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COMMENT 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 Macedonian EDITOR’S WORD Predictability Political By Mark R. Pullen elections Serbian numerous enced rate ourselves as pundits when it comes to predicting election - re sults and post-election moves. our experience of elections in Ser Serbia bangs drum - - - policeNEWS action leaves host of questions over Greater Albania NEWS After the violence in The police action “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: Kumanovo, Serbia’s in Kumanovo has 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. media, politicians claimed 22 lives, and experts have eight members page 10 rushed to warn of the of the police and dangers of a Greater 14 fighters of the Albania – a campaign armed group. It has hile the football world watch - es events unfold at the Euro - that some say suits 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. also left behind it a W the Serbian govern- June 13, 2008 Issue No. 1 / Friday, ment’s interests. trail of unanswered questions. page 5 Gordana ANDRIĆ

acedonian offi- Sefer TAHIRI cials have yet to provide full infor- he Macedonian police mation of what action in Kumanovo conomists are warning that pro - over Serbia’s uncertainty longed “This year has been lost, from the happened in the leaves several ques- 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 northern town of tions unanswered. It E MKumanovo and what lay behind the has also left behind clashes between police and a previ- not only lives lost and ously unknown armed group. Thomeless people but a bitter feeling However, Serbian security officials, that it takes a very little for the situation Friday • June 13 2008 experts and media have already drawn in Macedonia to get out of control. up several lurid scenarios. Most centre With such fragile institutions and on the idea that the clashes marked with a security system under the direct the start of a Kosovo Albanian-led fight command of the ruling VMRO DPMNE

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party, literally only one gun can turn Belgrade Insight IS SUPPORTED BY: IS SUPPORTED claim that America was behind the the country into a conflict zone. on a new gov - ense negotiations ernment have divided the ranks events in Kumanovo. “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 Regardless of the fact that this con- 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 Continued on page 2 Clashes in Macedonia prompted fears in Belgrade that violence might spread to Serbia. Photo by Marko Drobnjaković/AP flict was not ethnic, the clash between the police and the armed group - which COMMENT apparently has no demands or politi- cal platform - still leaves behind a high level of uncertainty and confusion. Crunch time looms How was the police action executed? Were all international standards for ex- ecuting an action in such circumstanc- es implemented? for reforms in Serbia There are some of the more obvious questions that need to be answered in With the toughest reforms yet to come, the and increasing the price of electricity, She also refrained from making a reasonable time, or they will cast a which were debated during the April judgements on the timing and percent- shadow over the whole action, opening risk of some key reforms being abandoned in 29th-May 11th visit. age of the electricity price rise. the door for all sorts of suspicions. Zuzana Murgasova, head of the IMF She acknowledged the implemen- Was an ultimatum needed, to give the face of resistance is growing, experts say. mission, told a press conference with tation of agreed fiscal consolidation the local citizens an opportunity to Dušan Vujović, the Minister of Finance, measures, however, noting that Serbia's safely leave the area? Was there a need th on May 11 , that no discussion about fiscal performance in the first quarter for the excessive force that was shown Katarina MARKOVIĆ and the Executive Board is now expect- potential increases in pensions and was “in line with the objectives set by against the local people, children, wom- public-sector salaries took place. the program.” ed in June. en and elderly amongst them? She recalled that under the cost cuts In the first three months of 2015, the he first visit of the IMF mis- However, despite the satisfaction of In the light of the police action an- programme, total spending on salaries Serbian budget had a surplus of 21.4 sion to Serbia, following Serbian officials, it is clear that some other important question is whether and pensions should fall to 7 per cent billion dinars (€177.86 million), as op- approval of a €1.2 billion key decisions in the implementation the number of casualties might have precautionary Stand-By of the arrangement are being delayed, and 11 per cent of GDP respectively. posed to a planned figure of 55 billion been minimized if an ultimatum for Arrangement, has ended raising fears that some of the reforms “It will take some time to implement dinars (€457.11 million). withdrawal to the armed group had Twith general agreement on the comple- might be reconsidered. this,” Murgasova said, adding that im- been issued. tion of the first review. Approval of the These include deadlines for the re- plementation of all the measures must agreement by the IMF Management structuring of state-owned enterprises continue in order to achieve these goals. Continued on page 7 Continued on page 8

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Continued from page 1 Serbia bangs drum Serbia rehabilitates WWII over Greater Albania Chetnik leader Mihailović A Belgrade court During WWII his forces, also known as Chetniks, were accused of committing rehabilitated war crimes and other atrocities. Some of his top lieutenants in the field openly Chetnik leader collaborated with the Italians and Nazi Germans in the name of the preservation Dragoljub ‘Draža’ of Serbia’s Orthodox faith and the nation. Mihailović, who The Chetniks also targeted and killed Bosnian Muslims and Croats as well as was executed for Communists. After Tito’s Communists seized pow- high treason and er in Yugoslavia, they hunted down Nazi collaboration Mihailović and put him on trial in Bel- grade in 1946. He was accused of collabo- in 1946, after rating with the Axis powers and of nego- tiating a ceasefire between his forces and hearings that those of Germany. He was found guilty and shot two days highlighted later; his body was never found. longstanding The Chetniks were banned during the Communist era, but gained more popu- divisions in larity in Serbia in the 1990s. In 2004, the Serbian government Serbia. brought in a law that granted both Parti- sans and Chetniks an equally honoured place in history, followed by another law Marija RISTIĆ in 2006 on rehabilitation of former Chet- Sven MILEKIĆ niks. The new laws sparked over 2,000 he Belgrade Higher Court rehabilitation requests to the courts. rehabilitated Mihailović Mihailović’s grandson Vojislav filed a re- on May 14th, annulling the quest in 2006. Communist-era verdict Members of the Ravna Gora Chetnik Movement in front of the court. Photo by Beta But Hrvoje Klasić, a history professor in from 1946 that sentenced Zagreb, told BIRN that the rehabilitation him to death. court to prevent any incidents between the defunct throne, also said it was a posi- Mihailović was the first Yugoslav The Serbian army and police strengthened their presence on the borders with Macedonia and Kosovo. Photo by Beta would be “one of many court verdicts in TThe court ruled that the post-WWII trial Chetnik supporters and anti-nationalist tive day for the country. leader of a popular uprising against the the region that will be taken out of con- of Mihailović was “political and ideologi- protesters who had gathered for the rul- “This was not just an injustice towards German invasion in 1941 and was quickly text”. nalysts have told BIRN THEORIES ABOUT media in Serbia to share the information Stojanović, also a member of the rul- the kind of authoritarian and personal- cal” and made serious legal errors. ing. one patriotic man, but it was an injustice promoted to the rank of general and min- “With this judgment, Draža Mihailović that behind such in- GREATER ALBANIA that Macedonia is not under attack and ing Progressive Party, stated that the istic rule that Vučić and Gruevski have It also said that the trial was not fair be- Oliver Antić, an advisor to Serbian towards our country and our people. This ister of war by the royal government in is declared unconvicted but not neces- terpretations of Mac- that relations between Albanians and groups ready to fight for this cause have in common,” Gordy said. cause he didn’t have proper contact with President Tomislav Nikolić and one of verdict is crucial for national reconcilia- exile in London. sary innocent,” Klasić said. edonian events lie the Events in Macedonia prompted Ser- Macedonians are better then ever,” he the backing of the US. On the other hand, statements that his defence lawyers nor the right to ap- those who proposed the rehabilitation, tion,” Karađorđević told media. By late 1942, however, Mihailović “Not a single statement on the issue Serbian government’s bian security officials, experts and -me said. According to him, Western countries distance the Serbian government from peal, and questioned the authenticity of said it was a reason for celebration. But the Alliance of Associations of the became convinced that Communism of his guilt was questioned by the court attempts to support dia to start warning the public of the “I have not seen that any of them have want to distance Macedonia from Rus- Albanians could bring the government the evidence presented. “Serbia should celebrate, but there are National Liberation War Veterans of Ser- posed a greater long-term threat to Yu- in Belgrade, nor did it state that Draža itsA partner government in Macedonia – risk of the creation of a Greater Albania, published my statements, which led me sia and stop the potential construction nationalist support, at a time when EU- In a sign of how the case has reflected reasons to celebrate in Croatia and else- bia, SUBNOR, said that the ruling was “re- goslavia than the Axis occupation, and Mihailović did not commit the deeds that now under siege from protests and de- a concept advocated by some Albani- to think this was not only amateurism of a gas pipeline, due to deliver Russian mediated talks with Pristina on normali- continuing divisions within society be- where in the region,” Antić said. writing the history of WWII” and under- he sought to conserve his forces for a are attributed to him,” he added. mands for its resignation. ans