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  Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west.
Serbia is located in the Balkans (a historically and geographically distinct region of southeastern Europe) and in the Pannonian Plain (a region of central Europe).
Serbia's terrain ranges from the rich, fertile plains of the northern Vojvodina region, limestone ranges and basins in the east, and, in the southeast, ancient mountains and hills.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serbia   (3216 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Military of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia was formerly an autonomous principality (1817–1878), independent principality (1878–1882), independent kingdom (1882–1918), part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1941) (since 1929 the Kingdom of Yugoslavia), nazi occupied puppet state (1941–1944), socialist republic within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992) and...
The large Albanian population was chiefly concentrated in Kosovo, with smaller populations in the Preševo and Bujanovac municipalities in Central Serbia, and in the south-east of Montenegro (Ulcinj municipality).
Serbia, and in particular the valley of the Morava is often described as "the crossroads between the East and the West" - one of the primary reasons for its turbulent history.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Military-of-Serbia-and-Montenegro   (1106 words)

  
 Military of Serbia and Montenegro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Military of Serbia and Montenegro, or VSCG, was the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro (Војска Србије и Црне Горе - ВСЦГ), which included ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces, and civil defense.
When the union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved, a portion of the joint military was split away to become the new Military of Montenegro.
Current chief of staff of the Military of Serbia and Montenegro is general Ljubiša Jokić.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro   (273 words)

  
 Military of Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Military of Serbia is the successor to the Military of Serbia and Montenegro, which ceased to exist after Montenegro voted to end the union of Serbia and Montenegro.
In accordance with the agreement which established the union, Serbia inherited the joint Ministry of Defense — this was confirmed in a decree by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia on June 5.
As Serbia was the dominant partner in the former union, it has inherited the considerable bulk of the army and air force.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Serbia   (176 words)

  
 NTI: Country Overviews: Yugoslavia: Biological Overview
As is typical of modern military forces, the Yugoslavian Army (VJ—Vojske Jugoslavije) and its successor, the army of Serbia and Montenegro (VSCG - Vojske Srbije i Crne Gore), has a unit (ABHO - atomsko-biolosko-hemijske odbrane) responsible for detecting and defensively responding to the consequences of biological attacks.
The army of the Federation of Serbia and Montenegro is provided with a full range of individual and collective protective equipment intended to enable its continued operations in the event of a biological attack.
Army of Serbia and Montenegro NBC Defense Branch
www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/Yugoslavia/Biological/index_4253.html   (750 words)

  
 Serbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The status of the union between Montenegro and Serbia was decided by a referendum on Montenegrin Independence on May 21, 2006.
The coat of arms, the flag and the anthem of the Republic of Serbia are used in the contents and the shape determined in the Recommendation on use of the coat of arms, the flag and the anthem of the Republic of Serbia (official gazette, nr.
The coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia as determined by the Law on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Serbia of 16 June 1882, used in two stages - the greater coat of arms and as the lesser coat of arms.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cs-sr.html   (3003 words)

  
 Serbia: Milosevic Era Generals Purged
Serbia's military courts have launched a purge of former Milosevic loyalists in the armed forces with an investigation into generals alleged of abusing their positions and powers.
The unprecedented investigation by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro, VSCG, is aimed at restoring trust in the institution among the military rank and file, whose confidence has been dented by scandals involving their superiors.
The average army salary is 200 and 250 euro, while the average monthly rent for an apartment is around 150 euro.
www.freeserbia.net /Articles/2003/Purged.html   (726 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro to reinforce troops in southern Serbia: Defense Minister
Serbia and Montenegro to reinforce troops in southern Serbia: Defense Minister
The army of Serbia and Montenegro is reinforcing troops in the troubled region of southern Serbia, the scene of ethnic Albanian insurgency in 2001, Defense Minister Prvoslav Davinic said Wednesday.
The army was to deploy two battalions at several locations in the region bordering the UN-administered province of Kosovo, Davinic was quoted by Beta news agency as saying.
www.spacewar.com /2004/041222155559.nikscckc.html   (317 words)

  
 Serbia: Army Reforms Run Out of Steam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The joint armed forces of Serbia and Montenegro are yet to be brought under civilian control and the current state of affairs is allowing political and financial abuses to thrive, local military experts have warned.
While the armed forces are the joint responsibility of Serbia and Montenegro, the latter’s focus on preparations for a vote on independence from Belgrade means its representatives no longer play an effective part in the work of the state union.
Montenegro maintains that the state union with Serbia was imposed on it by the international community, in spite of its years-long demand for the question of independence to be put to a local vote.
www.iwpr.net /?p=brn&s=f&o=260451&apc_state=henh   (3200 words)

