Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade, Serbia

ICJ’s Opinion on Kosovo’s Independence – The Digest

If you have been following the Kosovo case and heard the opinion of the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) and still don’t know whether Kosovo is independent or dependent, don’t despair. Belgraded.com is here to explain everything in terms that are comprehensible to a mere mortal being

Berlusconi’s Photoshop trick: using Milosevic’s methods?

Way to go Silvio! Learning from the best. Or is it the worst? When this photoshopped photo of Berlusconi came out couple of days ago, there were many here who immediately thought of another dictator – one who had much bigger influence on their lives, of course. click the pic

No more Schengen visas from 2010…

... if we don’t fuck something up in the meantime, of course. photo by lilit The decision of the European Commision to allow Serbs to travel as tourists in European/Schengen area without visas seems more and more likely after yesterdays meeting, where, beside Serbian citizens, also Macedonians and Montenegrins are

Visa liberalization for Serbia – Yea or Nay

On June 15th, EU ministers will meet in Luxembourg and officially decide whether or not Serbia has fulfilled enough obligations so that the visa regime for its citizens can be abolished. It’s sort of a D-day for no-go people here in Serbia, but after so many promises and dates came

Is Belgrade expensive?

Is Belgrade an expensive city to live in? According to a recent research conducted by a Serbian institute, no. What do you think, is Belgrade expensive? Have your say in the comments, foreigners and locals alike.

In defense of Entropa

Thanks to the Bulgarian ambassador in EU you have probably all heard of the art installation Entropa by the Czech artist David Cherny by now, and you have all probably heard that Bulgaria’s piece of the puzzle is represented by the Turkish toilet. First of all, kudos to the Bulgarian

Zoran Djindjic’s death anniversary: Five Years Later

Zoran Djindjic talking to supporters during the presidential election campaign in 2002: ”[Kostunica] didn’t want to come by himself on October 5th, we had to carry him over here!” I can still remember clearly the day when Zoran Djindjic was murdered. When I first heard in the news that he

The day Kosovo became… Kosovo

There’s too much history per capita in Serbia. Only during my lifetime, two dictators died (one of them had live coverage on the blog), one prime minister was assasinated, country lost four wars, changed it’s name three times, was bombed once, had about a million protests, demonstrations and revolutions, and

Sheep wake up…

“Sheep wake up you are next and you shepherds go and get your hair cut Sheep wake up go up to the hills WOLVES WILL EXIST AS LONG AS SHEEP EXIST” photo by ansik As the second round of the presidential elections approach, I thought it to be useful to

Action and Reaction

Couple of days ago, early in the morning, we (when i say we:, i mean the citizens of Serbia) indirectly elected Tomislav Nikolic as speaker at the parliament of Serbia. Nikolic is the unofficial leader of the biggest Serbian ultra-right populistic party in Serbia, SRS, and the biggest party in


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