and which calls for unification of but a tendency with a political back- gas to Europe via Turkey, Greece, Mac- sation of the relations are unpopular. tween Mihailović’s admirers and oppo- Serbia’s crown prince Aleksandar mining the legacy of Serbia’s contribution showdown with Josip Broz Tito’s Parti- The rehabilitation ruling is final and Additionally, some accuse Serbian of- all Albanians in one state that would in- ground to it,” Jovanovski added. edonia and Serbia. “The Serbian government is aware nents, police were deployed outside the Karađorđević, the current pretender to to the fight against fascism. san forces. cannot be appealed. ficials of misusing Serbian emotions and clude Albania, Kosovo, as well as parts Idro Seferi, Belgrade correspondent “It is possible that the great powers that despite the large international prejudice in any incidents involving Ko- of Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and for a number of Kosovo and Albanian with whose interests this project is not political capital it has got by negotiat- sovo Albanians to promote its agenda Greece. media, says the Serbian media have in line have struck the weakest link in a ing agreements with Kosovo, it may and maintain support among national- The Serbian daily Blic published a been covering events in Macedonia su- row – Macedonia,” he said. “Serbia will be faced with a high domestic political ist voters, at the time when they risk los- front page on May 10th with just one perficially and with some bias. have to be careful and fighting for the price,” Gordy said. ing popularity over the issue of the EU- large headline, reading, “Greater Albania “They follow nothing else but preju- north of Kosovo and Metohija not to lose “Inflammatory events like the con- led dialogue with Kosovo. knocks on the door.” dice. The fact that some think that they south-central Serbia.” flict in Kumanovo offer an unmissable Gun battles between police and the On May 12th, the same daily covered cannot go to report from Kosovo does not He was not alone in such views. Mi- opportunity to pacify their political previously unknown armed group in its front page with the events in Macedo- mean that this is the reality,” Seferi said, lovan Drecun, the head of parliament’s base. In American politics they call Kumanovo on May 9th and 10th left eight nia, claiming they were orchestrated by adding that the Serbian media are driven Committee for Kosovo and also a mem- these kinds of events ‘red meat,’” Gordy policemen dead and some 37 wounded. Daut Haradinaj, a deputy in the Kosovo by a prejudice that all Albanians are ter- ber of Progressives, told TV B92 on May added; anything that has the potential th According to police, 14 gunmen were parliament, and saying that he was also rorists and that they all support violence. 11 that the conflicts in Macedonia may of making Albanians look bad could be also killed. planning to attack the Serbian-populat- “Albanians have been demonised in reflect a “geopolitical confrontation be- useful for the Serbian government, he The Macedonian Security Council ed part of the northern Kosovo town of the Serbian media for more than two tween Russia and America”. opined. said the group of several dozen peo- Mitrovica. decades. That creates a problem when He said Western countries wish to re- Borjan Jovanovski agrees that inter- ple, led by mainly Kosovo Albanians, Blic was not the only media outlet you need to change something, because move Gruevski’s government, which he pretations of Macedonian events like had planned terror attacks across the to spread fear of Greater Albania and then Serbian leaders also cannot react sees as pro-Russian, and bring the oppo- those seen in the Serbian media could country, intending serious destabili- conflicts with Kosovo Albanians. The differently because the crowd does not sition to power. Drecun believes that as score some points for Serbian officials. sation. tabloid Kurir on May 10th published an expect them to,” he said. “They have an it was impossible to bring Zaev to power “This type of information keeps high However, Macedonian officials have article stating that a revived Kosovo Lib- anti-Albanian agenda with which they in elections, the West has decided to use on the agenda the stereotype that Al- provided little information on the group eration Army, KLA, was planning a “total are spreading fear and hiding more posi- protests and ethnic tensions to bring banians are some kind of threat for eve- itself, how the clashes began and what war”. tive things,” Seferi added. Gruevski down. ryone in the region, which brings them the aim of the attackers was. The claims about a potential new war “I think that even a decision to rear- some daily political points,” he said. The turmoil also comes against a in the Balkans were also published in WESTERN PROXY range Macedonia into a federation di- “They probably also believe that by backdrop of a deep political crisis re- the pro-government daily Informer on WAR WITH RUSSIA vided into Macedonian and Albanian playing it like this they will diminish volving around opposition claims that May 14th. The daily cited an alleged CIA parts has also been made,” he said. Pristina’s negotiating position [in the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski ordered report that warned of a potential war in The media were not alone in fanning “It could come to the federalisation of talks],” Jovanovski added. the illegal surveillance of some 20,000 the Balkans between Albanians and Or- fears about a Greater Albania and vio- Macedonia, and that is a step towards However, Gordy warns that such people. thodox Serbs, Macedonians, Greeks and lent conflicts with Albanians. Greater Albania and the question is a narrative could easily backfire. “It Amid anti-government protests and Bulgarians. Petar Cvetković, head of Serbia’s whether it will extend to the rest of the might be a mistake to assume that th pressure on Gruevski to resign, some The news of allegedly imminent new Military Security Agency, on May 11 region,” Drecun added. media audiences are stupid. They can observers, including the opposition So- attacks, this time in Serbia, prompted claimed a large group of ethnic Albanian recognise patterns, they know where cial Democrat leader, Zoran Zaev, voiced other media to join in as well. The daily “terrorists” was active in Macedonia on a RISKS FOR THE they have been guided before, and suspicion that the authorities were try- Vecernje Novosti published on May 14th mission to carve out a “Greater Albania” SERBIAN GOVERNMENT where this has taken them,” he said, ing to distract the public from the crisis that 50 KLA veterans planned to attack and that the West supported this aim. referring to the nationalism that raged - and the mass protests planned for May the police and army in south and central Momir Stojanović, the chairman of Eric Gordy, a Balkan expert at Univer- throughout the Balkans during the 17th - by orchestrating ethnic unrest. Serbia. the Serbian parliament’s Committee for sity College London, told BIRN that there Nineties. The Kumanovo violence erupted Such headlines prompted Mac- Security Services Control, told Večernje might be several reasons for the Serbian “Campaigns like this can backfire and th amid signs that Macedonia’s large Al- edonian veteran TV reporter Borjan Novosti on May 14 that the project of media’s reporting and the official state- discredit the people orchestrating them. banian community will also join the Jovanovski to call on his Serbian col- “Greater Albania” was the greatest se- ments. The Macedonian public has already protests against the government and leagues on Twitter to stop spreading curity risk facing Serbia. He declined to The Serbian government is keen to shown how little faith it has in its leading reports that Macedonians and Albani- panic. exclude the idea that “the wave of ter- support its ally, Gruevski, he believes. politicians and media; there is no reason ans are uniting in their aim to overthrow “What worries me most was that I rorism” launched in Macedonia could “It might also be reasonable to say that why the Serbian public is not able to do Gruevski. have personally tried to contact some come to Serbia as well. popular protest of any kind threatens the same,” Gordy concluded. 4 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 5 BELGRADE BELGRADE Free treat for starry-eyed Migrants pause for Belgraders breath in Belgrade parks Starting from the end of May, the suddenly packed with people trying astronomical observatory will be More and to find luck outside their poor or war- open for free to visitors each last torn countries. There are men, wom- more migrants en and children among them. Some Sunday in the month - in a move to sleep in the parks, while the others, from war-torn who have more money, sleep in near- get people better acquainted with this by hostels. countries are People mostly turn a blind eye to historic institute’s work. them, possibly finding it uncomfort- stopping off able to see so many migrants in the city nyone who wishes to look This is not the first time observatory centre. But they do no harm. They are around Astronomical Ob- is opening its doors to the public. It has in Belgrade just in pursuit of a better life. servatory of Belgrade will been doing so whenever there are tra- “I want to return home as I love my be able to do so from Sun- ditional events in Belgrade, Cvetković en route for country. Maybe that will happen one A th day, May 30 , until the late summer, the explained. day, when the reforms are carried out institution’s officials have announced. “This year, although it was raining the wealthier and changes are made,” Mirzai says, According to Zorica Cvetković, from heavily and the [Belgrade] marathon hopefully. His next – and hopefully – the Observatory, visitors will have a was taking place, the response was countries of the final stop in this journey is Austria, he chance to see the whole complex, the great – we had over 150 visitors in only adds. project of the Czech architect Jan Dubovi. four hours,” she said. West. “Visitors will also see the library that The Astronomical Observatory of ESCAPING CONFLICTS was modeled upon libraries in Oxford, as Belgrade was founded in 1887, and its well as our biggest refractor – a telescope founder and first director was Milan Ivana NIKOLIĆ On the other side of the street, close with lenses, which is among the biggest of Nedeljković, also the founder of mod- to a restaurant, I bump into several its kind in Europe, “ Cvetković told BIRN. ern Serbian astronomy and meteorol- hmad Mirzai, a 34-year- men, standing in a circle and speak- There will be hour-long guided