to power in left the Radical Party and, a month later, election victory in March 2012, Šešelj’s Both he and Nemanja Nenadić, from Trans- Chetnik Movement. Hague Tribunal, Šešelj explained how the Zemun in 1996, he became the youngest di- founded the Serbian Progressive Party. main goal became the toppling of Vučić’s parency Serbia, the local branch of international Šešelj was elected party leader and, in Radical Party always used to help Serbs rector in Serbia at the time, at the age of 26 The reason for the split with Šešelj was and Nikolić’s government. watchdog organisation, agree that some investi- the following years, Nikolić was elected in Bosnia: “Before he joined our party, our – he got to manage the local sports centre. officially described as “differences in opin- Now, despite his release from the Hague gations into Democratic Party officials were -in his deputy three times. It’s a sign of their general secretary Aleksandar Vučić was a Despite being detained for protest- ion in connection with the adoption of Tribunal’s custody, Šešelj is unlikely to be evitable. political closeness and friendship that volunteer in the Chetnik unit with Slavko ing against Milošević, Nikolić and Vučić the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Associa- able to oust the government. not only was Šešelj godfather to Nikolić’s Aleksić at the Jewish cemetery, and was agreed two years later, in 1998, to become tion Agreement.” Nikolić was soon joined The Radicals are polling below the “Because the Democrats played an important grandson, but he also declared: “I consider then pulled back to work on TV Pale.” ministers in his government. by Vučić and many other Radical Party threshold they need to pass to enter par- role in state at all levels between 2008 and 2012, Toma Nikolić to be a part of my body and Vučić has never commented on this “As for Aleksandar Vučić, his loyalty members. liament, they have practically no party it is logical that their members should be held ac- my personality.” assertion nor can it be found anywhere has never been questioned and I think In an interview in September 2008, infrastructure, nor any money to operate, countable for potential wrongdoings by investi- Photo by Media Centre Belgrade Nikolić meanwhile made no effort to in the indictments of the Hague Tribunal he will be loyal, devoted member of the Nikolić said however that he hadn’t and Šešelj has no access to leading media, Oliver Dulić, former environment minister, was one of the first Democratic Party officials to be arrested. gators looking into that period,” Nenadić said. hide his admiration for his leader: “Šešelj prosecution or of the Bosnia and Herzego- party,” Šešelj told BK TV in 2003. changed much politically: “I did not which are controlled by the government. “Whether these people were arrested because is the greatest intellectual I have ever met. vina prosecutor’s office. In 2005, Vučić still had warm words change a single stance since I left the SRS The one thing that he has managed to do, owever, few have gone on trial, of their political affiliations has yet to be seen… We He was the one who told me, and I am not Waging a war for a Greater Serbia was for Šešelj: “He created us, he is someone [Serbian Radical Party], I still dream of a however, is to make his former associates re- charges have been brought in should wait to see the end of the trial processes,” ashamed to say this, what books I needed the Serbian Radical Party’s undisguised by whose side we become someone and Greater Serbia, I still wouldn’t extradite coil from the dark shadow of their own past. International Christian Fellowship fewer than ten cases, while the he added. to read first if I wanted to become a suc- policy, loudly advocated and pursued by something… There is no doubt that he is Mladić to The Hague, but no one is any No matter how badly they want to get away vast majority of the cases were Nenadić believes the real issue is whether offi- cessful politician. I did what he told me. I Šešelj. Nikolić and Vučić unconditionally one of Serbia’s leaders, who history will longer allowed to say that Serbia doesn’t from it, Vojislav Šešelj is reminding both them Belgrade dropped. cials from other parties are investigated and pros- studied a lot and I learned,” he once said. followed him on his path. study as a hero of the Serbian people.” want [to go] into the EU.” and the Serbian people that it’s still there. HThe Democrats say the fact that many cases ecuted as well. were dismissed shows that numerous arrests “We have the issue that, compared to the num- Sunday 14th December 10am were made with insufficient evidence, and that ber of crimes committed, only a small number the aim was only to discredit those people and of cases reach the prosecution office and reach at Crystal Hotel the party itself. the point where charges are brought. The issue is Internacionalnih Brigada 9 In his letter, Pajtić said the arrests were con- whether there is some selection in that process,” ducted “with a fanfare and were announced in Nenadić observed. the media months before, while in the end charg- Popović said there were two reasons why so es were brought against only a few of them. many cases never get to court. One is that some “Dozens [of cases] were dismissed, although arrests may have been politically motivated with- We invite you to our all of these people were declared guilty in the re- out sufficient evidence for the prosecutor to act. ! gime tabloids,” he added. “The other element is the lack of capacities of “We are faced with the government that clearly the institutions. We now see that even… when the Christmas Carol has a tendency to suppress every form of critical political will exists to prosecute some corruption ! thinking,” he continued. cases, police and prosecution do not have ca- While the party calls the media leaks about al- pacities to build proper cases, which is a constant leged crimes a campaign, experts say the arrests problem,” he said. Celebration are a complicated issue that cannot only be de- scribed as “political persecution”. MEDIA VERDICTS They say that, in the battle against corrup- INSTEAD OF TRIALS tion, it was inevitable that some former state of- ficials from the ranks of the Democrats would be Others experts say it is clear that a campaign probed. is being conducted against the government’s op- …inexpressible On the other hand, they concede that the lack ponents in which the police and prosecution are of charges and verdicts underlines the weak ca- being used. pacities of the police and judiciary. “One key objection to this government is that Since the Democrats lost power following May instead of doing a proper job, they are running and 2012 elections, several senior officials from its a campaign and misusing institutions and the ranks have been arrested. media in that campaign,” Dragan Janjić from the They include Oliver Dulić, a former environ- Independent Journalists Association of Serbia, ment minister, and Saša Dragin, a former agricul- NUNS, said. glorious ture minister. Their trials are ongoing. He said the authorities were abusing the media Most recently, Borislav Novaković, a Democrat- to announce arrests, present suspects as already ic Party MP in the provincial assembly of Vojvodi- guilty, and score political points. na, was arrested on November 28th on suspicion “This is the tabloidisation of institutions. Serbi- joy! of damaging the budget of the city of Novi Sad to an political and judicial life are being conducted the tune of €4 million. in the tabloids,” Janjić said. At the time of the alleged offence in 2011 and Nenadić, from Transparency Serbia, agreed, not- 2012, Novaković headed the City Construction ing the routine leaks of information from many in- and Development of Novi Sad company. vestigations, even before any arrests had occurred. Among the many less famous arrests are mu- “This leaking of information actually is not just nicipal presidents, mayors and local officials. leaking, but more dissemination of information,” Following Pajtić’s claims of politically motivated he concluded. 4 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 5 BELGRADE BELGRADE Man from the Moon Festive fun for stays hidden for now seasonal revellers The city will welcome Christmas and The young man Also, had the letters not been anony- New Year with a seasonal market mous, “Someone might follow me and behind the take a letter as soon as I left it, which is not and folk stars, rock bands and techno the point,” he says. anonymous “The point is not simply handing over DJs playing open-air gigs. the letters. The point is the search,” he letters that says. “One of my girlfriends called her friend he Belgrade authorities have the Global Warming Orchestra, which have entranced to go with her and look for some letters at promised that December 31st consists of trumpeters, DJs and a folk- half-past-two in the morning. They went Twill be “a night to remember” lore ensemble. thousands of to several locations but didn’t find a letter. with DJs, rock, pop and folk musi- There will also be a Christmas mar- ‘We had such a good time,’ she told me af- cians playing on three stages in the ket on Republic Square, which will be people in the terwards. They were happy,” M.N. explains. city centre to usher in 2015. open every day from 10am to 11pm, as His letters are not addressed to anyone “This year the City of Belgrade has well as many stalls selling all sorts of Serbian capital in particular but are simply intended for prepared a fascinating New Year’s potential seasonal gifts. whoever runs into them first. Eve and a whole month of various On the last night of 2014, a DJ has no intention Although only the writer and the per- happenings, starting on December stage will be set up on Students’ sons who find the letters know exactly 14th when there will also be a show Square to showcase prominent of revealing his what they say, he confides that the letters aimed at children,” Tijana Maljković domestic and foreign DJs, includ- are brief and in most cases are either fun- from the Belgrade City Administra- ing Marko Nastić, Lea Dobričić identity just yet. ny or romantic. tion told Tanjug news agency on De- and Marko Milosavljević. The rock A look at his Facebook page provides cember 9th. stage will be on Republic Square, a glimpse of how the letters look. The The main attraction on Decem- while folk stars will play in front of Slobodan MARIČIĆ “Dreamer” has posted several photos of ber 14th , apart from the switching-on parliament. the letters, though it is not clear whether of the lights on the huge city-centre Performances will start at 8pm on fter several people in Bel- he actually sent these ones out. Christmas tree, will be a concert by New Year’s Eve and go on until 3am. Belgrade readies to ring in 2015. Photo by BeoInfo grade found mysterious One says: “Let’s love each other until letters that had been left the illusions lead us to disappointment.” around the city, many Another says: “Today I’m going to smile; A mysterious moon man has been writing letters to his fellow Belgraders since April. Photo by Pimthida/Flickr started wandering about that always confuses people.” theA identity of the romantic author who One of the verses he wrote, which ter in their hands because they thought it apparently left these letters on the streets many Twitter fans have embraced, says: was anthrax or something like that.” Lawsuit Fare-dodging for a complete stranger to find. “You don’t say ‘I love you’. You hug ‘I love He explains that he then decided to Write letters’, I said Since he left the first letter on the street you’. Strongly.” leave hints about the location of his in April, his popularity has soared and It all started with a stamp. “I always letters on his Facebook and Twitter to myself. But write threatens Milošević dispute goes to numerous people have joined the search wanted to have my own stamp. A real one, accounts. That way, anyone who re- to find them. The letters he leaves around of wax,” he recalls. ally wanted them could go and look for property in Belgrade top court are brief, romantic and signed only by his “When that dream came true, I thought. them. to whom? I don’t initials, M.N. ‘What should I do now?’ Because, you know, “I always intend to put them near some- him. ‘Oh, man, you’re like Bat- The Serbian Ombudsman Saša Janković Although the young man behind them it’s so cool to have it,” M.N. says, trying to ex- thing familiar, so that you have something man. It’s like I discovered who have a girlfriend agreed to be interview by BIRN, he refuses plain by hand what the seal looks like. to start from. But to say where it is exactly Batman is - that is how I feel,’ he Mira Marković, vowed to appeal to the constitutional court to reveal his identity to the public. Sit- “‘Write letters’, I said to myself. But write is like putting it in someone hands. Go and told me,” M.N. adds. ting in a café, he says he calls himself the to whom? I don’t have a girlfriend some- figure it out,” he says. The first thing that you see somewhere far the widow of after the Belgrade authorities reclassified “Dreamer from the Moon”. where far away, so I could send letters to Now he has more than 120,000 likes on M.N’s Twitter account is the fare-dodging as a criminal offence. “I thought of Dreamer from the Moon her. ‘Write to anyone… Write to no one,’ I on Facebook, almost 14,000 followers on phrase “I may not be someone away, so I could Serbian strong- when I was a kid. That was kind of child- told myself,” he adds. Twitter and has received lots of messages who will change the world, but I’m man Slobodan ish and M.N. is somehow more serious,” He has left 77 letters in the streets so far. from people who ran into his letters, put- definitely someone who will try to send letters to her. mbudsman Saša Janković said M.N. said. “Wherever I go, my letters go with me,” he ting smiles on their faces. His anonymity do it.” Milošević, may that treating the failure to pay He explains that he felt troubled by the says, adding that his girlfriend took some is difficult to maintain. “If I manage to do so, if I become Ofor tickets on public transport as idea of his face becoming familiar to the of them all the way to Montenegro. “A friend of mine who knows how I famous, so that I can do what I like ‘Write to anyone… lose another prop- a criminal offence was a blow to human more than 120,000 people who follow In the beginning, he used to leave them write, sent me a photograph from my - to write - then good,” he says. rights and against the constitution. him on social networks. somewhere and step aside and watch page on Facebook and just said: ‘This “If I don’t become famous and Write to no one,’ I erty in Belgrade’s “We have courts, enforcement pro- “I have never been hiding, or anything who took them. is you’. ‘No, I’m not’, I said. ‘Oh, yes you everything remains buried un- ceeding and claims that can solve this,” like that,” he says. “I just don’t go around “I didn’t have much luck because peo- are’, she answered. I confessed later,” der time, I will always have a nice upscale Dedinje Janković told media on December 5th. and say, ‘Hey, just for the record, I’m M.N.’ ple used to look at them a little bit and he said. story to tell someone. ‘You know, told myself.” The city authorities’ decision to classify If his identity was revealed, he would then leave them where they found them,” “Also, I asked a friend of mine, when I was M.N. when I was young.’ neighbourhood fare-dodging as a criminal offence came not be able to go around and do things he recalls. I was in the newspapers for the first Whatever happens it will be good. into force on October 1st and sparked anger he has been doing for the past several “There were also some funny situations. time, whether he had read today’s Good future, or good story,” he after the previ- among public transport users. months, he feels. Some boys were too scared to take the let- newspaper. He said ‘No’, so I sent it to says, concluding the interview. M.N. ous owners filed a The change means that if the fare-dodg- ers do not pay their fines, their names will be request for restitu- put on a violation register and they will not be allowed to register a car or extend their Photo by Goran Necin/Flickr identity cards until they settle their debts. tion. Mira Marković faces losing another property in Belgrade’s luxurious suburb of Dedinje. Photo by ICTY Janković argued that the move was in- “[Not treating fare dodging as a misde- tended to “fix a system that doesn’t work”. manour] might lead to the collapse of the ilošević’s exiled widow has The Milošević family moved in in contracts awarding the family a villa But Belgrade City Manager Goran Vesić public transportation financial system, been trying to sell the man- 1991, after Slobodan Milošević became in Užička Street are null and void. The said that the Ombudsman should instead incidents between such commuters and CITY GUIDE Available at: Msion in 13 Tolstojeva Street in the President of Serbia. Although the house has returned to state ownership. be calling on passengers to pay for their ticket inspectors, and chaos in the system,” Belgrade for the last couple years. Now rules do not allow state officials to buy Media reports say that Milošević tickets. Vesić said in a statement. Tourist Organisation of Belgrade Knez Mihailova 5, +381 (11) 2635 622 it is unclear whether she will remain state residencies, Milošević bought the bought the mansion in Užička Street Central Train Station, +381 (11) 3612 732 the owner of the site on which it lies - house a few years later for a pittance. in 1999 for about 4,000 German Marks. Nikola Tesla Airport, +381 (11) 2097 828 Belgrade Port, Karađorđeva and in a position to sell. According to the local media, he The property is now estimated to be ONCE KOVAČ, ALWAYS KOVAČ APROPO The heirs of the famous Serbian paid only 2,000 German Marks for the worth several million euros. ONCE ”KAFANA”, ALWAYS ”KAFANA” Hotel Moskva Bookstore and tearoom publisher Geca Kon, whose properties house in 1994. Hadži Dragan Antić, a friend to FREE PULL OUT MAP OF BELGRDAE Terazije 20, +381 11 3642 000 Cara Lazara 10 RESTURANT KOVAČ +381 11 2625839 were seized by the Communist regime The house was later expanded and Marković and her late husband, in June modern ethno restaurant FREE SIM CARD Hotel Excelsior after World War 2, have filed a request refurbished. 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Continued from page 1 ADVERTORIAL Students collect gifts for deprived kids The student-run humanitarian Jung promises ‘giants’ Serbia’s pipeline organisation Smile as a Gift will be collecting presents for disadvantaged children at the Perfect Belgrade Law Faculty until dreams go up in December 27th. People can