  
 Predsjednik Republike Crne Gore
Montenegro is ready for this financing model, too, but management and control over the military property at the territories of member states, which is not necessary for its security operation, must be esentially changed.
As Montenegro is ready to continue with the previous way of Army finacing, it was agreed that the Minister of Defence, his Deputy and Chief of General Staff immediately search for an optimum model of financing the Army of Serbia and Montenegro.
Maximum support to the cooperation of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro with the Hague Tribunal was expressed and it was proposed to that this attitude clearly and convincingly be stated through the Supreme Council of Defence and the Ministry of Defence.
www.predsjednik.cg.yu /print.php?id=339&jezik=0   (408 words)

  
 The Constitutional Charter (of Serbia & Montenegro)
BELGRADE -- Saturday – Serbia and Montenegro is the name of the new state union, which is he combination of two equal state members, namely the state of Montenegro, and that of Serbia.
Serbia and Montenegro will have one president to cover both states, as well as one parliament, one council of ministers, one army and court.
The court of Serbia and Montenegro is to be regarded as one court, and judges will be selected by the union parliament for 6-year positions.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/802744/posts   (760 words)

  
 Proceeding Points for the Restructuring of Relations Between Serbia and Montenegro: Serbia and Montenegro: Peace ...
The Laws on the Election of Representatives to the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro shall be adopted by the member states, in compliance with the principles defined by the Constitutional Charter.
The Army: The Army of Serbia and Montenegro shall be under the command of the Supreme Defense Council, composed of three presidents.
Within the activities aimed at the promulgation of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro, the member states shall amend their respective constitutions in compliance with the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro or promulgate new constitutions by the end of 2002 at the latest.
www.usip.org /library/pa/serbia_montenegro/serbia_montenegro_03142002.html   (1077 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Montenegro Seeks Split With Serbia
As president of Serbia eight years ago, Milosevic reacted violently to proposals by Slovenia and Croatia to leave the old six-republic Yugoslav federation, which led to wars in those two republics and later in Bosnia.
Even the name Yugoslavia should be retired to the history books, the Montenegrin government said, to be replaced by the "Association of the States of Montenegro and Serbia." Durzan said the new entity would not be a federation or a confederation, but merely two states with limited ties.
Montenegro would have its own Foreign Ministry, treasury and currency, to be called the perper, which would replace the Yugoslav dinar, Durzan said.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/balkans/stories/montenegro080699.htm   (911 words)

  
 Serbia (07/06)
On May 21, 2006, the Republic of Montenegro held a successful referendum on independence and after Montenegro's declaration of independence on June 3, the parliament of Serbia stated that the Republic of Serbia was the continuity of the state union, rendering the two republics independent and sovereign countries.
Upon the collapse of Austria-Hungary at the war's end in 1918, Vojvodina and Montenegro united with Serbia, and former south Slav subjects of the Habsburgs sought the protection of the Serbian crown within a kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.
Thereafter, the parliament of Serbia stated that the Republic of Serbia was the continuity of the state union, changing the name of the country from Serbia and Montenegro to the Republic of Serbia, with Serbia retaining Serbia and Montenegro's membership in all international organizations and bodies.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (4724 words)

  
 Statement of Michael C. Polt Ambassador-designate to Serbia and Montenegro, Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Serbia and Montenegro is a country born in the aftermath of the tragic bloodshed of the Balkan Wars of the 1990s.
Serbia and Montenegro has established normal diplomatic relations with its neighbors in the region and has ratified the Dayton Peace Accords.
Serbia and Montenegro still faces the challenge of dealing forthrightly and honestly with the past, ensuring justice not only to the victims of misguided nationalism and horrible brutality, but also to all those who struggled to bring freedom, democracy and humanity to their country.
belgrade.usembassy.gov /press/2004/040326.html   (1514 words)

  
 Belgrade Sacks 16 Top Generals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
BELGRADE, Serbia and Montenegro--The Supreme Defense Council of Serbia and Montenegro sacked 16 top generals and 202 other officers on 7 August in a move seen as a clear sign that the country is serious about reforming its armed forces.
Lazarevic headed the Pristina corps of the Yugoslav Army at the time of the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict between Belgrade forces and ethnic Albanian separatist guerillas--a conflict rife with suspected war crimes that have led to the indictment of top Belgrade leaders by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.
Zivkovic said that the participation of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in peace missions was necessary to “change the image of the army and the country,” following a decade of wars in the Balkans.
www.tol.cz /look/BRR/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=9&NrIssue=1&NrSection=1&NrArticle=10400   (935 words)