tours, ogy. Later on, the suburb where it was old Iranian, sits on the ing loudly. A bit later, I find out they all three times a day, at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. located earned its name thanks to the bench in front of Fac- came from Syria. The sightseeing, as well as guided tours, institution – Zvezdara, which means ulty of Economy. He is One of the men, in a neat shirt and a is free of charge. “place with stars” in Serbian. The observatory’s refractor that will be shown to the public. Photo courtesy of Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade with several friends; all sweater, agrees to speak – but asks to of them are from Tehe- stay anonymous. Aran. As an opposition political activist, Migrants in one of Belgrade’s parks. Photo by BIRN Mirzai explains, Savski Venac says mall threatens hospital he had to leave Austria, that is turns to his fellow citizens, possibly As I enter the hall, I find him talking sandar’s place I cross the street and find his country or translating my question. to two of the migrants. He takes keys myself in another park full of migrants. he might have where I will go. And the answer comes some sec- from them, and turns to me: Some are sleeping on benches or on ušan Dinčić, head of Savski Dinčić said two transport studies, been killed. onds later. “They started coming last October the grass, while the others are chatting Municipality venac municipality, has conducted by the Urban Planning Insti- His journey This is my chance “Why did we leave Syria? Well, like and November. Since then there have or talking on the phone. says the planned written to Mayor Siniša Mali tute of Belgrade and the German trans- from Iran to all the Syrians – because of the war been more and more of them,” he says. While the women are mostly reluc- Dto protest over plans to build port consultant agency, PTV, showed Serbia was anything but easy. “I took an and I will walk if there,” he says. “The situation is very But there are no problems with them tant to talk, the men are easier to ap- a new mall near a hospital. that the existing road network could illegal bus from the Iranian border to Is- difficult, very hard.” in general, Aleksandar notes, shaking proach and quite friendly. complex will “In emergency situations – and there not handle the increase in capacities tanbul and then I went from there to the Like most migrants who have found his head. It is not comfortable to see Twenty-seven-year-old Nur Nuri are hundreds every day – every minute that would result if the mall were built. Bulgarian border by car,” Mirzai says. needed.” temporary shelter in Serbia, these men them around all day long with some of comes from Afghanistan. As he sat on bring traffic to a matters. According to investors [in the The shopping mall is proposed for the “I spent two days hiding in the forests are sleeping in a nearby hostel, but say them even sleeping on benches – but the bench surrounded by his fellow planned mall], thousands of cars will site of the ruined former interior minis- on the Bulgarian border, which was dif- A Syrian migrant the park in front of us is full of people that is up to the authorities to deal with, citizen’s friends, he said he had been halt right next to constantly be entering and leaving the try on Kneza Miloša Street. Bombed in ficult,” he adds. sleeping on benches when night comes. Aleksandar opines. sleeping on the bench since he came to shopping mall, which will cause traffic 1999, the lot was sold in 2007 to an Israe- Mirzai is one of many people coming The goal of the five Syrian men is to Hostels in the Serbian capital have Serbia, five days earlier. a hospital and is congestion in the most important street li company, Plaza Centres. No construc- from the Middle East and North Africa get to the rich EU countries. “Austria, that made something of a profit in previous “No money for hotel, no money,” Nuri for the emergency centre,” Dinčić said. tion has since started because the urban who are stopping off in Belgrade on the is where I will go. This is my chance and I months from the constant increase in said with a smile and pointed to his not needed by He also said the shopping mall was planning issues remain unresolved. long and exhausting road to a hoped- “We arrived [in Serbia] yesterday, but will walk if needed,” the man concludes. the number of migrants. pockets. not really needed, as “it would be the According to media reports, the new for new life in one of the EU countries. we are not planning to stay here,” the “Some hostels have earned more Nuri is from Kabul and left the local residents. third within just a couple of kilometres commercial and residential complex BIRN contacted the Serbian Inte- man says in fluent English. HOSTELS PROFIT money in the last few months than country because of the war and over- and would not improve the life of peo- will include two residential buildings, a rior Ministry to ask how many mi- He admits they had all crossed the they did during the summer, when the all crisis there. He has no plans of go- Belgrade Mayor Mali received a letter from Savski venac officials. Photo by Beta ple from Savski venac”. five-star hotel and a shopping mall. grants passed through the country border from Bulgaria on foot and ille- They might be around during the tourists come,” Aleksandar observes. ing back. over the past year, but has received gally. However, he claims they all have day, but the vast majority of migrants “Hostels usually close in winter as It took him some three months to get no response so far. papers, giving them right to stay in Ser- sleep in hostels during night. They there are not many visitors. But this win- to Serbia – mostly by walking. But Nuri – In winter, it was hard to see them bia for three days. create no problems and pay regularly, ter was very different,” he concludes. like almost everyone in the park – is op- around. But as spring comes, and as When I ask why they left their home- says Aleksandar, who works in a hostel Still, not everyone has enough mon- timistic. “First I will go to Hungary. And ORDER DELIVERY TO the weather warms up, the parks are land, the man pulls a long face and close to the main railway station. ey to pay for hostels. Leaving Alek- then, I will see,” he concluded. YOUR DOOR +381 11 4030 303 Find your copy of [email protected] Belgrade Insight here: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/ page/subscribe-to-belgrade-insight

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Continued from page 1 ADVERTORIAL Circus comes back to town

“Medrano,” an international circus, is again in Belgrade Imperial Crunch time looms after two-year pause. Next to the Pionir Hall, it will be showcasing acrobatics, dog Perfect training and clown sketches for reforms in Serbia every day until May 24th at 6pm

Belgrade in brief in brief Belgrade bag finally and 8pm. “Medrano” features five performing dogs and two Wellness snakes and 40 artists - 17 of whom come from Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia. Tickets sees light range from 400-1, 000 dinars [around €3-€8], but entrance Service is free for children who come unaccompanied. of day Whether you came on business or for Changes afoot in city transport private reasons, don’t forget that you’re Mayor Siniša Mali has The Museum in the fastest-living city in the region – announced changes to the city relaxation is of the utmost importance. transport network, with four of Applied Art new zones and completely changed bus, tram and trolley is showcasing lines. The changes will be made arin Milosavljevicć, marketing st from September 1 or from manager of the WellnessLand st more than 80 January 1 at the latest. “Ticket Center and SkyWellness Club prices will not be increased, will tell you a little more about and, thanks to the new bags, with the reasons why those are decidedly zones, some ticket prices will Mthe places which offer absolute maximum when decrease by 80 per cent,” Mali star attraction said. He also stated that the it comes to spa services, saunas, massage and fit- Faculty of Transport and Traffic being a jew- ness activities in Belgrade. Engineering will be in charge of introducing the new lines, and elled item from that their projections draw on About autumn refreshments: studies of commuters that were the court of For a whole decade in WellnessLand, and more than five years in Sky- carried out in recent months. Dušan Vujović, the finance minister, says fiscal consolidation has proceeded successfully. Photo by Beta Wellness, we’re in love with a healthy life. During those years we learnt that Mali also said that electric the last tsar of the essence of a good service shouldn’t be changed, but that occasional buses are on the way, but didn’t refreshments are always a good thing. With that in mind, this season we in- say when. leksandar Vučić, the But the fiscal indicators are not as Vladimir Gligorov, of the Vienna Russia, which Prime Minister, an- good as the government tries to pre- Institute for International Economic troduce new working hours – for the early birds, we’re open from 6:30 AM, Architecture week nounced further talks sent, as the deficit will remain between Studies, believes that would lead to which has garnered great approval from all our members, but also from gets underway has not been with the IMF on the 4.5 and 5 per cent of GDP, which is still increased public spending, as the ap- our intermittent clients. Also, because of many guests from abroad, who electricity price, argu- high, he added. proach of elections would probably spend several continual days or weeks in Belgrade on account of business, BINA, or Belgrade International displayed be- ing that it should not “This is the level of the deficit we had mean upward adjustments to salaries we devised a new kind of monthly fee, as well as a day pass. That way, we Architecture Week, which lasts riseA before salaries and pensions also in 2009 to 2011 and no one claimed that and pensions. are more available than ever, and our service is still as exclusive as ever. until May 30th, is hosting various rise, which will be debated in August. was a success,” Arsić noted. “It is possible that elections would af- fore. Museum curator Maskareli with one of the bags on display. Photo by BIRN architectural events, debates “We spoke about electricity. This He argued that the deficit needs addi- fect current expenditures as increases About a unique concept of WellnessLand Center: and interactive exhibitions, wasn't an easy talk. We are not denying tional, significant falls, which would be in wages and pensions are already be- Conceptually, WellnessLand is very close to Western clubs with exclu- as