Belgrade in brief in brief Belgrade at upcoming dance fest drop off gifts - be it children’s books, toys or school materials Wellness have been able to make her dreams smoke - every day from 10am to 6pm. The aim is to brighten With preparations come true as a dancer, performing in up the school holidays for th Yugoslavia and all around the world, disadvantaged children from for the 12 Belgrade while she believes she is privileged to all parts of Serbia. Service Dance Festival have remained in the world of dance, close to the stage. New cultural “In the past 11 years, the world came centre opens its underway, artistic Whether you came on business or for doors to Belgrade, the biggest stars have per- director Aja Jung formed in front of Belgraders, and at the private reasons, don’t forget that you’re The Wandering Attractive same time we managed to put Belgrade Society of Artists, or LADA promises exclusive on the list of the cities with the best in the fastest-living city in the region – in Serbian, is a brand-new dance festivals in Europe and in the relaxation is of the utmost importance. cultural centre in the capital new performances to world,” Jung says. which opened on November Nevertheless, being a private entre- 28th. Visitors can join wow audiences. preneur in the field of culture never workshops and educational comes easy. arin Milosavljevicć, marketing discussions, as well as seeing Ivana NIKOLIĆ “For a start, we have a good fes- manager of the WellnessLand jazz and classical concerts tival… great choreographers and Center and SkyWellness Club and enjoy dance parties. LADA will tell you a little more about also aims to encourage the nder the name “Capture dancers have performed in Belgrade, th reasons why those are decidedly alternative cultural scene in Light,“ the 12 Belgrade some sparks appeared, the audience Dance Festival, which came… and there are no more excus- Mthe places which offer absolute maximum when Belgrade. It is open every day from 8am and all workshops takes place from March es. So, prepare your most comfort- it comes to spa services, saunas, massage and fit- will be free of charge 23rd to April 9th 2015, will able shoes, and get ready to dance,” ness activities in Belgrade. throughout December. Upresent the audience with a rich variety Jung concludes. of performances. Huge underground Featuring prominent dance compa- About autumn refreshments: car park planned nies from all over the world, the upcom- For a whole decade in WellnessLand, and more than five years in Sky- ing festival promises to be up-to-date and Wellness, we’re in love with a healthy life. During those years we learnt that The city authorities have high quality, festival director Aja Jung the essence of a good service shouldn’t be changed, but that occasional announced that the refreshments are always a good thing. With that in mind, this season we in- construction of the biggest says. underground car park in “One of the the unique features of the troduce new working hours – for the early birds, we’re open from 6:30 AM, Belgrade will start at the end forthcoming festival definitely is the ar- In the past Vladimir Medović, an energy expert, argues the NIS sale was a bad deal. Photo by Beta which has garnered great approval from all our members, but also from of 2015 or the beginning rival of one of the most famous choreog- our intermittent clients. Also, because of many guests from abroad, who of 2016. The garage will raphers, Jiri Kylian, whose new company 11 years, the he pipeline would have deliveries to countries along the same Serbia has also incurred €30 million in spend several continual days or weeks in Belgrade on account of business, be located under Students’ Kylian Productions, will perform East brought additional benefits route. direct costs for the South Stream project, we devised a new kind of monthly fee, as well as a day pass. That way, we Square, right beneath the Shadow, a Beckett-style piece, based on to Serbia, he added, with Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Zora- which it paid for capitalising a joint ven- are more available than ever, and our service is still as exclusive as ever. trolleybus terminal and relationship among two people,” Jung world came to the possibility of building at na Mihajlović, told the daily newspaper ture between the state-owned gas com- Academic Park. Belgrade City told BIRN. least three gas power plants Blic that South Stream was possible to re- pany Srbijagas and Russia’s Gazprom. About a unique concept of WellnessLand Center: Manager Goran Vesić said During the two weeks of the festival, Belgrade, the thatT would have been supplied by South vive in the event of a political agreement Russia’s ambassador to Serbia, Alex- Conceptually, WellnessLand is very close to Western clubs with exclu- three smaller underground audiences will have a chance to see 20 Stream. between the EU and Russia, but stressed ander Chepurin, on December 9th said sive membership. Our members appreciate their own privacy, as well as garages would also be built, respecting the privacy of other people. Whether you’re here because of giving a total capacity of 1,700 performances in Belgrade, Novi Sad, biggest stars “This would make Serbia an exporter the need for Serbia to consider building Serbia might be compensated for some new parking spaces. Vršac and Pančevo. of electricity and add to its energy stabil- alternative pipelines. of its losses resulting from the abandon- exercise, spa zone, pool, body treatment or some combination of the of- London’s Sadler’s Wells theatre will performed ity,” he said. “We are counting on Niš-Dimitrovgrad ment of the pipeline. fered services, alone or in company, time spent in WellnessLand will relax Reconstruction open the festival with its famed Milongas, pipeline [in Bulgaria], which would con- “I think some of the losses could be you and prepare you for your various business and private challenges. Our for Autokomanda which combines Argentinian tango with in front of A HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE nect us to other pipelines, including the compensated and Russia will strive to permanent members come mostly by way of reccomendation, and we ob- traffic loop more contemporary dance moves. Aja Jung has been chairing the BDF since it was established in 2003. pipeline that will go through Turkey, take Serbia’s interests into account, as viously have more than a good reputation among foreign guests of our city, Israel’s Inbal Pinto Dance Company Amid the sharp decline in EU-Russia as well as with gas terminal in Alexan- has been said in discussions between because they keep coming back every time they return to Belgrade. Belgrade City Traffic secretary will showcase life in a circus in another sound and a rock atmosphere, Tarab, Also, Belgrade and Novi Sad will Belgraders, relations over the crisis in Ukraine, Ser- droupolis in Greece,” Mihajlović ex- the two countries leaderships,” Chepu- Dušan Rafailović said that interesting performance, Oyster. by the Compagnie 7273 from Geneva, have a chance to premier a major bia has remained neutral, refusing to plained. rin told reporters. About the excellent reconstruction work at There will also be a performance about draws observers into “a magical weight- exhibition showcasing artistic pho- and at the follow Brussels in imposing sanctions on Representatives of seven EU mem- atmosphere in SkyWellness Club: Autokomanda, a major looped boxing, Boxe, Boxe, by Mourad Merzouki lessness,” showing them “hypnotising tography by Aleksandar Antonijević, Moscow. bers involved in the construction EXPLORING NEW OPTIONS In SkyWellness Club, we have a luxury of the best view in town. If you traffic intersection, will and his Compagnie Kafig, who is also a beauty,” Jung notes. while many workshops, master same time we As the only non-EU member, apart of the South Stream and the EU En- have ever heard those incredible stories about a night life on Belgrade’s riv- commence in mid-January. Once the work is done, there guest of honour. Another interesting performance classes and discussions with chore- from Russia, on the proposed pipeline’s ergy Commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, Experts agree that regardless of the fi- ers, the early-morning or day exercise with a perfect view on those same will be fewer traffic accidents Aja Jung explains that all performanc- that dance enthusiasts will have a ographers will take place during the managed to route, Serbia always depended on the agreed in Brussels on December 9 nal outcome of the South Stream project, rivers will render you speechless! SkyWellness Club is young and full of there, Rafailović said. es are brand new with fresh choreogra- chance to see is New York’s Les Ballets festival itself. decisions of other countries. to turn to alternative routes for the Serbia needs to develop another gas sup- positive energy, and a favorite city spot when it comes to best quality exer- Slavija Sqaure is also slated phy, but all are totally different from one Trockadero de Monte Carlo, in which “What is new is the possibility put Belgrade Work officially started in Novem- import of gas, such as the so-called ply route. cise. Sauna, various kinds of body treatments, and services of professional reconstruction, he announced, another as the aim of the festival is both to male ballet dancers perform a full for young Belgrade artists, painters, ber 2013, but on December 1st this year, Southern Corridor, connecting Azer- “Although the South Stream project trainers are also available to our guests. but only after major works surprise and challenge the audience. range of traditional classical ballet per- sculptors and video designers, in- on the list of Russian President Vladimir Putin an- baijan and Italy. received all the required permits, if noth- at Vojvode Stepe Street in “There is a dance with fantastic ballet formances. spired by contemporary dance, to nounced that Russia could not continue Serbia needs an alternative gas supply ing changes, we will have to return to About an incredible equipment: Vozdovac are finished, which aesthetics, unbelievable contemporary However, before the Festival in present their work,” Jung said. the project because the EU opposed it. route to increase its energy security and the beginning if we decide to build some On both locations, we offer our guests exclusively the equipment made is supposed to be in July 2015. dance technique, new lighting and sound spring, the programme is kicking off Attracting a new audience is al- the cities with Following Putin’s statement, Alexei reduce transit costs. other pipeline,” Savić noted. by renowned Italian manufacturer Technogym. We are aware that multi- achievement, but there are also good already in January, prepared together ways a key goal, Jung explains, Miller, chief executive of the Russian But, bearing in mind that all other pro- The most realistic possibility for a new Seasonal the best artistic tasking and clever utilization of every single moment are essential to mod- art sale at Kolarac dance theatre, intimate performances, with the Yugoslav Film Archive. adding that last year’s festival drew state energy company Gazprom, said posed projects are in the early stages, the connecting link to another country is the ern living, and that’s the reason why you can, while excercising, check your Endowment works based on contemplation, philo- Jung says this programme consists of around 18,000 people. The organis- South Stream was finished and that Rus- cancellation of South Stream means that Niš-Dimitrovgrad project, which links Nis email, talk via Skype, leave your status on social networking services, or sophical messages, political and social award-winning documentaries and ar- ers this year aim for 20,000 visitors, dance festivals sia would build a new gas pipeline to Serbia will need at least three years to with Sofia. Serbia and Bulgaria signed an just watch an episode of your favorite sitcom. Design, functionality and A selection of artworks by both engagement,” Jung notes. tistic films about dance, as well as sev- which is one of the reasons for put- Turkey. develop an alternative pipeline. agreement on this in December 2012. high quality of Tecnogym equipment are unmatched. Technogym is our domestic and foreign artists eral cult feature films. ting on a richer and a more diverse in Europe and in The Serbian President, Tomislav Its projected annual capacity is 1.8 bil- first choice, because we do not compromise when it comes to the quality is on sale at low prices in a NEW AUDIENCES “We will open the program on Janu- accompanying programme, Jung Nikolić, has held a telephone conver- SALE OF NIS WAS BAD DEAL lion cubic meters of gas, which is close to of our services. Christmas and New Year’s ARE THE GOAL ary 28th with the film First Position, explains. the world.” sation about South Stream with his Serbia’s annual gas consumption. exhibition at the Kolarac which is a great story about the grow- Jung has chaired the BDF since Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, The cancellation of South Stream This pipeline would allow Serbia to re- Endowment Gallery. It will be While Sun, a play by the British com- ing up of ballet dancers and is aimed at it was established back in 2003, fol- while Vučić has discussed the issue again raised questions about whether ceive gas from Russia by another route, open every day from 10am to poser and a choreographer Hofesh young dancers, their parents and the lowing the initiative of International with Russia’s Prime Minister, Dmitry the sale of the state oil company NIS in as well as connecting it to other sources th 8pm until January 10 . Shechter would appeal to fans of strong widest theatre audience,” Jung adds. Dance Council. She is pleased to Aja Jung Medvedev. 2008 for €400 million, as a part of an of gas, including Azerbaijan on the Cas- According to a press release, Vučić energy agreement with Russia, was justi- pian Sea and terminals in Greece. told Medvedev on December 8th that fied. But, in the two years since the agree- suspension of the construction of South Energy expert Vladimir Medović said ment was signed, the Serbian part of the Stream pipeline was difficult news, while the NIS sale now seemed like a bad deal. interconnection with Bulgaria has not Medvedev blamed the EU for the deci- “Serbia sold 51 per cent of NIS to advanced, because financing was condi- f you want to sample the Serbian version of the traditional pastry known as sion. Gazprom for a low price – €400 million, tional on the start of the restructuring of burek, you should head to the Čeda Bakery at 65 Mutapova Street in the Vračar While the scrapping of South Stream because it was expecting the South Srbijagas. neighbourhood. It might be just the right place to eat your breakfast and some does not hold any immediate implica- Stream gas pipeline to be built. According to informed sources, even home-made sweets, called Vanilice in Serbian, because this tiny shop operates tions for Serbia in terms of gas supplies, “Selling NIS was supposed to be an in the best possible scenario, this pipe- only in the morning. The bakery opened a few years after World War II and has worries over the long term remain. entrance ticket that Serbia paid for in line could not be operational before been at the same location since 1948. Throughout the decades, its owners and its Serbia relies on imports from Russia order to get South Stream,” Medović 2018. recipesI have stayed the same, and it is now run by the third generation of the burek- for its gas, and the only gas route goes told BIRN. Even to achieve that, it would require devoted family. through Ukraine and Hungary. Serbian officials have dismissed the a clear decision from the state that the This leaves the country vulnerable possibility that Belgrade could revise the project is now a priority in order to safe- in energy terms if Russia decides to cut purchase contract. guard the country’s energy security. Hidden Belgrade 8 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 9 REGION OUT AND ABOUT Balkan states face Capital ideas grilling on CIA report for the last of 2014