  
 Serb Army ‘Shielding Mladic From War Crimes Court’ - International Justice - Global Policy Forum
The Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic is being shielded by the army of Serbia and Montenegro from war crimes charges in The Hague, a former Serbian officer claimed yesterday.
Deserting from the army is rare in Serbia, but Mr Petrovic claims to have been tortured and beaten because of his refusal to join the corrupt scheme.
Yesterday's claim was published after Serbia's Foreign Minister, Vuk Draskovic, accused the conservative and strongly nationalistic military of hiding the general.
www.globalpolicy.org /intljustice/wanted/2005/0412serbarmy.htm   (731 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Serbia and Montenegro Foreign Minister Svilanovic stated yesterday that his Government is trying hard not to allow the relations between the Macedonian...
The Serbia and Montenegro international player, who also used to play for Sochaux and Bordeaux, is likely to make his debut against his former side as Guingamp...
In Serbia and Montenegro, the Jewish community reported an increase in anti-Semitic incidents, primarily involving hate speech and vandalism.
www.nametraq.org /Jan04/M/Montenegro.shtml   (2422 words)

  
 Focus
Apart from historical “incidents,” the Serbia that is the majority and predominates has been deeply antagonistic to fundamental values of a democracy such as free market, the rule of law and minority policy.
And it practically succeeded in spite of the international community’s endeavor to maintain the reformist course primarily by admitting the union of Serbia and Montenegro to the Council of Europe while the state of emergency in Serbia was still on.
This is mirrored in the debate on a new constitution, the issues of Kosovo and Vojvodina, the cooperation with The Hague Tribunal and in the perception of the union of Serbia and Montenegro;
www.helsinki.org.yu /focus_text.php?lang=en&idteks=1250   (804 words)

  
 Metropolitanate of Montenegro and Littora: Bombarding of Serbia and Montenegro verdict to common sense   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Metropolitanate of Montenegro and Littora: Bombarding of Serbia and Montenegro verdict to common sense
During the Easter, in time of truce which was proclaimed by Army of Serbia and Montenegro, but not respected by NATO even NATO itself consists mostly of christian countries, chief of Ortodoxy christians who are larger part of Montenegro inhabitants, visited Second Army of Serbia and Montenegro.
Bombarding of Serbia and Montenegro on Great Friday and Easter day is a verdict to common sense that has been an Europian pride for the last centuries, and on that Europe built their Babylon towers.
www.mitropolija.cg.yu /aktuelno/saopstenja/e990429.html   (254 words)

  
 Welcome to Survey Serbia and Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The share of Serbia in the financing of the state union competencies in 2004 is planned at 25.3 billion dinars and that of Montenegro, at € 36.0 million.
Compared with the preliminary figures on the implementation of the 2003 budget, the revenues and expenditures are planed to be higher by 21.2% and 19.2% respectively and the deficit to be lower (it was 3.98% in 2003).
The competencies of the state union of Serbia & Montenegro are laid down in the Constitutional Charter and the member states may assign to it additional duties within their own competencies.
www.yusurvey.co.yu /topstories/ts_view.php?id=52&type=1   (498 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Servia (Serbia)
Under him the organization of the army was carried out, notwithstanding complaints from the Porte, and the efforts of the Serbs to become entirely independent of Turkey became constantly more evident.
Peter's position was from the beginning made more difficult by the fact that he was rightly regarded as an accessory to the murder of his predecessor, and was, moreover, completely controlled by the assassins during the early ears-of his reign.
These murderers claimed the chief positions in the army and the civil service; on account of his connection with them Peter's administration was only recognized by the Powers after the lapse of some time, the last power to recognize him being Great Britain (1906).
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13732a.htm   (4845 words)

  
 Serbia
It borders Croatia on the northwest, Hungary on the north, Romania on the northeast, Bulgaria on the east, Macedonia on the south, and Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the west.
Serbia was one of six republics that made up the country of Yugoslavia, which broke up in the 1990s.
Serbia - Serbia, Serbian Srbija, constituent republic of Serbia and Montenegro (1995 est.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108157.html   (1665 words)

  
 Šarplaninac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pure breed (as opposed to the show breed, which has been recognized since the mid-late 1930s) was protected by the Yugoslavian government until the country broke up.
The breed can also work cattle and serve as a guard dog; it was bred and used as a military dog under Marshal Josip Broz Tito and is still used so by the Army of Serbia and Montenegro.
The Šarplaninac is spreading through ranches in North America as a serious sheep herding dog and a livestock guardian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sarplaninac   (459 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro: The Politics Of Churches And Helicopters - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
An unspecified number of helicopters (some accounts say it was only one) of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro brought the church to the mountain on 21 July without the permission of the pro-independence Montenegrin authorities.
He said that there is no justification for the fact that he and his fellow Montenegrin, Serbia and Montenegro's President Svetozar Marovic, both learned about the use of the helicopters only from the media even though both men belong to the Supreme Defense Council.
For his part, Montenegro's Environment Minister Boro Vucinic said that he is happy that the SPC and its Metropolitan Amfilohije have, as he put it, "finally decided to respect the legal system and the laws of Montenegro" and register the new building.
www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2005/08/962276d0-0bfc-4d6d-a2bc-4cbfb5268260.html   (1103 words)

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