well as an international Ivana NIKOLIĆ The busiest day of the show will most very small but that the electricity price is low but the hard to achieve as the “heavy artillery” ing announced,” he told BIRN. sive membership. Our members appreciate their own privacy, as well as conference called Citizens and probably be May 17th, when a royal bag was very prac- We used social question is how much our citizens can – cuts in pensions and salaries and re- Having in mind that decisions on the respecting the privacy of other people. Whether you’re here because of City Building. Visitors will also handle before pensions and salaries peals of some subsidies - have already electricity price and the fate of compa- have a chance to join walking nder the literal and sym- will be presented to the public. tical, the cura- exercise, spa zone, pool, body treatment or some combination of the of- bolic name Bags, an “It is said that Maria Feodorovna, the tor explained. networks to ask are increased - we had to take that into been used. nies in restructuring have not been taken, fered services, alone or in company, time spent in WellnessLand will relax tours guided by architects and account,” Vučić said on May 12th. Experts estimate that in some ar- Gligorov warned of delays and renegotia- art historians with the aim of unusual exhibition at the mother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the “When you and prepare you for your various business and private challenges. Our The government agreed with the eas progress is falling behind agreed tions of what has already been agreed. getting better acquainted with Museum of Applied Art last tsar, gave it to one of her ladies in we open it, a people to lend permanent members come mostly by way of reccomendation, and we ob- IMF to reach the decision on electricity targets: the restructuring of public en- Reforms are being delayed, in his some lesser known or less is showcasing around 84 waiting who later came to Belgrade as a small mirror viously have more than a good reputation among foreign guests of our city, prices in early June along with adop- terprises and the privatisation of state- opinion, primarily to relieve resistance accessible parts of Belgrade bagsU divided into three broad categories. migrant,” Maskareli said. drops out, as us interesting because they keep coming back every time they return to Belgrade. tion of the program of restructuring for owned companies are both behind to them, which he expects to increase. that experts say are worth “We wanted to show how fashion The bag is made of gold and is well as a wallet and a paper. It also had a th EPS, the power utility, Finance Minister schedule, while there is no suggestion “Once an opportunity arises for cer- visiting. The 10 BINA is taking looks like in this area and what it used to adorned with blue sapphires and dia- pen attached,” she said. bags that they About the excellent Dušan Vujović told the joint press con- about a solution for non-performing tain obligations not to be fulfilled under place at various locations: the look like before,” Draginja Maskareli, the monds, she explained. “You see, small bags hide all sorts of ference with Murgasova. loans. the agreed terms, it encourages resist- atmosphere in SkyWellness Club: Cultural Centre of Belgrade, the museum curator, said. Although the bag has been in the mu- things inside,” she smiled. still use or have In SkyWellness Club, we have a luxury of the best view in town. If you Museum of Yugoslav History, The deadline for privatisation of Ljubomir Šubara, head of Serbia's ance, with the aim of completely aban- Historical Archive of Belgrade, “We wanted to present as many differ- seum’s possession since 1963, this will be There are also bags – very popular in state-owned companies, set on May Privatisation Agency, agreed about the doning the reform,” he said. have ever heard those incredible stories about a night life on Belgrade’s riv- th in the wardrobe. the Gallery of the Faculty of Fine ent types of bags as possible and the dif- the first time it has been put on display. the 19 century – that were used to hold 31st, will be honoured with exception slow pace of the privatisation of 512 Serbia's Prime Minister seem well ers, the early-morning or day exercise with a perfect view on those same Arts, the French Cultural Centre ferent materials they were made of,” the “It looks like it was waiting for the right, accessories for handicraft. We asked them of several companies whose sales will state-owned companies. aware of that danger, saying that he rivers will render you speechless! SkyWellness Club is young and full of and Nebojša Tower. All programs curator added. thematic exhibition,” the curator said. “Women would do needle work to- be postponed for up to a year, Vujović “The director and representatives of fears resistance to change from public positive energy, and a favorite city spot when it comes to best quality exer- are free. The first category consists of the mu- “It has already drawn a lot of attention gether, so they needed a bag to put their to tell us why added. capital in these companies would be enterprises and companies in restruc- cise. Sauna, various kinds of body treatments, and services of professional seum’s own bags, dating back to 19th and and many visitors are waiting for that accessories in when they went out to The Ministry of Finance predicts worse off if the companies were pri- turing. trainers are also available to our guests. Work on 20th centuries, while the second is made day to see the entire collection,” Maska- their friends,’” Maskareli said. their bags would modest growth in the economy by the vatised,” Šubara told the weekly Novi “The biggest problem is the one that Autokomanda slows up of bags provided by the public. reli noted. What visitors have also found inter- end of the year, assessing that fiscal Magazin on May 7th. [Željko] Sertić [Minister of Economy] About an incredible equipment: traffic “We used social networks to ask peo- esting are bags made of silver thread, be interesting to consolidation has proceeded success- “I am speaking about this subject will face. On both locations, we offer our guests exclusively the equipment made ple to lend us interesting bags that they PECULIAR PIECES which were popular towards the end of fully. openly so there are no high hopes”, “It is a question of privatisation and by renowned Italian manufacturer Technogym. We are aware that multi- Further reconstruction of the still use or have in the wardrobe. We the 19th century in Europe. showcase.” “Growth projections have been Šubara added, describing that situation question of our awareness and hypocri- tasking and clever utilization of every single moment are essential to mod- Autokomanda traffic roundabout amended from minus 0.5 to zero. Fiscal in these companies “very difficult”. sy that anyone can say 'Why do you give th asked them to tell us why their bags Some other interesting bags include “Some even have owners’ initials on ern living, and that’s the reason why you can, while excercising, check your started on May 11 , causing consolidation is a difficult thing, but so As for the public companies, so far the money to Simpo or Jumko?'. When some changes in traffic. Driving would be interesting to showcase,” tatted ones, which were in vogue in the them as the bags were made of costly email, talk via Skype, leave your status on social networking services, or far we have implemented it success- it has been announced only that the they go out on the street to protest, eve- is now possible only on the right Maskareli explained. 1860s. They are quite small and some of material, which was not just an acces- Draginja Maskareli just watch an episode of your favorite sitcom. Design, functionality and fully,” Vujović noted. government by mid-June will present a side in the direction towards They received a total of 150 bags, both them do not even look like bags. sory but jewellery as well,” Maskareli ryone will support them and say the gov- high quality of Tecnogym equipment are unmatched. Technogym is our However, experts warn that Serbia's plan for the restructuring of EPS, which ernment has to pay,” Vučić told the For- and from Banjica. According male and female, and chose 40 of the “Women did not used to go out much explained. first choice, because we do not compromise when it comes to the quality reforms are now in a critical phase, will be drawn up in agreement with the eign Investors Council, FIC on May 7th . to the City authorities, the best. [at that time], they stayed mostly at There are also bags from Mona, the public will be given back to their owners. of our services. reconstruction work will be The third category consists of men’s home, so they didn’t need to carry all the Serbian bags company, that are not of- “They will continue their lives [out- when discontent among citizens is IMF and the World Bank. There is no better indicator of the th rising and various lobbies are oppos- Arsić said the electricity price needs speed of reforms than the completion of finished by June 11 , while bags, Maskareli said. things that we carry around nowadays,” ten on show and have Christian-themed side of the museum], but, who knows, ing change more strongly. These two to rise during the first half of the year to the privatisation process of state-owned the ongoing works in Vojvoda Bags that are on show are made of Maskareli explained. motifs. maybe they will return to the museum trends increase the risks of reforms reduce the gap between the company's companies in restructuring. After May Stepa Boulevard will last until leather, wood, wattle, silver thread, gold, On one of the shelves you may see a When the exhibition is over, all the one day,” Maskareli concluded. th being delayed, softened, or even aban- revenues and expenditures. 31st, around 90 companies will lose their July 11 . metal and even black plastic. small brown bag for opera glasses. It is bags the museum borrowed from the The exhibition lasts until May 30th. doned entirely. He added that it would be better if, protection from creditors, who will now