Officials in several Balkan states have questions to answer about their countries’ involvement with CIA detention and rendition programs in the ‘war on terror’.

Christina LEE, Marian CHIRIAC, Besar LIKMETA, Sven MILEKIĆ

fficials in Balkan coun- tries that worked with the CIA are being pressed to comment on the torture claims revealedO in the US Senate report. The heavily redacted document of over 500 pages details the meth- Skopje activists protest against the removal of WW2 memorials. ods the organization used to secretly detain and extract information from suspected terrorists after September 11. It reveals details of the brutal “en- hanced interrogation techniques” used in secret prisons, including in the Balkans. The governments of Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Albania are all implicated as having cooperated with the US agency. Investigations over the last decade have identified Romania and Bosnia as countries that housed secret facili- The traditional Christmas market in the Hungarian capital is a favourite among tourists. Photo by Bob/Flickr Dianne Feinstein, Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman, branded the findings a “stain on the nation’s history”. Photo by Scott Applewhite/AP ties where interrogations took place. Croatia, Macedonia, Albania and BUDAPEST an impressive Hungarian folk dance per- to dance in 2015. Just make sure to book bundle themselves up in warm clothing. at least 15 other countries in Europe POSSIBLE LAWSUITS roles in these operations,” she said. Europe, accused the CIA of using a have a close and successful coopera- With New Year’s formance. Last but not least, a midnight a place on time, as this city attracts more The resort of Budva is one of region’s meanwhile allegedly helped the CIA Benjamin Ward, from Human prison at its Black Sea air base at Mi- tion with the CIA in the war against If the so-called Pearl of the Danube is your dinner is served with a traditional dish and more tourists each year and locals favourites, not just because of the clem- to secretly transport prisoners to sites Many activities outlined in the Rights Watch, says that although the hail Kogalniceanu in eastern Roma- terror,” he said. “In the period after Eve only weeks choice of city to ring in 2015, try memoriz- of rice, meat and stuffed cabbage. It is not say it will be packed this time round. ent climate but because of a tradition of where they faced torture and possi- report clearly violate international report does not mention any coun- nia. 2005, the period in which the Demo- ing the word Szilveszter for a start. It is cheap at around €160, but it definitely The main attraction in Zagreb is, of throwing big parties and concerts on the ble death. human rights law, such the UN Con- tries by name, it is clear that a number In February 2013, a report by the cratic Party came in power, any co- away, several of the “New Year’s Eve” in Hungarian. sounds worth it. course, Ban Jelačić Square itself, where last night of the year. The most detailed evidence of tor- vention Against Torture, as well as of European countries were involved, Open Society Justice Initiative said operation with this organisation with Hungarians love to party, so the city’s Don’t miss the traditional gypsy or- the annual Christmas market started at With the slogan “See you in Budva”, ture in the Balkans refers to occur- the European Convention on Human such as Romania, Poland, Lithuania, that Romania secretly detained six the condition that torture was not region’s finest cities many restaurants, bars, pubs and cafés chestra performance, named Wine and the end of November. Decked out with a locals hope to attract as many tourists rences in Romania. The US report Rights. Even facilitating transport and Macedonia. individuals in a Bucharest prison used. will be packed on December 31st. Don’t Music, held in the Budapest Congress and 10-metre-high Christmas tree, the square as possible this year. The plan is to cel- makes multiple references to a “De- to countries where torture or death “Clearly the two countries with that formed part of a network of so- “I want to add that this [the use of are planning to worry if you don’t have a reservation, you World Trade Centre on December 30th. A has numerous stands selling food and ebrate the start of 2015 over five days. tention Site Black,” which according might occur could amount to a vio- the strongest case to answer for are called “black” sites set up by the CIA torture] has never been requested by can still find a place in many of them, with perfect way to say goodbye to 2014, tick- drink, as well as a big stage on which live The programme kicks off on December to Senate staff reports is the code lation of the convention, a fact that Macedonia and Romania,” he said. in Thailand, Lithuania, Poland and this agency [the CIA]. I am convinced a substantial dinner included. Just be ets cost from €41. bands will see out 2014. 31st at 9.30pm at the square next to Bud- name for “Bright Light,” a secret CIA could potentially lead to lawsuits “Romania has to stop its denial and elsewhere. that throughout our cooperation this tempt visitors with sure to get there early. A less traditional way to see in the New va’s Old Town with a show by the singer facility in Bucharest. against Balkan countries. cooperate with any fresh inquiries by In October 2013, the European Par- condition was respected in full,” Beri- New Year’s Eve in Hungary starts with ZAGREB Year in the city is the New Year’s festival, Danijel Alibabić, while 2015 will start to According to the Senate report, in “The USA didn’t act alone when the European Parliament,” Ward said. liament adopted a resolution asking sha wrote. the promise of a hearty winter fare: frankfurter sausages NYE Croatia, which will feature well- the sound of the famous Yugoslav band, 2002 the CIA reached out to its sta- violating human rights under its 13 European Union countries, includ- Mate Granić, Croatia’s Foreign Min- served with lashings of horseradish and It might not have boat cruises but the known names from the electronic music Bijelo Dugme. tion in Romania to identify a “wish secret detention and interrogation SILENCE AND EVASION ing Romania, to further investigate ister from 1993 to 2000, told Croatian wild night’s fun. mustard; lentil soup; roast pork, and Croatian capital offers lots of pubs, clubs scene, such as Plastik Funk, Vanilaz, Nico- On New Year’s Day, the tempo will be list” that might convince the govern- programmes,” says Natacha Kazatch- their alleged involvement in the CIA’s TV that contacts between the CIA many other traditional dishes. They are and bars to ring in 2015, as well as bun- la Moreno, Thomas Gold, Mark Knight, quieter with some Classical music, cour- ment to potentially support the de- kine, Senior Executive Officer for Local officials have either denied secret detention and rendition pro- and Croatian intelligence agencies served after midnight. dles of picture-postcard charm. If you Comfort, Gavin Woo, Joe 2 Shine and Van tesy of the Mediterranean Festival Or- tention facility. Human Rights in the EU, at Amnesty or remained vague on the findings of gramme. existed during his time in office. A good place to start the evening’s ac- can make it, come a few days ahead of the Pelt. chestra. During the evening, other musi- The heavily redacted paragraph in International European Institutions the US Senate’s report, and its implica- The prisons are said to have closed However he declined to comment tion is Liszt Ferenc square on Andrassy wildest night and enjoy the last days of If you miss the party on the New Year’s cians from the region will be performing, question states: “The Station respond- Office. “European countries facilitat- tions. in 2006 and the CIA ended the deten- directly on the torture allegations. Ivana NIKOLIĆ boulevard, because this area is home to the Advent season, a four-week lead-up Eve, don’t worry – you can see the whole including Croatia’s Toni Cetinski. ed with an $[redacted] million “wish ed rendition, torture and secret de- “I’ve just started to read the report, tion and interrogation programme in Asked about the allegations that in numerous bars and pubs and is also close to Christmas, which lasts until December thing again on New Year’s Day. The party On January 2nd, locals and visitors have list” [redacted]. CIA Headquarters tention of those the USA suspected of but as it has 480 pages will need some 2009. 1995, while he was in office, an Egyp- ou can already feel the fes- to the outdoor activities on Nyugati ter 24th. This is a great way to sample Croatian takes place at Boćarski dom, with starting an opportunity to listen to another popu- provided the Station with $[redacted] involvement in terrorism. time to finish it. I am also curious to Bucharest maintains that parlia- tian citizen was arrested in Zagreb tive spirit around some of and Oktogon – places with a promising customs, traditional food, drinks, music, prices at around €40. lar Yugoslav band, Parni Valjak. They will million more than was requested for “These include Lithuania, Poland, see what information is released in mentary inquiries from 2005-2008 and transferred to the US for interro- the region’s capitals. Nu- firework displays. but also to treat yourself and your friends be kicking off on stage at 11pm. the purposes of the [redacted] sub- and Romania, which hosted secret the report. Anyway, a parliamentary also uncovered no evidence of gation, after which he was transferred merous hotels, hostels, res- Prices range from €40 to €240, depend- to seasonal gifts. BUDVA If you are not a fan of such outdoor ac- sidy.” CIA prisons where torture was car- inquiry in Romania concluded that wrongdoing. to Egypt and executed, Granić said: taurants, night clubs and ing on how popular and upscale the place Advent events take place all over the tivities, see the old year out and the New The implication is that the govern- ried out,” she added. there was no involvement from the Elsewhere, Sali Berisha, the former “Even if I had some knowledge on this squaresY are preparing to ring in 2015 in is. Croatian capital and include the Christ- If you are fed up with the cold, windy Year in at one of Budva’s many clubs, bars ment hosting Detention Site Black Kazatchkine says that the countries Romanian side in this case,” Bogdan Albanian Prime Minister, from the case, I wouldn’t tell you. the presence of a throng of tourists and However, the best option for the ul- mas market, as well as other fun activities. winter weather of the Balkans, the Monte- and restaurants. Make sure to book both was generously reimbursed for coop- involved must carry out full and effec- Aurescu, Romania’s Foreign Minister, ranks of the Democratic Party, has “There are some things that will go locals. If you still don’t know how and timate Hungarian New Year’s Eve is a The city’s most popular downtown negrin seaside might be the right place to your hotel and New Year’s Eve venue on eration with the CIA. The first detain- tive investigations. “All implicated states said on Wednesday. used Facebook to “denounce without with me to the grave. But I will say where to spend December 31st, this is the cruise on the Danube. Imagine entering street, Tkalčićeva, a minute’s walk from ring in 2015. With temperatures here usu- time. And be ready to pay a bit more than ees were transferred to the facility in have a legal obligation to fully investi- In 2007, a report by the Swiss politi- any equivocation any form of torture. that we have a good cooperation with time to make up your mind. Act now – or 2015 on a boat! The last river cruise of the central Ban Jelačić Square, offers ally nudging upwards from 10 degrees usual, as the lowest price for an evening’s 2003. gate and expose the truth behind their cian Dick Marty, from the Council of “Albania has had and continues to the United States,” he concluded. miss out! 2014 includes full open bar, music and loads of fun, food, drinks and live music Celsius in winter, people rarely have to fun is usually around €50. 10 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 11 ARTS HEALTH AND FAMILY

