NOVI SAD -- Vojvodina Social-Democrats (LSV) leader Nenad Čanak said that without a change in the Constitution there can be no EU integration.
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He said that he will be speaking soon with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković regarding the returning of property to the local self-administrations and to province of Vojvodina.
Čanak believes that it goes “absolutely against sound reasoning” for property located in Vojvodina to not belong to the province.
“This is why we will make a clear proposal with a list of what needs to become provincial property, and I think that the proposal will be the best way to uncover which parties are truly pro-Vojvodina and which are just trying to show themselves in that light,” he said.
Čanak is also the president of the Council for the Decentralization of Serbia.
It must be very lonely on your planet Kosovo. Post something on B92 when you get Ford or GM to open factories in Kosovo – you know the US can do it by subsidizing any losses through foreign aid.
(sj, 20 January 2010 00:10)
"10 years of international rule and still no progress. Aks yourself why that is?
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 18:42) "
The internationals were more worried about "stability" and "institution-building" than building the economy. And then Kosovo got to start its independent existence during a major economic downturn. Roads are getting built (soon a highway), schools are getting built - but without foreign investment, there won't be jobs. And of course Serbia is doing everything in its power to make sure the legal situation remains insecure enough that private investors remain leery of putting in money, anyway. This is where the ICJ ruling can help, by convincing investors the legal basis of their business is sound.
(Amer, 18 January 2010 23:46)
"Serbia's unemployment rate will rise at 21% this year from 18% in 2008, Unicredit Bank Group said.
The Group said the jobless rate will rise to 21.5% in 2010.
The same source said Serbia's GDP will contract 2.5% at 29.5 billion euros in 2009. The GDP's decline will ease to 0.7 percent next year.
Serbia's inflation will stand at 7.8% in 2009. Next year, the inflation will drop at 6.5% from last year's 11.7%.
Unicredit forecasts a decline in foreign direct investments (FDIs) at 1.1 billion euros from last year's 1.9 billion euros. Approximately 1.3 billion euros worth of FDIs are expected in 2010.
The report says 17 countries in middle and eastern Europe will see a 3.2% decline in GDP.
Unicredit Bank is present in Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, BiH, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia."
(KOSOVARi, 18 January 2010 22:11)
"When it comes to poverty Serbia is not so much better off. If you would have even Croatia's living standard than your statement would make more sense. Just 2 days ago B92 published here the average salaries of the Western Balkan countries. I am sure you saw it."
Joe
Yes, I saw it! A countrys wellbeing is not measured by how much money you make. America is close to bankruptcy dispite the fact that a lot of people make a lot of money. The same with many European states (Ireland, Belgium, Italy etc). You may compare Serbia to the rest of the Balkan states and aks yourself were Serbia would be today if it was not bombed and subjected to sanctions for almost 10 years. Serbia has come a long way in a short period of time. Albania has had all the time in the world do make somethning of it self but look at it? Not even close to getting white schengen. Not to mention EULEX run Kosovo. There are 730.000 people without work in Serbia. That's less than in Kosovo! 10 years of international rule and still no progress. Aks yourself why that is?
-Niall Ferguson's grim prediction for western economies-
[link]
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 18:42)
Albania is poor by European standards, but then so is Serbia. Serbia was the champion of economic stagnation throughout the 90s and most of the noughties. Even today, judging by bond insurance rates, Serbia is a thorn to foreign investors and was on the verge of bankruptcy had it not been for a timely IMF loan injection. Unemployment remains high in the country and Serbia will face tremendous problems in the next few years due to relentless declines in population growth which will have massive impacts on its pension schemes, economy etc .
Albania on the other hand, enjoys the fastest growing economy in Europe (currently at 6% annually) and is on tracks to becoming a notable energy exporter regionally. Although the population in Albania is also facing a mild decline, this can nowhere be compared with Serbia’s dire condition.
(adrian kola, 18 January 2010 18:31)
When it comes to poverty Serbia is not so much better off. If you would have even Croatia's living standard than your statement would make more sense. Just 2 days ago B92 published here the average salaries of the Western Balkan countries. I am sure you saw it.