along with the price hike, detailed plans be able to collect their debts. LAGGING BEHIND TARGETS were drawn up to cut running costs. The government agreed with the IMF “Introducing an excise on electricity to delay this deadline for up to a year While officials claim that the greater would be justifiable because it would for 16 companies, which will have extra part of the reforms is already imple- provide additional revenue for the time to prepare for market conditions. f you find yourself in the heart of old Belgrade, on Kosančićev Venac Street, look closely on a building number 1. mented, Milojko Arsić, professor at the budget that would help towards the “Serbia is in a critical phase of reforms There you will find a plaque dedicated to Velimir Valožić, the first bookseller and publisher in Serbia. The plaque was Faculty of Economics at Belgrade Uni- permanent reduction of the fiscal defi- in which the resistance of interest groups unveiled on September 4th, 2014, to mark 200th anniversary of his birth. On this exact spot, from 1854-1939, there was versity, says the toughest part of the cit,” he said. is strengthening and discontent of citi- a bookstore named after Valožić, the plaque reads. Valožić was born in a town of Litomyšl in what is now the Czech road is yet to be taken. zens is growing, so the risk is that reforms Republic under the then name Laurenz Wallauch. He came to Belgrade in 1850 and started working in a bookstore Serbia has met the most important CRITICAL PHASE are postponed, mitigated, and that some Iowned by a brother of Đura Daničić, the philologist and translator. A year later, he married a Serb, Persida Lazarević, part of the agreement with the IMF, re- are even abandoned,” Arsić said. converted to Orthodox christianity and took a Serbian name. During his career, Valožić worked with partners in many ferring to cutting the fiscal deficit, and On the eve of the visit of IMF mission, In previous years, this was the phase European cities, including Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Milan and Paris, while in Serbia he had stores in 17 towns. has adopted some important laws to politicians meanwhile hinted at the when reforms have backtracked, improve the economic environment, possibility of joint local and provincial which is why most reforms in the past

Hidden Belgrade Arsić told BIRN. elections. have failed, he concluded. 8 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 9 REGION OUT AND ABOUT

Continued from page 1 Macedonian police action leaves host of questions

hy did no one Additionally, the clash between ask the group the police and armed group occurred to surrender only days before the release of an- Zlatni Rat or Golden Cape in Croatia. Photo by Alex Proimos/Flickr Brač. Photo by James Stringer/Flickr earlier, as was other “bomb”, this time related to the finally done at “Monster” case - in which four young the end? Macedonian teenagers and one elderly WFurthermore, can a police action man were killed and for which a group with eight casualties be really qualified of ethnic Albanians nationality were as successful? How also to interpret the convicted and found guilty. estimates of former army generals and Some say the release of secret tapes combat experts, that the police were related to this case will influence not used as “cannon fodder”? The Prime only ethnic relations inside Macedonia Minister, the Ministry of Interior and but also regional relations. the facts themselves confirm that the action was executed in the midst of a densely populated urban area, home to over 15,000 citizens. Gun battles between Apart from going through its tough- police and a little est period in recent history in terms of security, Macedonia is experiencing its known armed toughest political times as well. For months now, the country has group in the town of been grappling with an immense scan- Kumanovo on May dal in which the government is accused th th A man stands next to a car destroyed in fighting in Kumanovo. Photo by Marko Drobnjaković/AP of wiretapping more than 25,000 of its 9 and 10 left eight citizens. policemen dead and Taking this into account, accompanied The main Macedonian Albanian po- The Kumanovo conflict will have Recently revealed telephone conver- by the statements of President Ivanov, litical parties are also quiet. The DUI, some impact on ethnic relations in the sations point towards the involvement some 37 wounded. that the secret service had previous in- although it is part of the ruling coali- country, though fortunately not to a of high-ranking politicians in a range of At least 14 gunmen formation about the existence of such tion, has issued only one press release, large extent. Albanians and Macedoni- illegal actions. an armed group, one gets an impression calling for the situation to calm down ans in Kumanovo have shown a great Under pressure from the scandal, were also killed. that a clear decision was taken for the and asking citizens not to succumb to level of awareness and maturity and Albanian coast. Photo by Artur Malinowski/Flickr Nesebar. Photo by Sergey Galyonkin/Flickr some suggest that the police action police action to be carried out on May 9. provocations. have demonstrated that they remain in Kumanovo was a scenario for the Another interesting fact is that in- The opposition Democratic Party of committed to coexistence. government to cover up its illegal ac- The Macedonian stead of May 9th, the congress of the Albanians, DPA, spoke using much the Together, local people have raised tions and distract the public from the ruling VMRO DPME party was moved same language. As was expected, the their voice in defence of peace and scandal and from the demonstrations national security back to May 2nd and 3rd. That may sound DUI did not pull out of the government, against conflict and new turmoil. Un- against the Gruevski regime and the council said the like a conspiracy theory related to the either. We have not reached that point, like in 2001, Albanians from Macedo- government of the VMRO DPMNE par- interconnection between the police ac- the party states, even though it is clear nia, Kosovo and Albania have not lent Summer on the beach ty and its Albanian partner, the DUI. group of several tion and the politics. Even so, several di- that their main strategic goal, Macedo- support to any armed groups embed- The time of the action certainly raises dozen people, led by lemmas and questions about the date nia’s euro-Atlantic integration, remains ded in Macedonia. questions. The action was executed on probably will never be clarified. only a dream. Everyone in the country realizes that May 9th, nine days before an announced Kosovo Albanians, Significantly, the police action has Indeed, the country is achieving peace-building requires a long period, mass protest by the opposition. not won much support from the inter- nothing on this path, as the American and that it only takes a spark to reignite in the Balkans Another coincidence is the fact that had planned national community. The US ambas- ambassador Baily has pointed out, conflict. As long as we are walking on the action was carried out on the same terror attacks sador, Jess Baily, merely expressed sending a loud message to the govern- the edge between conflict and peace, day when the opposition leader, Zoran condolence for the lost lives while wel- ment that its “continued inaction and Macedonia will be called fragile state. It may sound f you have never spent summer Bulgarian coast and a favourite destina- Brač is the largest island in Dalmatia end of the lovely Greek island Corfu. The Zaev, was about to detonate another across the country, coming the meeting of the Macedonian continued failure to demonstrate this on the beach in Balkans, you tion for the younger crowd. and the third largest in the Adriatic. The coast south of this town is remarkably might want to try it this year. Accommodation prices vary, starting island is separated from the mainland clean and untouched while the beaches of his so-called “bombs”, revealing cor- security council and the leaders of op- commitment with concrete actions will intending serious early to plan The region has plenty of them, from around €200 for 12 nights in a ho- by the Brač Channel, around 5-13km outside Saranda are less crowded than ruption scandals related to senior rep- position parties hosted by the Macedo- undermine Macedonia’s progress to- Sefer Tahiri is professor at South East Eu- and, more importantly, prices tel per person in Nesebar to somewhat wide, so visitors coming from the main- the ones in the town itself. resentatives of the DUI. destabilisation. nian President. wards EU and NATO membership.” ropean University in Tetovo. a summer are reasonable. higher prices in Sunny Beach. If you land take ferryboats to the island. How- Visiting Corfu is also possible from IThere is a great variety of beaches in prefer renting private apartments, then ever, there is an airport on Brač, Bol Air- here during summer, as there are vacation, but the region, starting from Croatia’s beau- it is best to ask friends for recommen- port, so flights are an option. The tallest speedboats travelling twice a day, so tiful coast with its dozens of islands and dations and book in advance. It may be peak on the island, Vidova gora (Mount you should factor in some spare days the best offers places of historic interest, to mountain- hard to find something decent if you ar- St Vid), which is 778m high, is the high- to see this famous Greek island if you ous Montenegro with its clear lakes and rive without a booking. est point in the whole of the Adriatic are in the neighbourhood. soon sell out, Balkan nightlife. Further south are the While prices are reasonable, and ser- islands. Accommodation here costs around Published by ROM sandy beaches of Albania, where you vice is good, fans of swimming in the What draws many back to this island €230 per person for 10 days. Saranda which is why can choose between Ionian and Adriatic sea may be in for a disappointment. are the deep blue, clear waters and is also close to the wonderful ruins of CRO seas, not to mention Bulgaria’s Black Sea. The Black Sea can get very windy, and large beaches. Diving is possible in al- Butrint, a Greek, Roman and Byzantine Belgrade Insight This summer, we have chosen sev- when a yellow or red flag appears on the most all places around the island. city that escaped devastation after it B&H SRB eral places in Bulgaria, Croatia and Al- beach, swimming is not recommended. Make sure to visit Zlatni Rat, Golden was abandoned. It is now a UNESCO www.balkaninsight.com is providing bania. Still, there are lots of villas and hotels Cape or Golden Horn, which some World Heritage site. