Serbia

11.04.2008 The campaign of the exiled Alternative Cultural Centre AKC to find a suitable space for alternative was initiated with the aim to gather open-minded people who agree that it is important to locate space in the city of Niš that will be given to the youth to use it freely.

10.04.2008 The Centre for Development of Civil Society warns that the decision of the Constitutional Court to annul the decision of the State Election Commission (SEC) to reduce the required number of signatures for presentation of candidates lists for political parties of the minorities from 10,000 to 3,000 could lead to a situation in which about 800,000 citizens of voting age to not prevented from possibility to exercise their right to political representation.

09.04.2008 The DataVoyage company from Užice, Serbia, annoucnes that is secured, in cooperation with FreeDNS, free-of-charge registration on the iz.rs domain, as a form of protest against the manner of organization of national domain and the unrealistically high registration fees.

08.04.2008 The EI Niš – European Initiative Niš Coalition started the implementation of the Serbia in EU – What`s in it for me, what is in it for my city? project.

01.04.2008 Caritas presented donation in computers and other equipment for the Home for Mentally Challenged Children and Youth in Veternik. The fundraising campaign was implemented during last Christmas Season.

31.03.2008 Simon Grey, the Head of the WB Office in Serbia, says that the Public Information Centre in Belgrade is another step for Serbia towards greater access to information and integration into the international community.

26.03.2008 The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved a USD46.6 million loan to Serbia for the Project for Improvement of local services. The four components of the Project will be implemented over a period of four years.

24.03.2008 The Third VivisectFest, under the title Terrorism, No Thank You, opens today, March 24, 2008, at the Museum of Vojvodina in Novi Sad.

20.03.2008 The Centre for Development of Civic Society (CDCS) is concerned over the statements by Milorad Mirčić, official of the Serb Radical Party, about the possibility of unrest erupting in the parts of Vojvodina with sizable Hungarian population once Hungary recognizes the `independence` of Kosovo.

19.03.2008 On Monday, March 17, the Argument Research and Analysis Centre from Belgrade organized a round table discussion, at the Belgrade Media Centre, on the topic of development of civil society in Southeast Europe.