(Joe, 18 January 2010 15:26)
Nenad Čanak and Cedomir Jovanovic are the leaders of the 21st century. They know that unless Serbia changes its mickey mouse constitution there is no future for Serbia.
I cant imagine how Serbia thinks that it can obtain EU candidate status when 22 EU countries' parliament will reject at once the questionaire (and candidacy status) when they read Serbias answer about its borders.
Serbia has no future with comunist constitution. Milosevic is dead, so must be legacy.
(PRN, 18 January 2010 10:46)
PRN, if we had them two in charge, Serbia would be a bigger joke then what kosovo is.
Hvala boga, that these two have about as much power as Thaci in North Mitrovica i.e. nista
Long Live Vasojevici!
(Vasojevici, UK, 18 January 2010 12:54)
Don't you worry your little head about Serbia. We are doing fine in every possible way. Spend as much energy on finding a job and making the situation better for the poorest country in Europe, Albania, as you do in criticizing everything that Serbia does and does not do. One day Albania might also enjoy white schengen, successful athletes, real democracy and prosperity etc etc. It might take some 2-300 years but it will come, or maybe it wont.
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 12:28)
Its sad that many people are willing to decentralize a tiny country that needs no federal units to get into this EU. Unless we can count on CRO & CG doing the same to get into the EU, it'll be for nothing.
(highduke, 18 January 2010 11:49)
Nenad Čanak and Cedomir Jovanovic are the leaders of the 21st century. They know that unless Serbia changes its mickey mouse constitution there is no future for Serbia.
I cant imagine how Serbia thinks that it can obtain EU candidate status when 22 EU countries' parliament will reject at once the questionaire (and candidacy status) when they read Serbias answer about its borders.
Serbia has no future with comunist constitution. Milosevic is dead, so must be legacy.
(PRN, 18 January 2010 10:46)
Nenad Čanak and Cedomir Jovanovic are the leaders of the 21st century. They know that unless Serbia changes its mickey mouse constitution there is no future for Serbia.
I cant imagine how Serbia thinks that it can obtain EU candidate status when 22 EU countries' parliament will reject at once the questionaire (and candidacy status) when they read Serbias answer about its borders.
Serbia has no future with comunist constitution. Milosevic is dead, so must be legacy.
(PRN, 18 January 2010 10:46)
Albania is poor by European standards, but then so is Serbia. Serbia was the champion of economic stagnation throughout the 90s and most of the noughties. Even today, judging by bond insurance rates, Serbia is a thorn to foreign investors and was on the verge of bankruptcy had it not been for a timely IMF loan injection. Unemployment remains high in the country and Serbia will face tremendous problems in the next few years due to relentless declines in population growth which will have massive impacts on its pension schemes, economy etc .
Albania on the other hand, enjoys the fastest growing economy in Europe (currently at 6% annually) and is on tracks to becoming a notable energy exporter regionally. Although the population in Albania is also facing a mild decline, this can nowhere be compared with Serbia’s dire condition.
(adrian kola, 18 January 2010 18:31)
Don't you worry your little head about Serbia. We are doing fine in every possible way. Spend as much energy on finding a job and making the situation better for the poorest country in Europe, Albania, as you do in criticizing everything that Serbia does and does not do. One day Albania might also enjoy white schengen, successful athletes, real democracy and prosperity etc etc. It might take some 2-300 years but it will come, or maybe it wont.
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 12:28)
Its sad that many people are willing to decentralize a tiny country that needs no federal units to get into this EU. Unless we can count on CRO & CG doing the same to get into the EU, it'll be for nothing.
(highduke, 18 January 2010 11:49)
Nenad Čanak and Cedomir Jovanovic are the leaders of the 21st century. They know that unless Serbia changes its mickey mouse constitution there is no future for Serbia.
I cant imagine how Serbia thinks that it can obtain EU candidate status when 22 EU countries' parliament will reject at once the questionaire (and candidacy status) when they read Serbias answer about its borders.
Serbia has no future with comunist constitution. Milosevic is dead, so must be legacy.
(PRN, 18 January 2010 10:46)
PRN, if we had them two in charge, Serbia would be a bigger joke then what kosovo is.