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR with pools where you can swim instead. maintain is the most beautiful beach According to tourists who go there its own tips BULGARIA'S BEST in Croatia. But it can get quite busy and regularly, finding private accommoda- A LEADING PROVIDER OF PREMIUM CONTENT BUL CROATIA’S ISLANDS noisy, especially in the peak season, tion in Saranda is easy, as so many peo- for in-depth analysis, investigative MNE about the best Nesebar, “the Pearl of the Black Sea,“ when lots of load music is played. ple offer rooms and apartments for rent NEWS AND ANALYSIS reports, features, interviews, KOS as it is often called, is one of the major The Croatian islands are a popular all over town. IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE commentary and profiles on the latest beachside resorts of Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast. option among many for summer va- SOUTHERN ALBANIA Saranda does not attract only for- business and political headlines. MAC It is also an ancient town, dating back cations. However, be ready to spend eigners. Many Albanians also flock to resorts to book a millennia. That is why Nesebar might more money, as Croatia, especially the When it comes to Albania, our recom- its beaches each summer, attracted by be the right location for a holiday with islands, can be quite expensive. Prices mendation is Saranda, a popular tourist the sparkling waters. In terms of going vacation in. children if you are looking for a fairly start from around €350 for seven days resort in southern Albania. Its location out, you will find lots of bars and clubs ALB OTHER SERVICES: peaceful vacation spot. per person. Still, many say that the makes it a solid favourite among marine located next to the sea, as well as many If you are more into parties, head for money is worth it as the Dalmatian enthusiasts - it lies on an open sea gulf of restaurants where you can sample local Sunny Beach, the largest resort on the coast has so much to offer. the Ionian, only 14km east of the north products and freshly-caught seafood. 10 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 11 ARTS DINING OUT

2CELLOS sensation in Theatre Sava Centre MONDAY MAY 15th Internet sensation 2CELLOS The Government Inspector (Gogol), celebrated four years since Anxious note to Atelje 212, Svetogorska 21, 8pm they released their cover of th Michael Jackson's “Smooth SATURDAY MAY 16 Criminal” on YouTube - the Arts in brief Bizarre (Hubac), The National Theatre, Healthy bites to get clip that would launch them this year’s Mikser Francuska 1, 8:30pm into stardom. The two Croatian SUNDAY MAY 17th cello virtuosos, Luka Šulić and My Prizes (Bernhard), The National Stjepan Hauser, have since The seventh Theatre, Francuska 1, 8:30pm then played giant sell-out concerts in Madison Square Mikser Festival MONDAY MAY 18th Garden and in Los Angeles The Imaginary Invalid (Moliere), among others. They have also may have a Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Kralja Milana your juices flowing been on television many times 50, 8pm and have travelled the world worried theme to TUESDAY MAY 19th with their music. They will be Demons (Dostoyevsky), The National returning to Serbia on June it - but organisers Theatre, Francuska 1, 8:30pm 19th, at the Sava Centre. Some may Tickets for the event range say the whole THURSDAY MAY 21st think of between €15 and €32. Carnage (Reza), Atelje 212, Svetogorska idea is to harness 21, 8pm Serbia as a Saxophone quartet nd tunes up this existential FRIDAY MAY 22 August: Osage County (Letts), Atelje land of greasy 212, Svetogorska 21, 8pm The Quattro Temperamenti feeling of angst The Seagull (Chekhov), The National Saxophone Quartet, made Theatre, Francuska 1, 8pm ćevapi and up of four Serbian students, among artists The Orchestra (Anhouil), The is an unusual addition to National Theatre, Francuska 1, 8:30pm pljeksavice the Serbian classical music to the service of scene. They will be playing Exhibitions - but health at Guarnerius on May 16th, creative solutions. and Events with compositions by Bach, food stores Rivier, Tudor and Francaix. The David GALIĆ concert is free of charge. FRIDAY MAY 15th and smoothie he theme of this year’s Practicum of the Museum of African Arts – guided tour for students, Month of India’s Mikser festival, “Neizdrž,” “Dogvil,“ a part-theatre, a part-musical event that will be Photo by Luka Trajković bars are just played during the Festival. Museum of African Arts, Andre Nikolića finest films roughly translates into 14, 6pm English as a feeling of anxi- The festival will act as a forum for the event that has been receiving high praise Exhibition: Society of Macedonian around the KC Grad, in cooperation with Artists in Serbia, Knjeginja Ljubica the Indian embassy in Serbia, ety, tension and frustration. many Serbian and regional cultural centres from Serbian theatre fans. Home, Kneza Sime Markovića 8, 7pm Photo by elana's pantry/Flickr The organizers have an- that have already made efforts to create a On the musical side, the festival will be Exhibition: Andreas Fogarasi, corner. will be screening some of the Museum of the City of Belgrade, best Bollywood movies for the Tnounced that close to 1,000 creative minds more independent art scene in the Balkans, opened by international blues star Ana Resavska 40, 7pm from around the world, but mostly from reflecting the fact that not much support Popović, who will be putting on an open-air next month or so. A total of SATURDAY MAY 16th six films will be shown, all of the Balkan region, will participate in some comes their way from state institutions. show for thousands. Both new and old mu- ith spring giv- form or other. According to them, the so- Two main projects will unfold during sical acts from the region will be on hand to Exhibition: Živka Suvić Petrović, Trag ing its way to which were released between Bookstore and Gallery, Dvoržakova 2, 1999 and 2009. Among the cietal potential of creativity, coupled with the festival that will focus on these issues. entertain, including punk legends Goblini, 12pm summer, you movies that are going to be activism, is the region’s, and perhaps the “New Colours of Belgrade,” an art perfor- Yugoslav hard rock band Time, one of the Night of the Museums, various might want to featured are “The Beat of Pas- world’s, last chance to get out of the moral, mance and street art project, speaks about most decorated hip-hop acts from Croatia, venues, from 5pm to 1am stop eating all sion,” which will be screened societal and economic crisis in which they artists’ inability to express themselves Split-based TBF, and Serbia’s new electro- SUNDAY MAY 17th that high-fat on May 17th, and “Fashion” find themselves. as individuals within their communities, pop sensation, Artan Lili. calorificW junk food, start exercising and th Museums of Serbia, various locations, on May 31 . This year’s festival is all about sponta- whether those communities are societal, As is the tradition at the Mikser Festival, from 10am to 10pm turn to healthier food and drink op- neity and working outside already exist- familial, academic or professional. a good portion of the musical programme Exhibition: Purses, curated by tions. Luckily, Belgrade has things to of- Draginja Maskareli, The Museum of Orson Welles' ing parameters and frameworks. Festival A darker project, “Black Box,” homes in of the festival will be reserved for up-and- Applied Arts, Vuka Karadžića 18, 10am fer now. The number of smoothie bars birthday honoured spokespeople say they believe the future on the frustration felt by artists who are coming bands who were selected to per- Exhibition: Dragan Pešić, as well as “bio shops,” offering varieties of young people lies in unannounced on the verge of throwing in the proverbial form through a public competition. photographs, Opservatorijum, of freshly squeezed juices and organic th Krunska 42, 6pm In honour of the 100 birthday and spontaneous organizations of new, towel. It is meant to turn these feelings of The festival will also shine a special products, grows constantly. of the legendary actor Orson humanistic, and non-institutional sys- helplessness into constructive acts that spotlight on architecture and design in the MONDAY MAY 18th There are lots of tasty soups, salads, Welles, the Yugoslav Film Ar- tems of creativity, adding that these will lead to discussions about the role of art region, with help from the Balkan Design Exhibition: Students of the Academy vegetables and meat dishes that can chive will be showing movies methods will lead to a much more stable in today’s world. Network, BDN. An alliance of designers of Fine Arts and the Academy of be taken away if you are in a hurry. It is in which the actor participated Applied Arts, Students Cultural Centre, and sustainable urban development and But it isn’t as grim as it sounds. The fes- from all countries of the former Yugosla- Kralja Milana 48, 12pm new twist on the old the habit of grab- and documentaries about connectivity. tival always looks to take these gripes and via, they have developed a programme Monday Delicatessen: Plusplusplus, bing junk pizzas or sandwiches on the him for a month. Some of the Creative minds from around the region turn them into something positive that the that showcases all of the latest and most in- Grad Cultural Centre, Braće Krsmanović street - just a lot healthier. classics he took starred in 4, 7pm will have a chance to talk about all of the entire community can rally behind. As is novative ideas in architecture and design that will be on show are “The th things that hinder their creative spirits and the case every year, there will be plenty of coming from around the region. TUESDAY MAY 19 Third Man,” “The Long, Hot BIO SHOPS Summer,” “Casino Royale,” as efforts in Serbia and in the Balkans. They musical and theatre performances on dis- The Young Balkan Designers exhibition, Exhibition: World of Dreams – book will also be able to network with people play during all five days of the festival. put together by the BDN and the festival, exhibition, Studentski Grad Cultural Leblebija actually means “chickpea” in well as “Battle of Neretva,” a Centre, Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 179, 12pm Photo by Iain Buchanan/Flickr famous film about the Yugo- who feel the same way and who are affect- Expect independent theatre troupes to will feature some of the brightest minds Exhibition: Black Box IV, Singidunum Serbian. This is one of many so-called bio slav Partisans in World War II, ed by the same issues, in an effort to find present their latest creations throughout in the field, who have also been selected Gallery, Knez Mihajlova 40, 7pm shops that have been popping up across can make on your own, called “Mixujte new solutions to what hampers them and the festival. One of the main attractions will via public competition. The festival lasts Exhibition: Exploring Inspirations, Grad Belgrade. You can find a lot of things here LEBLEBIJA sami” (“Mix your own”). directed by Veljko Bulajić. Cultural Centre, Braće Krsmanović 4, 7pm bring about real, palpable changes. be “Dogvil,” a part- theatre, part-musical from June 3rd-7th. if you are a healthy food