Serbian comic books on display

The annual exhibition of Ser- bian comic book illustrators Matisse’s ‘Jazz’ and writers is open at Dom

Omladine until December Opera, Ballet Arts in brief Arts in brief 14th. The exhibition features and Classical works from 173 artists and FRIDAY DECEMBER 12th about 50 writers. Along with cut-outs come Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Serbian artists, there will with Ralph Weikert, conductor be works from international and Veronica Eberle, violin, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Studentski Trg comic book illustrators on 5, 8pm display as well. All types of to Belgrade th comic books are covered, SATURDAY DECEMBER 13 from traditional and old Anja Popović, violin, Guarnerius, school designs all the way to Džordža Vašingtona 12, 8:pm experimental and avant- MONDAY DECEMBER 15th garde styles. Admission is free. Ballet: The Damned Yard, The National Theatre, Francuska 1, 8pm Balkan dance WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17th troupe holds Ivana Medić, piano, Ilija M. Kolarac seasonal show Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, 6pm

Belgrade Madrigalists Choir, Balkan dance troupe Belgrade Cultural Centre, Trg Frula takes traditional Republike 5, 8pm dance styles and presents THURSDAY DECEMBER 18th them in a modern way. The ensemble has performed all RTS Choir and Symphonic Orchestra, Ilija M. Kolarac over the world since it was Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, 8pm formed in 1964. More than th 100 people will take to the FRIDAY DECEMBER 19 stage for the Belgrade show Belgrade Philharmonic with on December 17th at the Daniel Raiskin, conductor, Miklos Merenyi, violoncello, Ilija M. Kolarac Sava Centre. Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, 8pm

th Legendary French SATURDAY DECEMBER 20 movies at KC Grad Opera: Il Trovatore, The National Theatre, Francuska 1, 7pm

KC Grad will be screening MONDAY DECEMBER 22nd a cycle of five classic films Aleks Toskov, violin, Ilija M. Kolarac from French cinema history Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, 6pm over the coming weeks. One movie will be shown Concert Bella Italia, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, 8:30pm every Sunday starting this Slavica Đukić-Dejanović is one of the doctors opposing the legalisation of mercy killing. Photo by Media Centre Belgrade on December 14th for five TUESDAY DECEMBER 23rd weeks. The movies that will In Memoriam Konstantin Babić, be shown, in order, are ‘Pepe Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment, le Moko’ (1937), ‘The Red Studentski Trg 5, 8pm Circle’ (1970), ‘Hiroshima WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24th My Love’ (1959), ‘Jill and Opera: Madamme Butterfly, The Jim’ (1962), and ‘India Song’ National Theatre, Francuska 1, 7pm (1975). Euthanasia call stirs THURSDAY DECEMBER 25th