Hvala boga, that these two have about as much power as Thaci in North Mitrovica i.e. nista
Long Live Vasojevici!
(Vasojevici, UK, 18 January 2010 12:54)
When it comes to poverty Serbia is not so much better off. If you would have even Croatia's living standard than your statement would make more sense. Just 2 days ago B92 published here the average salaries of the Western Balkan countries. I am sure you saw it.
(Joe, 18 January 2010 15:26)
"When it comes to poverty Serbia is not so much better off. If you would have even Croatia's living standard than your statement would make more sense. Just 2 days ago B92 published here the average salaries of the Western Balkan countries. I am sure you saw it."
Joe
Yes, I saw it! A countrys wellbeing is not measured by how much money you make. America is close to bankruptcy dispite the fact that a lot of people make a lot of money. The same with many European states (Ireland, Belgium, Italy etc). You may compare Serbia to the rest of the Balkan states and aks yourself were Serbia would be today if it was not bombed and subjected to sanctions for almost 10 years. Serbia has come a long way in a short period of time. Albania has had all the time in the world do make somethning of it self but look at it? Not even close to getting white schengen. Not to mention EULEX run Kosovo. There are 730.000 people without work in Serbia. That's less than in Kosovo! 10 years of international rule and still no progress. Aks yourself why that is?
-Niall Ferguson's grim prediction for western economies-
[link]
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 18:42)
"Serbia's unemployment rate will rise at 21% this year from 18% in 2008, Unicredit Bank Group said.
The Group said the jobless rate will rise to 21.5% in 2010.
The same source said Serbia's GDP will contract 2.5% at 29.5 billion euros in 2009. The GDP's decline will ease to 0.7 percent next year.
Serbia's inflation will stand at 7.8% in 2009. Next year, the inflation will drop at 6.5% from last year's 11.7%.
Unicredit forecasts a decline in foreign direct investments (FDIs) at 1.1 billion euros from last year's 1.9 billion euros. Approximately 1.3 billion euros worth of FDIs are expected in 2010.
The report says 17 countries in middle and eastern Europe will see a 3.2% decline in GDP.
Unicredit Bank is present in Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, BiH, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia."
(KOSOVARi, 18 January 2010 22:11)
"10 years of international rule and still no progress. Aks yourself why that is?
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 18:42) "
The internationals were more worried about "stability" and "institution-building" than building the economy. And then Kosovo got to start its independent existence during a major economic downturn. Roads are getting built (soon a highway), schools are getting built - but without foreign investment, there won't be jobs. And of course Serbia is doing everything in its power to make sure the legal situation remains insecure enough that private investors remain leery of putting in money, anyway. This is where the ICJ ruling can help, by convincing investors the legal basis of their business is sound.
(Amer, 18 January 2010 23:46)
It must be very lonely on your planet Kosovo. Post something on B92 when you get Ford or GM to open factories in Kosovo – you know the US can do it by subsidizing any losses through foreign aid.
(sj, 20 January 2010 00:10)
Nenad Čanak and Cedomir Jovanovic are the leaders of the 21st century. They know that unless Serbia changes its mickey mouse constitution there is no future for Serbia.
I cant imagine how Serbia thinks that it can obtain EU candidate status when 22 EU countries' parliament will reject at once the questionaire (and candidacy status) when they read Serbias answer about its borders.
Serbia has no future with comunist constitution. Milosevic is dead, so must be legacy.
(PRN, 18 January 2010 10:46)
Don't you worry your little head about Serbia. We are doing fine in every possible way. Spend as much energy on finding a job and making the situation better for the poorest country in Europe, Albania, as you do in criticizing everything that Serbia does and does not do. One day Albania might also enjoy white schengen, successful athletes, real democracy and prosperity etc etc. It might take some 2-300 years but it will come, or maybe it wont.
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 12:28)
Nenad Čanak and Cedomir Jovanovic are the leaders of the 21st century. They know that unless Serbia changes its mickey mouse constitution there is no future for Serbia.
I cant imagine how Serbia thinks that it can obtain EU candidate status when 22 EU countries' parliament will reject at once the questionaire (and candidacy status) when they read Serbias answer about its borders.