addict, starting Address: Bulevar Oslobođenja 5 The smoothies have quite peculiar from spices and herbs, organic food and Phone: +381 11 244 0275 names but are no less tasty for that. vegetables, unleavened oat bread, whole- Have a swig of Green Machine, Exotic, meal bread sticks and homemade coffee, MAGIČNI BADEM or Recovery Elixir. tea and squeezed juices. This place does Address: Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 210 A third juice bar worth visiting is not look like an ordinary shop. If you Phone: +381 64 111 4042 Smoothie Me Juice. The moment you wish, you can take a seat at one of the enter you will spot shelves full of fruit. two tables close to the window and enjoy BIO ŠPAJZ Later on, these are squeezed for you, your healthy options right there. Address: Kalenić pijaca, shop 34 right in front of you. You can also design Vegans and vegetarians can have Phone: +381 11 24 333 13 the exact combination of fruit and veg- a hard time finding food in Belgrade. etables you want in your drink, as well Leblebija can help you out there. So can INSPIRING SMOOTHIES as deciding the amount of each ingredi- Magični Badem - Magic Almond - an- ent you wish to have. Photo by Caitlin Regan/Flickr other health food store. Apart from nuts, If you wish to substitute unhealthy Apart from all sorts of smoothies and you will find all sorts of oils here made beverages for healthy, tasty ones at the juices available in the store, you can of olive, apricot, almond and hazelnut. same time, Belgrade has lots of smooth- contact this shop over Viber and make ONCE KOVAČ, ALWAYS KOVAČ There are lots of grain products, too, ie and juice bars offering different kinds an order. ONCE ”KAFANA”, ALWAYS ”KAFANA” such as pumpkin, sunflower and ses- of refreshment. One of the most inter- RESTURANT KOVAČ ame seeds. Spice lovers should check esting is Tegla Bar - Jar Bar - at Kalenić TEGLA BAR modern ethno restaurant this shop out, as they will find many market. All the juices and smoothies Address: Baba Višnjina 48 sorts of spices – ground cumin for one. here are served in jars – hence the Contact: +381 11 406 7966 Biošpajz is another health food store name. All the smoothies are prepared you might find interesting. It is most with freshly squeezed fruit and deco- ELIXIR BAR famous for its organic products, includ- rated with lemon and orange peel. Address: StrahinjićaBana 52 ing varieties of organic sweets - black Another place to try is Elixir Juice Contact: +381 63 328 111 chocolate with mint and orange - jams Bar. In terms of freshly squeezed juices, as well as gluten-free muffins. Gluten- it has lots to offer, starting from “Solo” - SMOOTHIE ME JUICE free pasta and bread, as well as dried a freshly squeezed juice with one fruit Address: Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 10 Bulevar Oslobodjenja 221, Tel: 011 2462 343 www.restorankovac.com fruit and vegetables, are all available. only - and ending with juices that you Contact: +381 64 57 777 10 12 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 13 WHAT’S ON ON THE SPOT

Eurovision CLUBBING singer AND LIVE MUSIC promotes video FRIDAY MAY 15th • Metodi Hristov, Monsun, • DJ Gru and DJ Playa, Mr Ackamoor & The Pyramids, WEDNESDAY MAY 27th evena Božović, Travnicka 3, 11pm Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, Rex, Jevrejska 16, 8pm the young singer • Huteneni Fest: Chuck • Burisha Tribe presents 11pm • Girls Gonna Get Wild, Mr • Amy LaVere and Will who represented Prohpet, Rebel Star, The Spiritual b2b, Sioux, • DJ Nikola and DJ Yabba, Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, , Grad Cultural Sexton Serbia in the Euro- Bambi Molesters, Jonah Skadarska, 40, 11pm Freestyler boat on Sava, 11pm 11pm Centre, Braće Krsmanović 4, N vision Song Contest 2013 in Tolchin, Dom Omladine, • DJ Mirko and DJ Meex, • Wake Up DJs, Drugstore Play 9pm Sweden with her two fellow th Makedonska 22, 8pm Freestyler boat on Sava, 11pm boat on Sava, 11pm TUESDAY MAY 26 • Retro House Party, Mr singers Mirna Radulović and • Mort, Sara Renar Band, Mikser • DJ Bege Fank,Industrija Bar, • Cocktail Night, Industrija Bar, Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, Sara Jovanović, presented House, Karađorđeva 46, 10pm Karađorđeva 23, 10pm Karađorđeva 23, 11pm • The Gories, Dom Omladine, 11pm her new video spot on May • Aleksandra Radonjic, • Somebody Call the Doctor, • Party Time, KST, Bulevar Makedonska 22, 9pm • Time Machine, Freestyler 9th. One of the many who Akademija 28, Nemanjina 28, Club 94, boat on Sava, 11pm Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm • New Divas: Indila, Sara boat on Sava, 11pm attended the event was the 10pm • Edit: Techno, KPTM, Žorža Jo, Zemlja Gruva, Nevena • DJ Ike, Industrija Bar, Nevena Božović with Miloš Biković actor, Miloš Biković. Nevena Bozović with Nina Janković • Milan Mitrović and Klemansoa 22, 11pm FRIDAY MAY 22nd Božović, Kombank Arena, Karađorđeva 23, 11pm Dunja Popović, Teatro Bar, • House Party, Mr Stefan Bulevar Arsenija Čarnojevića • Pure Cream, Club 94, boat on Sarajevska 26, 10pm Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Ring Ring: Mir, Broken Heart 58, 8pm Sava, 11pm • Inspiracija Band, Hua Hua • Ladies Night, KST, Bulevar Collector, Rex, Jevrejska 16, • Dj Nikola and DJ Yabba, • Club 2000, KST, Bulevar Kralja boat, Ušće, 10pm Kralja Aleksandra 73, 10pm 8pm Freestyler boat on Sava, 11pm Aleksandra 73, 10pm Beldocs • Adwarf, Soot, Nikola 5, • Škrtice, Deca Loših • Dj Gru and DJ Playa, Mr. ends with Nemanja Koljanić, Svemirska SUNDAY MAY 17th Muzičara, Božidarac, Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, THURSDAY MAY 28th Kafana boat on Sava, 11pm Radoslava Grujića 3, 8pm 11pm awards • Bege Fank party, KPTM, • Marko Bulat and Nevena • Rok Bulevar, Akademija 28, • Cocktail Night, Industrija Bar, • Tosca, Mikser House, Žorža Klemansoa 22, 11pm Stojanović, Sipaj Ne Pitaj, 10pm Karađorđeva 23, 11pm Karađorđeva 46, 10pm • Trust Me You Can Dance, Bulevar Vojvode Mišića 11, • Vatra, Pavel, Mikser House, Drugstore Play boat on Sava, 10pm Karadjordjeva 46, 10pm uring the closing 11pm • Dixon and Felver, Schwabe, • Salute, byp_, Fake Casual, ceremony of Beldocs, • DJ Ike, Industrija Bar, Kristijan Molnar, Students Grad Cultural Centre, Braće the Belgrade docu- Karađorđeva 23, 10pm Cultural Centre, Kralja Milana Krsmanović 4, 11pm Dmentary film festival, • RnB Night – Pure Cream, Club 48, 10pm • Time Machine, Freestyler two Serbs, Vladimir Tomić and 94, boat on Sava, 11pm • Sunday Beat Deep House boat on Sava, 11pm Sonja Bertucci, won awards. • Time Machine, Freestyler Tech House, Mr Stefan Braun, • DJ Ike, Industrija Bar, Tomić’s film “Flotel Europa” was boat on Sava, 11pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm Karađorđeva 23, 10pm named the best documentary, • Retro House Party, Mr Stefan • Pure Cream, Club 94, boat on while Bertucci’s “Stranac iznu- Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm MONDAY MAY 18th Sava, 11pm tra” (“Stranger from Within”) got • Can’t Stop the Rock, KST, • Retro House Party, Mr Stefan KOLARAC a special recognition for her film about life in Kosovo. The festival Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 73, • Serendipity, Dom Omladine, Braun, Nemanjina 4, 11pm officially closed on May th13 at 10pm Makedonska 22, 8pm PROGRAMME the Sava Centre. • ‘90s Night, Mr Stefan Braun, SATURDAY MAY 23rd Sonja Bertucci Photo Courtesy of Beldocs Srđan Keča, producer of “Flotel Europa”, with the jury. Photo Courtesy of Beldocs SATURDAY MAY 16th Nemanjina 4, 11pm • Ring Ring: Agusti Fernandez • Zafir and Vasil Hadžimanov, TUESDAY MAY 19th & Ensemble Studio 6, Rex, th Mikser House, Karađorđeva Jevrejska 16, 8pm SUNDAY, May 17 Production: Belgrade New play Philharmonic 46, 8pm • Blind Guardian, Belexpo • Kryn, Wolfram, Rain Delay, Concert Hall, 11am Zemun Chamber Orchestra BFO Ticket Office • Skabo, Dom Omladine, Center, Španskih Boraca 74, Božidarac, Radoslava Grujića on life in rd Makedonska 22, 9pm 9pm 9, 8pm Cycle: Kolarac Stage of Chamber SATURDAY, May 23 Music • John Digweed and • Girls Gonna Get Wild, Mr • Mortal Kombat, Sava Centre Concert Hall, 12am Belgrade Producion: Music Centre Afternoon Baroque Pendulum, Barutana, Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, Summer Stage, Milentija play named “Bela kafa” Kalemegdan, 10pm 11pm Popovića 9, 10pm Admission free Ensemble Belgrade Baroque Ticket price: 200 (“White coffee”) premiered • Daria Stanojević and Sloba • Sunday Beat Deep House th th the capital on May 4 at the Vasić, Teatro Bar, Sarajevska WEDNESDAY MAY 20th Tech House, Mr Stefan Braun, TUESDAY, May 19 rd National Theatre. The piece 26, 10pm Nemanjina 4, 11pm Concert Hall, 8pm SATURDAY, May 23 A was written by Aleksandar Popović Ring Ring Festival Music Gallery, 6pm • Katarina Gardijan and • Ring Ring: Mirt, Maja and directed by Milan Nešković, and Soloists: Nada Kolundžija, Branka IGAPO Inspiracija Band, Cinema, Ratkje, Sultan Hagavik, Rex, SUNDAY MAY 24th was very well received among the Parlić, Nataša Penezić Valentine Mercier, piano Gračanička 18, 10pm Jevrejska 16, 8pm audience. The play, which follows Raya Raytcheva, viola, violin • Octave, Lag, Pann Onn, • So Sabi, Studentski Grad • Ring Ring: Arashi, The Ex destiny of a Belgrade family, gathered th Miloš Bjelica, clarinet Bodan Jamakoski, Svemirska Cultural Centre, Bulevar Brass Unbound feat. Nate WEDNESDAY, May 20 two generations of Serbian actors – Aleksandar Petrović, doublebass Kafana boat on Sava, 11pm Zorana Đinđića 179, 9pm Wooley and Ken Vandermark, Music Gallery, 6pm Branko Vidaković, Olga Odanović, Music Workshop Valentine Mercier • Peđa Medenica, Teatro Bar, Dom Omladine – Americana, Cycle: Programme: Pavle Jerinić, Vanja Ejdus, Nenad Sarajevska 26, 10pm Makedonska 22, 8:30pm Concert of students from the chair Stojmenović and Nada Šargin. for string instruments th Actor Branko Vidaković Actresses Nada Šargin and Vanja Ejdus • DJ Gru and DJ Playa, Mr • Attic, Thundersteel, The SUNDAY, May 24 Faculty of Music Stefan Braun, Nemanjina 4, Father of Serpents, Dom Concert Hall 11am 11pm Omladine, Makedonska 22, Production: Music Centre Chamber Orchestra “Mokranjac” Kolarac Stage of Chamber • KST, Bulevar Kralja 9pm Admission free Cycle: Music FREE COPY Aleksandra 73, 10pm • ‘90s Night, Mr Stefan Braun, st Music Centre • Ex Yu Music, KST, Bulevar Nemanjina 4, 11pm THURSDAY, May 21 Production: Music Gallery, 6pm Admission free FESTIVAL EVENT Publisher: BIRN d.o.o. 