RTS Orchestra Nikola Avramović, piano, presents Hungarian Guarnerius, Džordža Vašingtona 12, special 8pm passions in Serbia This year’s RTS Orchestra New Year’s concert will have a Hungarian theme. Not “Health workers Delić is one of many doctors strongly Milan Antonijević, from the Lawyers’ only will a lot of the music Ahead of a should neither ac- We are not opposed to the idea, his main argument Committee for Human Rights, YUCOM, is be coming from Hungarian tively nor passively being that doctors are duty-bound to fight more positive about the proposal. composers, but the concert public debate participate in that mini-gods. for life, not participate in wiping it out. He welcomes the idea of a nine- will also feature some of Exibitions [euthanasia] because Delić argues that the Serbian medical month public debate, but isn’t optimis- Hungary’s biggest names in The ‘Jazz’ cut-outs are one of Matisse’s most lauded projects. Photo courtesy of New Moment Gallery and Events on proposals to their duty is to fight We didn’t system is poor and not ready for such a tic that the Commission’s proposal will opera performing as solo- for life and relieve a major law to be passed. Bigger prob- be adopted. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12th ists, including Szendi Szilvi, legalise euthanasia, sick person’s torments,” Slavica give life to lems need to be solved first, Delić says. Many obstacles await the supporters st Lukács Anita, Peller Károly Newton, the season closes with images painting with scissors, cutting out bold- 21 Alternative Film/Video, Đukić-Dejanović, a Socialist MP, for- “Our system is not a high-quality one. of euthanasia, he notes, mentioning “the Studentski Grad Cultural Centre, doctors and and Balczó Péter. The con- A display of the from Henri Matisse’s famed ‘Jazz’ series. ly-hued pieces of paper and putting to- Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 179, from 3pm mer health minister and a doctor, anyone that Diagnosis is still insufficient and [eutha- Church’s traditional stance [on euthana- cert takes place on Decem- ‘Jazz’ marked the end of the French gether simple yet highly sophisticated told BIRN. nasia] would come too early for such a sia] and its influence over the passage of SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13th experts have ber 29th at the Sava Centre French artist’s artist’s career and his move to a differ- collages of colours and shapes. Doctors and NGOs are dubious we can then system,” Delić maintained. laws and other regulations.” and tickets cost between €8 ent medium out of necessity. At the Many of the images that he created 6th International Queer Film about whether the proposal should Doctors also argue that worldwide Antonijević shares the stance of iconic, brightly- Festival Merlinka, short movies, criticised the idea, and €12. age of 74, he felt as if he had said every- in this way were very much inspired by Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22, from be adopted as well as about wheth- take back.” medicine has improved so fast in recent euthanasia supporters, that it is a hu- coloured paper thing that he had been able to say using recollections from his childhood. Ma- 5pm saying the time is er it stands a chance against Serbian years that the possibility exists that drugs man right, but warns that legalisation paints and wanted to try something tisse had said that memories of going tradition and the powerful Ortho- will be found to treat even the most seri- would create numerous legal issues Reflections of MONDAY DECEMBER 15th Belgrade make art collages ends this new. to the circus as a child were especially not ripe to allow dox Church, which opposes the le- Dragan Delićć, Serbian ous health conditions. including the possible need to amend He was also in poor health, bedrid- influential while creating these pieces; Exhibition: Art Collection of galisation of euthanasia. “They can either improve or cure them the constitution. “Legalising euthana- Šumatovačka Art School – Work Medical Chamber Marija Sibinović got the year’s exhibition den and did not have much mobility at not only the circus itself, but also the In Progress, Dom Omladine, ‘mercy killing’. The legalisation of euthanasia [grave illnesses], so no one has the right sia should be approached very care- inspiration for her latest all. This made it increasingly hard for music and the general atmosphere. Makedonska 22, 7pm is proposed within the draft Civil to take that chance away from the pa- fully,” he said. artworks by looking at season on a high him to paint or draw, which is why he As it was popular at the time for fa- Comics, Manga & Co, Studentski Code, a collection of civil laws, in- tient,” Đukić-Dejanović said. On the other hand, the commission glass- and metal-fronted eventually turned to creating paper mous artists to publish limited edition Grad Cultural Centre, Bulevar Zorana Ivana NIKOLIĆ cluding family law, property law, law on sive euthanasia. This means that patients that drafted the Civil Code remains op- note. Đinđića 179, 7pm buildings in the capital and cutouts, which led to the creation of his books, that was the intention for ‘Jazz’ inheritance and law on contracts. suffering from the worst and most hope- LEGAL DISPUTES timistic about the outcome of their ini- the reflections of the world ‘Jazz’ book. as well. The title was recommended by WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17th erbia is preparing to launch The draft Civil Code is to be presented less forms of illness can opt to stop receiv- AND TRADITION tiative. If it was adopted, the law would David GALIĆ It remains one of his most lauded Matisse’s publisher and the artist im- a public debate on a draft to the public at the end of December ing treatment. strictly define the conditions, procedures around them that appear on Exhibition: Mate Đorđević, Zečević projects. Originally meant to be a book mediately liked it, especially the fact law that envisages the le- following seven years of preparation. Delić believes that euthanasia will only and the role of doctors in the euthanasia their facades. Her exhibition, Gallery, Cara Uroša 11, 7pm he Art Thriller 2014 season of poetry, it was supposed to include that it linked his work to the spirit of galisation of euthanasia. If It consists of around 3, 000 regulations DOCTORS FIGHT FOR LIFE be justifiable once Serbian society and its process, they say. “Mirror of the City,” which th at the New Moment gallery verse by a French poet, but Matisse had music, movement and improvisation. THURSDAY DECEMBER 18 the initiative is approved, that will be open for public discussion for healthcare service are at the same level If the proposal fails to command sup- features a combination of in Belgrade has been one other ideas. While working on the cut- The 20 panels from the ‘Jazz’ collec- Exhibition: Aleksandar Jestrović SerbiaS will become the first country in the nine months, starting from January 2015. Doctors that BIRN interviewed hope that as they are in The Netherlands, Belgium port in the public debate, which will various techniques, includ- of the best in recent mem- outs, he started to jot down his thoughts tion that will be shown in Belgrade are aka Jamesdin, Studentski Grad region to allow “mercy killing” and one of After the public debate is complete, the the law allowing euthanasia will not pass and Luxembourg – the only European include doctors, NGOs and experts in Cultural Centre, Bulevar Zorana ing paint and charcoal on a ory. After an exhibition and decided that his own words would pieces owned by Slovenian art collec- Đinđića 179, 7pm a handful in Europe. draft will be sent to parliament for a vote public debate or get through parliament. countries that have legalised euthanasia the field, the proposal to allow euthana- variety of different formats, Tfeaturing works from the king of Pop be much better than someone else’s tors Živa and Lazar Vujić. The exhibi- The idea, proposed by a government as a special law that might be adopted in “We are not mini-gods. We didn’t give or assisted suicide. sia will be deleted from the code. “I am SATURDAY DECEMBER 20th is on show at the Kuća Đure Art, Andy Warhol, and a series of pho- poetry. tion at the New Moment Gallery in Hi- commission, has drawn criticism from two year’s time. life to anyone that we can then take back,” “We are not ready or mature enough not convinced that euthanasia will be Jakšića Gallery in Skadarlija tography exhibitions featuring some of In a sense, Matisse created a brand- landarska Street runs until December The Night of the Ad Eaters, Sava many prominent public figures and bod- The current Law on Health Protection, Dragan Delić, from the Serbian Medical as a society and as a nation to take such a allowed by law,” Đukić-Dejanović con- th Centre, Milentija Popovića 9, 8:30pm until December 16 . the most famed erotic works by Helmut new medium. He was essentially 28th. Entry is free. ies, including from a majority of doctors. adopted in 2005, allows for so-called pas- Chamber, told BIRN. decision,” Delić said. cluded. 12 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 13 WHAT’S ON ON THE SPOT