Serbia has no future with comunist constitution. Milosevic is dead, so must be legacy.
(PRN, 18 January 2010 10:46)
PRN, if we had them two in charge, Serbia would be a bigger joke then what kosovo is.
Hvala boga, that these two have about as much power as Thaci in North Mitrovica i.e. nista
Long Live Vasojevici!
(Vasojevici, UK, 18 January 2010 12:54)
"When it comes to poverty Serbia is not so much better off. If you would have even Croatia's living standard than your statement would make more sense. Just 2 days ago B92 published here the average salaries of the Western Balkan countries. I am sure you saw it."
Joe
Yes, I saw it! A countrys wellbeing is not measured by how much money you make. America is close to bankruptcy dispite the fact that a lot of people make a lot of money. The same with many European states (Ireland, Belgium, Italy etc). You may compare Serbia to the rest of the Balkan states and aks yourself were Serbia would be today if it was not bombed and subjected to sanctions for almost 10 years. Serbia has come a long way in a short period of time. Albania has had all the time in the world do make somethning of it self but look at it? Not even close to getting white schengen. Not to mention EULEX run Kosovo. There are 730.000 people without work in Serbia. That's less than in Kosovo! 10 years of international rule and still no progress. Aks yourself why that is?
-Niall Ferguson's grim prediction for western economies-
[link]
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 18:42)
When it comes to poverty Serbia is not so much better off. If you would have even Croatia's living standard than your statement would make more sense. Just 2 days ago B92 published here the average salaries of the Western Balkan countries. I am sure you saw it.
(Joe, 18 January 2010 15:26)
Its sad that many people are willing to decentralize a tiny country that needs no federal units to get into this EU. Unless we can count on CRO & CG doing the same to get into the EU, it'll be for nothing.
(highduke, 18 January 2010 11:49)
Albania is poor by European standards, but then so is Serbia. Serbia was the champion of economic stagnation throughout the 90s and most of the noughties. Even today, judging by bond insurance rates, Serbia is a thorn to foreign investors and was on the verge of bankruptcy had it not been for a timely IMF loan injection. Unemployment remains high in the country and Serbia will face tremendous problems in the next few years due to relentless declines in population growth which will have massive impacts on its pension schemes, economy etc .
Albania on the other hand, enjoys the fastest growing economy in Europe (currently at 6% annually) and is on tracks to becoming a notable energy exporter regionally. Although the population in Albania is also facing a mild decline, this can nowhere be compared with Serbia’s dire condition.
(adrian kola, 18 January 2010 18:31)
"Serbia's unemployment rate will rise at 21% this year from 18% in 2008, Unicredit Bank Group said.
The Group said the jobless rate will rise to 21.5% in 2010.
The same source said Serbia's GDP will contract 2.5% at 29.5 billion euros in 2009. The GDP's decline will ease to 0.7 percent next year.
Serbia's inflation will stand at 7.8% in 2009. Next year, the inflation will drop at 6.5% from last year's 11.7%.
Unicredit forecasts a decline in foreign direct investments (FDIs) at 1.1 billion euros from last year's 1.9 billion euros. Approximately 1.3 billion euros worth of FDIs are expected in 2010.
The report says 17 countries in middle and eastern Europe will see a 3.2% decline in GDP.
Unicredit Bank is present in Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, BiH, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia."
(KOSOVARi, 18 January 2010 22:11)
It must be very lonely on your planet Kosovo. Post something on B92 when you get Ford or GM to open factories in Kosovo – you know the US can do it by subsidizing any losses through foreign aid.
(sj, 20 January 2010 00:10)
"10 years of international rule and still no progress. Aks yourself why that is?
(MikeC, 18 January 2010 18:42) "
The internationals were more worried about "stability" and "institution-building" than building the economy. And then Kosovo got to start its independent existence during a major economic downturn. Roads are getting built (soon a highway), schools are getting built - but without foreign investment, there won't be jobs. And of course Serbia is doing everything in its power to make sure the legal situation remains insecure enough that private investors remain leery of putting in money, anyway. This is where the ICJ ruling can help, by convincing investors the legal basis of their business is sound.
(Amer, 18 January 2010 23:46)