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Gould, Production: Children for Children Strauss Circulation: 4,000 www.restoranamici.rs 14 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 15 GOING OUT SPORT Uphill Serbian volleyball battle for braces for Propaganda World League Given the track record of previous The national volleyball team is ready- bars in the area, this small venue ing itself for the first matches of the may struggle to find its feet in the Men's World League 2015. competitive world of the Belgrade erbia’s national volleyball As some of the players still have ob- nightlife scene. team will play the first ligations towards their clubs, Grbić’s two matches of the Men’s team will not be complete for the first World League 2015 against games in Belo Horizonte. Brazil in Belo Horizonte on “For me it’s not important that the play- May 29th and 31st. ers are in perfect shape at the start against SThe team, headed by a recently ap- Brazil,” he said. “It’s important that the pointed coach, Nikola Grbić, gathered team is in shape when it is needed most, for preparations in Belgrade on May 11th. mid-July in Rio. After all, the last match is The team aims to qualify for the final what counts, not the first,” he added. tournament that will be played in Rio Serbia will be playing in Group A de Janeiro from July 15th to 19th. against Brazil, Australia and Italy. The Photo: Facebook Grbić, who took over the national team needs to secure third place in the team in February, stated that he was group to get to the finals. not going to promise medals, but that Following the May matches against their share of tries but never ended up borhood that would have room for a can sit down, have a drink and a talk, the players will give their best to reach Brazil, the team will play against Italy in catching on with locals. party of ten on a Friday night, because it but, while you are there, you don't feel the finals. Pesaro and Bologna on June 5th and 7th, If Propaganda wants to stand out and had just opened. And I was right. While like you are part of the bar. There is no “I have always said that we will give while the next matches will be played Nikola Grbić says players will do their utmost to reach the finals. Photo by Beta become a successful bar in this part of all the other bars in the area were at full interaction with the rest of the area, be- our best and ‘die’ on court at every on home ground. the neighborhood, it is going to have to capacity, the night looked slow in Prop- sides the fact that a waitress will come workout and at every game. I never The Serbian team will host Brazil in League. So far Serbia has won four sil- was the captain of Serbian national team. in May 2014 when he became head try and do something to stand out. The aganda, with no signs of picking up. to your little room to check whether like to make promises, because a lot of Belgrade and Novi Sad on June 12th and ver medals in 2003, 2005, 2008 and Grbić, a member of the Volleyball coach of Italian club Sir Safety Perugia. problem is that, as it stands, not much A typical basement bar, on the cor- you need anything every now and then. things affect the final result, and those 14th, Australia on June 18th and 20th and 2009, and three bronze in 2002, 2004 Hall of Fame, used to be the captain This is the first time the World League Photo: Facebook that is interesting is going on there right ner of Cara Uroša and Gospodar Jevre- With the history of this small part things are sometimes beyond our con- Italy on June 26th and 28th. and 2010. of Serbian national team from 1999 features 32 teams, having had 28 teams David GALIĆ now. mova, it consists of two small, linked of Dorćol and all of the bars that have trol,” Grbić told the daily Večernje Nov- This will be the 18th time that the All the medals were won at the time to 2010. He retired as a player last sea- in 2014, 18 teams in 2013 and 16 teams It may be because it is a more of a The logo of the bar and the general rooms. As you head down the stairs come and gone, the future may not osti on May 12th. Serbian team competes at the World when today’s team’s coach, Nikola Grbić, son and shifted to the coach position from 2001–03 and 2006–12. his small Dorćol bar has residential area, with not many popular design looks almost exactly like the old and enter the club, the main area of the bode well for Propaganda. Unless it opened in a location bars around, although the Dorćol bar KGB bar, which recently closed down. bar is on the left, with some seating on adds an interesting musical programme where not many bars and cafe hub, Strahinjića Bana, is only a It is dark and there are a bunch of the right. If you venture down further, and somehow builds up a strong follow- he Republika Srpska Foot- a qualifying match for the European have had much luck. short walk away. posters around the bar in the Russian you reach the more secluded area of ing of people who want to visit the bar ball Association on May Championship with Liechtenstein. Most recently, it was a In the vicinity of Propaganda, the Constructivism style that evoke both the bar. Even though it is connected, the regularly, the chances are that it may Republika 10th said it had received Numerous football matches across place called ŠKD, which only fairly successful bar right now is names. But there isn't anything that in- small room sort of veers towards the not be around this time next year. a letter from UEFA post- the Balkan region have seen violence Tdid not last too long. Strangely, this en- Medusa. A jazz club, Ptica, used to be teresting about Propaganda at first or right and once you get there, you feel poning the friendly match in recent months. tire area of Dorćol seem a little problem- across the street but that closed last second sight. like you are sitting in a forgotten corner. Propaganda Srpska-Serbia Twith Serbia due on June 15th. During the Croatia-Norway match atic when it comes to bars attempting to year, while up the block there are a I ended up going there because I fig- This might be fine if you just want a Address: Gospodar Jevremova 7 The match, which would have been in Zagreb on March 28th, Croatian fans establish a presence. couple more vacant bars that have had ured it was the only place in this neigh- place where a larger group of people Contact: +381 64 190 42 31 (SMS Only!) played in Banja Luka, in the mainly Ser- lit torches and chanted nationalist and friendly put bian entity of Bosnia, has been delayed racist slogans. due to the possibility of incidents in the A day earlier, another Euro 2016 stadium. qualifier – between Russia and Monte- on hold UEFA wrote that the decision may be negro in Podgorica - was abandoned Musicology Festival Ring Ring celebrates reconsidered if the security situation after Montenegrin fans hit the Russian th UEFA has decided to improves. goalkeeper, Igor Akinfeev, with a flare. returns to Kalemegdan 20 birthday Republika Srpska and Serbia have Last October, UEFA sanctioned both postpone a friendly game been mulling the idea of a friendly Albania and Serbia for the violence that he four-day Musicology Festival will again bring summertime jazz, ing Ring, one of Serbia's most important contemporary art and music festivals, game for several years. Details of the erupted during the first football match funk and blues to the Kalemegdan tennis courts this year. Among the is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It will be as international as ever, between the Republika planned June game were arranged in ever held between the two countries. headliners are Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter featuring musicians from 14 different countries performing 16 concerts in total. March. Ivan Ćurkovic, vice-president of the and R&B singer Liz Warfield with the New Power Generation Horns, One of the most interesting performances will be by Agusti Fernandez, a Span- Srpska and Serbian football Initially, the game was scheduled Serbian Football Association, warned who are famous for being one of Prince's backing bands during his ish jazz pianist who will be performing with Belgrade's Ensemble Studio 6. teams citing security for September 4th, 2014, but the match in mid-April that UEFA was consider- Tgolden era. RThree Serbian pianists, Branka Parlić, Nada Kolundžija and Nataša Penezić, will was postponed as the national team ing banning Serbia and Croatia from its Mario Biondi, who the organisers call the ‘Italian Barry White’, also tops the bill on also be playing the complete 20 etudes composed by one of American's most in- concerns. Serbia’s football national team. Photo by Beta of Bosnia and Herzegovina had to play competitions over hooliganism fears. one of the nights. The festival runs from July 23rd-26th and tickets are already on sale. fluential contemporary classical music minds, composer Philip Glass. The festival A package ticket for all four days currently costs €35. lasts until May 25th and performances will be held at a variety of Belgrade venues.

Swedish metalheads revisit French techno diva plays Barutana the old school Miss Kittin, one of the world’s most Legendary garage rock at Attic from Sweden play a version of old- HUTENENI Fest showcases KC Grad welcomes Memphis lovers popular techno DJs, who is also known Dom Omladine school heavy metal that is very much alternative rock Texan guitarist Will Sexton and Ten- for her deadpan vocal style, will be Formed in Detroit in 1986, The Gories influenced by Mercyful Fate and King This one-day festival on Friday, May nessee vocalist and bass virtuoso Amy th bringing her skills to Belgrade on May are one of the most influential garage Diamond. They will be playing on May 15 at Dom Omladine will be headlined LaVere met in Memphis, fell in love 23rd. It will be an open-air show at the rock bands of all time, as important in 24th at Dom Omladine with melodic by American alt-rock stars Chuck and now play together as a couple, summer-only Barutana venue, located the genre as bands like The Cramps and Serbian doom metal band The Father Prophet and The Mission Express. Also performing American roots sounds on the lower level of the Kalemegdan The Sonics. They will visit Belgrade for of Serpents and Novi Sad traditionalists on the bill are Croatian surf-rock mas- with elements of folk and jazz. They th fortress. Tickets are currently on sale the first time on May 26th, performing Thundersteel. The same three bands ters The Bambi Molesters and Ameri- will appear on May 27 at KC Grad, with for €5, but will be more expensive at at Dom Omladine. Tickets will be €18 at also play the following night in Novi can folk/blues singer Jonah Tolchin. special guest appearances from Serbia’s the door. the door. Sad. Tickets will be €5. Tickets are €18 at the door. Mylutin and LVC’z. 16 BELGRADE INSIGHT, Friday, May 15 - Thursday, May 28, 2015 ADVERT Map of City Centre

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