International CLUBBING cuisine at 14th AND LIVE MUSIC Charity Bazaar

th FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 • Marko Bulat and Nevena • Music Train, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada • Celebrities’ Humanitarian Night, Mr • ZeneKese, Grad Cultural Centre, Braće he annual Charity Bazaar, tradition- Ciganlija, 10pm Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Krsmanović 4, 9pm Stojanović Nency, Kafana Sipaj Ne ally organized by International • Chancha Via Circuito, Drugstore, Pitaj, Bulevar Vojvode Mišića 11, 10pm • Flashback 80s with DJ Johnny Pit, • Friends’ Night – Milan Anikić and • Duo rouz, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada Bulevar Despota Stefana 115, 11pm • RnB Night, Klub Cinema, Gračanička Witch Bar, Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm DJ Mix (Time Machine), Teatro Bar, Ciganlija, 10pm Women’s Club in Belgrade, took place • Nuno Dos Santos, Dot, Francuska 6, 11pm 18, 11pm • Two of Us Band, Coyote Bar, Sarajevska 26, 10pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, on December 7th at the Belgrade Fair. • Akito, 20/44 boat on Sava river, 11pm Višnjićeva 9, 10pm • Libertas Band, Kafana Tajna, Skadarska 32, 9pm T • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, Exhibitors from 46 countries presented their • Superplastic, Plastic, Takovska 36, Skadarska 32, 9pm Ruzveltova 13, 10pm • Cocktails’ Night, Kontra Bar, traditional food and souvenirs, and all the 11pm FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19th • Tamburaši Dema Miro, Stara Kafana, Strahinjića Bana 49, 10pm • Akustik Mix Bend, Kafana Sevdah, money raised was donated to Serbian humani- • Friday Swag, KPTM, Žorža Sremskih Odreda, 10pm Ustanička 68, 10pm • DJ Retro Pop and Rock Best, Coyote Klemansoa 22, 11pm , Kafana Ona Moja, • Uto Karem, The Tube, Simina 21, 11pm Bar, Višnjićeva 9, 10pm tarian organisations providing assistance to • Džoni i Vorkersi rd • Belgrade Afterhours, Svemirska Vojvode Šupljikca 31, 10pm • Boža Podunavac, Mirko Lazarević, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 • Nemke and Opijum Band, Kafana the disadvantaged. Maja Gojković, the head Kafana boat on Sava, 11pm • Bend Tango and Cash, Kafana Još Dot, Francuska 6, 11pm Jazbina, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 89, of the Serbian parliament, officially opened • Retro Techno, Sioux, Skadarska 40, • Lili Band, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada 10pm • House Party, Mr Stefan Braun, Ovu Noć, Vojislava Ilića, 10pm the bazaar, together with many members of Nemanjina 4, 11pm • RnB Night – DJ Dushwan, Witch Bar, 11pm Ciganlija, 10pm th IWC, including Elisabeth Kuroki, Sarah Kirby, • Can’t Stop the Rock, KST, Bulevar Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm • Couple Up, KPTM, Žorža Klemansoa • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm • Veče Pevačica, Na Vodi Kafana, 22, 11pm Skadarska 32, 9pm Beatrice Grozdanić and Stela Markotić. • Consecration, Wolfram, Božidarac, Brodarska bb, 10pm • Can’t Stop the Rock/EBM, KST, • 90s Night, Mr Stefan Braun, • Digital Harmony, Dot, Francuska 6, Radoslava Grujića 3, 8pm • Acoustic Guitar, Casablanca Pub, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm 11pm • Jinx, Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22, 9pm Skadarlija 9, 10pm • Superplastic, Plastic, Takovska 36, • Black Duo Band, Witch Bar, • RnB and Hip Hop Night, Mr Stefan • Fullhouse and DJ, Red Shoes Cafe, 11pm Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Ada Ciganlija, 10pm MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15th • Fullhouse and DJ, Red Shoes Cafe, • Budwiser Draft, Coyote Bar, • The Groove, KPTM, Žorža Klemansoa Bitef presents • Teodora Toković and Miroslav Ilić, Ada Ciganlija, 10pm Višnjićeva 9, 10pm 22, 11pm Kafana Sipaj Ne Pitaj, Bulevar Vojvode • Unplugged Duo, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada • House Party, Mr Stefan Braun, • Mišel Gvozdenović, Kafana Perper • Jumbus, Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm Mišića 11, 10pm Ciganlija, 10pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm Merak, Omladinskih Brigada 18, 10pm • Flashback 80s with DJ Johnny Pit, drama about • After Work Party-DJ Jovan • Acoustic Band “Neša,” Konoba • After Work Party-DJ Jovan • Naš Način Band, Kafana Tajna, Witch Bar, Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm Nikolovski, Klub Izlog, 27th March Akustik, Cara Dušana 13, 9pm Nikolovski, Klub Izlog, 27th March Ruzveltova 13, 10pm • Two of Us Band, Coyote Bar, Chekhov and Street, 11pm • Aćim i violina, Kafana Jazbina, Street, 11pm Višnjićeva 9, 10pm WEDNESDAY, th • Bow Down Party, Klub Molokini, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 89, 10pm • DJ MeHighLow, Industrija Bar, DECEMBER 24 • Gothic, KST, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra Tolstoy Pariska 1, 11pm • Destiny’s Night, Witch Bar, Karađorđeva 23, 11pm 73, 10pm , Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm • Superplastic, Klub Plastic, Takovska Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm • OK Band, Klub Cinema, Gračanička • Ike & Prema • Music Train, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada , Mr Stefan Braun, 34, 11pm • Tuborg Draft, Coyote Bar, Višnjićeva 18, 10pm • Disco House Ciganlija, 10pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm elgrade’s renowned Bitef Theatre • DJ MeHighLow, Industrija Bar, 9, 10pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, th , Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra th Karađorđeva 23, 11pm • Celebrities’ Humanitarian Night, Mr SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 • Disco, KST Skadarska 32, 9pm on December 4 premiered the play Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm 73, 10pm “Chekhov Says Goodbye to Tolstoy” SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th • Friends’ Night – Milan Anikić and • House Party, Mr Stefan Braun, by one of the most prominent Croa- DJ Mix (Time Machine), Teatro Bar, Nemanjina 4, 11pm B tian writers, Miro Gavran. The piece, which • Morphosis, Drugstore, Bulevar • Slam, Port of Belgrade, Žorža Sarajevska 26, 10pm focuses on a meeting between the great Rus- Despota Stefana 115, 11pm • Libertas Band, Kafana Tajna, Klemansoa 37, 11pm • Taboo Band, Kafana Sipaj Ne Pitaj, Ruzveltova 13, 10pm • Ewox & Tamarinsky, Dot, Francuska KOLARAC sian writers that began amicably but ended in Bulevar Vojvode Mišića 11, 10pm 6, 11pm hostility, featured several top Serbian actors, • Red Bull Presents Incredibles, Dot, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th • Innershades, Grad Cultural Centre, including Predrag Ejdus and Ivan Đorđević. Braće Krsmanović 4, 11pm PROGRAMME Francuska 6, 11pm Photo by Nenad Janjićijević Photo by Ana Milošević • Belgrade Bangin Presents: • Big Band RTS plays Ray Charles, Ilija M. • Soundmute Label Showcase, Sioux, United We Dream, Mikser House, Kolarac Endowment, Studentski Trg 5, 8pm Skadarska 40, 11pm Karađorđeva 46, 11pm • Lili Band, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada • Lychtum Live, KPTM, Žorža • Shift, Sioux, Skadarska 40, 11pm Ciganlija, 10pm Klemansoa 22, 11pm • House Party, Mr Stefan Braun, • 90s Night, Mr Stefan Braun, • Revival, Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm Serbian Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Seven That Spells, Jastreb, Dom Nemanjina 4, 11pm th th • Plastic Revival, Plastic, Takovska 36, • Black Duo Band, Witch Bar, Omladine, Makedonska 22, 9pm TUESDAY, December 16 SATURDAY, December 20 officials mark 11pm Kumanovska 14-16, 10pm • Rap (R)Evolution, Students Cultural Concert Hall, 8pm Concert Hall, 8pm rd • Ladies/Brit’n’Bass, KST, Bulevar • Budwiser Draft, Coyote Bar, Centre, Kralja MIlana 48, 9pm RTS Big Band Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra UAE’s 43 Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm Višnjićeva 9, 10pm • Profesori Band and DJ, Red Shoes Ray Charles Evening (USA) Cafe, Ada Ciganlija, 10pm • Ti, Repetitor, Božidarac, Radoslava • Mišel Gvozdenović, Kafana Perper Production: Music Production RTS Conductor: Anthony Princiotti Grujića 3, 8pm Merak, Omladinskih Brigada 18, 10pm • Inspiracija Band, Klub Cinema, birthday Ticket Price: 200, 300, 400 dinars Programme: Mozart, Brahms, • Profesori Band and DJ, Red Shoes • Naš Način Band, Kafana Tajna, Gračanička 18, 10pm Beethoven • Trust Me You Can Dance, Splav Klub Cafe, Ada Ciganlija, 10pm Ruzveltova 13, 10pm Admission free • Inspiracija Band, Klub Cinema, Dragstor Play on Sava, 11pm WEDNESDAY, December 17th he embassy of the United Arab th Gračanička 18, 10pm WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 • DJ Tom Collins, Industrija Bar, Concert Hall, 8pm Emirates celebrated the country’s Karađorđeva 23, 11pm MONDAY, December 22nd • Trust Me You Can Dance, Splav Klub Great Music Performers independence day on December Dragstor Play on Sava, 11pm • Gistro Pop 07, Grad Cultural Centre, • Džoni i Vorkersi, Kafana Ona Moja, nd Roman Simović, violin Concert Hall, 8pm 2 at the Belgrade Hayat Hotel. The • DJ Tom Collins, Industrija Bar, Braće Krsmanović 4, 10pm Vojvode Šupljikca 31, 10pm Bella Italia T Simon Trpčeski, piano UAE’s ambassador to Serbia, Juma Rashed Saif Karađorđeva 23, 11pm • Ike & Prema, Plastic, Takovska 36, Artistic Ensemble of the Ministry of SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st Zayed Aldhaheri, welcomed many prominent • Hitcontrol Party, Klub Plastik, 11pm Programme: Grieg, Brahms, Debussy, Defence of Serbia “Stanislav Binički” • Disco House, Mr Stefan Braun, Takovska 34, 11pm Ravel Conductor: Vojkan Borisavljević guests, including Serbian President Tomislav Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Gibonni Acoustic, Sava Centre, • Džoni i Vorkersi, Kafana Ona Moja, Production: Music Centre Tino Favazza, tenor (Italy), Nikolić and his wife, US ambassador Michael , KST, Bulevar Kralja Milentija Popovića 9, 8pm Soloists: Vojvode Šupljikca 31, 10pm • Basswave Kirby and several Serbian ministers. Aleksandra 73, 10pm • Full House Band and DJ Marko, Mr Ticket Price: 1.800, 2.000 dinars Snežana Savičić Sekulić, soprano Cocktail Studio SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14th • Duo rouz, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm Production: Ciganlija, 10pm • Full House Night, Molokini, Pariska THURSDAY, December 18th 1, 11pm Wednesday, December 24th • Jenner, Sioux, Skadarska 40, 11pm • Cocktails’ Night, Kontra Bar, Concert Hall, 8pm Strahinjića Bana 49, 10pm • RnB Night, Klub Cinema, Gračanička • Full House Band and DJ Marko, Mr RTS Choir and Symphonic Orchestra Concert Hall, 8pm Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm • DJ Retro Pop and Rock Best, Coyote 18, 11pm Patchwork - Ensemble Conductor: Bojan Suđić • Full House Night, Molokini, Pariska Bar, Višnjićeva 9, 10pm • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, Metamorphosis 1, 11pm • Nemke and Opijum Band, Kafana Jazbina, Skadarska 32, 9pm Programme: Schnittke, Bernstein Saša Mirković, viola • Džoni i Vorkersi, Kafana Ona Moja, Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 89, 10pm Production: Music Production RTS Stanko Madić, violin Vojvode Šupljikca 31, 10pm THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th Programme: L. Mozart, V.A. Mozart, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22nd FRIDAY, December 19th A. Corelli, • Digital Harmony, Dot, Francuska 6, Concert Hall, 8pm M. Mihajlović, A. Vrebalov 11pm • Unplugged Duo, Red Shoes Cafe, Ada Cycle: War and Peace Ticket Price: 400, 500 dinars • Benjamin Brighton, Marko Ciganlija, 10pm Belgrade Phiharmonic Orchestra • Tamburaši Live, Kafana Dva Jelena, FRIDAY, December 26th Milutinović, Neutron, Schlitz, KPTM, Conductor: Daniel Raiskin Žorža Klemansoa 22, 11pm Skadarska 32, 9pm FREE COPY Soloist: Miklós Perényi , violoncello Concert Hall, 8pm • Jumbus, Plastic, Takovska 36, 11pm • Acoustic Band “Neša,” Konoba Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Programme: G. 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Circulation: 4,000 14 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 15 GOING OUT SPORT Jazzed up in Kosovo’s Olympic gain old bohemia dismays Serbia sports chief usually play very mellow tunes, though Tucked away in they might amp it up a bit during the week- end to include some Dixieland and some- e are not satis- Skadarlija, Bajloni thing a bit more festive and danceable. After Kosovo fied, we tried Either way, it isn’t a place to party the to insinuate Bar & Beyond night away. Despite the live music, Bajloni won member- this during the is still a bar and bar rules apply. During talks with the is a great place the week, the bands usually stop playing ship in the “WInternational Olympic Committee. Nev- around midnight, although they may play ertheless we are a sporting organization, to escape the an hour longer during the weekend, as the not a political one, and this is a political Belgrade bylaws permit bars to remain International issue,” Divac told Tanjug news agency on throng of tourists open then until 1am. Tuesday, December 9th. The interior of the bar matches its loca- Olympic Com- The decision, reached at the 127th ses- and relax to the tion. It used to be an old brewpub, and has sion of the IOC held in Monaco, means not changed much in appearance since mittee, Vlade that athletes from Kosovo will be allowed sounds of live jazz then. The décor is traditional and old-fash- to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in ioned. The furniture looks antique and the Divac, Serbian Rio. It follows an earlier decision in Octo- entire vibe goes for an old, traditional but ber by the IOC to grant Kosovo provision- David GALIĆ distinctly urban atmosphere. A Belgrade al recognition. taverns of 50 years ago might well have Olympic Com- At that time, the IOC said the Kosovo elgrade has a number of bars looked like this. Olympic Committee “met the require- that don’t look like anything The bar is not huge, but the space is used mittee head, ments for recognition as outlined in the particular at first glance, but well and is designed so that it does not get Olympic Charter,” referring to sporting which have a certain some- too overcrowded and uncomfortable, even expressed and technical requirements “as well as thing that keeps the punters when the bar is full of people dancing. definition of ‘country.’” Bcoming back for more. Bajloni is one of The bar is at its best in summer, thanks to dissatisfaction Commenting on the IOC decision, them. a great garden planted with old, very high Divac said the Serbian Committee had The bar is located in a small street adja- trees, which provide a welcome shade in expected Kosovo to win the right to join cent to Skadarlija, the so-called Bohemian the sweltering summer months. There is – but said poli- IOC. However, political decisions should quarter of Belgrade, which most locals view also a living fence made of well-maintained not affect sport, he added. as a tourist trap. shrubs that creates a barrier between the tics should not “I insist that we watch this through Vlade Divac says the Serbian Olympic Committee expected Kosovo to win membership of the IOC. Photo by Media Centre Belgrade Thankfully, Bajloni is hidden away, and bar space and the street. So, although it is sporting lenses and leave the politicians so does not get a lot of walk-ins who hap- very close to the street, you can barely hear affect sport. do their job,” he said. Hashim Thaci, Kosovo’s Deputy sovo is now a member of the Olympic ments because of the continuing dis- pen to see the bar and take a chance. This the noise of the outside world when you Until now, Kosovo has not been allowed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Committee. Our flag will flutter in the putes over its status. is a place where people come intentionally. are sitting there. to participate in the Olympics as it was not welcomed the news of Kosovo’s mem- Olympic Games and it will be carried It has been recognized by the US and For the most part, they come for the live Drink prices are on par with most popu- a member of the IOC. The former province bership of the IOC. in Rio by Majlinda,” he wrote on Face- most Western countries. But Serbia has jazz music. lar bars in the vicinity. Considering that is of Serbia declared independence in 2008 “Congratulations to Kosovo, congrat- book. vowed never to recognize it and has been Live bands play almost every night, and it located in a very tourist-friendly part of – but Serbia and many other countries ulations to athletes, congratulations to Kosovo has been barred from supported in its standpoint by Russia, even when no band is playing, there will be the city, they are still lower than you might continuie to dispute its statehood. the Kosovo Olympic Committee. Ko- many international sports tourna- China and numerous other countries. jazz playing in the bar. This is not a place to expect. hear contemporary jazz artists or some cut- ting-edge jazz groups that require your full Bajloni Bar & Beyond uroleague’s disciplinary judge home game behind closed doors and attention. Bajloni’s bands play upbeat or re- Address: Cetinjska 15 Red Star and has sanctioned both Serbia’s pay a €50,000 euro fine. laxing sounds. During the week, the bands Phone: +381 69 2255 664 Red Star and Turkey’s Gal- Both clubs can appeal against the Photo: Facebook E atasaray for “the incidents generated penalties by December 19th. Galatasaray by their fans and the failure to adopt Serbia’s state-run Tanjug news agen- measures to avoid disturbances” cy reported that before the game in Is- ahead of the match in Istanbul on No- tanbul, Galatasaray fans attacked some One Republic Belgrade punished for fan’s vember 21st. 400 Red Star supporters who could not Marko Ivković, a 25-year-old Red Star enter the venue because they could not announce Dixieland murder fan, was stabbed in the heart during the buy tickets. violence that erupted in front of the sta- Following the violence and the death Belgrade show Orchestra turns 15 dium in Istanbul. Turkish police have of Ivković, Serbian interior minister Euroleague Basketball has disciplined arrested the suspected murderer. Nebojša Stefanović said that for the merican pop-rock band One Republic, best-known for their Grammy he Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra holds their 15th annual Decem- Euroleague, Europe’s highest-level sake of good relations between the two award-winning hit ‘Apologise’, one of the 50 most popular songs in the ber concert, “15 Years With You” at the Jazz Club Sava in Sava Cen- the Belgrade and Istanbul clubs over professional club basketball competi- countries, it was very important that history of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, have announced a concert in tre on December 13th. One of the few trad jazz bands in Serbia, they tion, ruled that Galatasaray must play the perpetrator was brought to justice Belgrade on June 6th 2015 at Kombank Arena. Tickets costing between will be accompanied by The Dixie Dance Show, a dance troupe the violence before a recent game that their next three home games in an as soon as possible “because it is in the €35 and €55 are already on sale and being snapped up fast. The group that has been performing with the orchestra for the past decade. empty stadium and pay a €100,000 interest of the Serbian public and the playedA a show in Slovenia earlier this year which was attended by many Serbian fans, TicketsT cost about €5 at the door. If you’re a fan of old school New Orleans style fine, while Red Star must play their next state”. led to the death of a Serbian fan. so it’s no surprise that they decided to make a stop in Belgrade on this tour. jazz, this is the New Year’s event for you! Photo by Beta

Serbian rockers Eyesburn Croatian pop star celebrate anniversary stages acoustic shows Croatian psych-rockers Vintage rock’n’roll at KC Grad One of the most popular Serbian rock at Dom Omladine Baroque at the bookstore Gibonni is a Croatian pop rocker who bands of the last two decades, Eyes- is huge all over the Balkans, especially Old school rock’n’roll from the 1950s burn are celebrating their 20th anniver- Seven That Spells are an internation- French baroque music will be in focus in Belgrade. He just played a successful and 1960s comes to KC Grad on Decem- sary this year. The band even has an ally-known psychedelic rock band at a concert entitled “Tour de France” at arena show in Belgrade and could prob- ber 12th. DJs will be playing domestic international following thanks to their from Croatia who are bringing their the Trag Bookstore Gallery on Decem- ably do it again if he wanted to. Instead, and foreign songs selected by Serbian original and hard-hitting combination aggressive Krautrock-influenced sound ber 13th, when the trio of Iva Milošević he’s decided to play two intimate, music legend Minja Subota, known for of hardcore, metal and reggae music. to Dom Omladine on December 20th, on transverse flute, Đorđe Milošević on acoustic shows instead on December composing some of the biggest hits of The anniversary show will be on De- backed by another Croatian space-rock baroque cello and Andrej Jovanić on st nd 21 and 22 at the Sava Centre. Tickets that era in Yugoslavia. The event kicks cember 26th at Student Cultural Center group, Jastreb. Tickets at the door will theorbo will play selections from the cost in between €12 and €25. off at 9pm and entrance is free. (SKC). Tickets are €8 at the door. cost €5. period. Entrance is free. 16 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25, 2014 ADVERT Map of City Centre

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