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  Military of Serbia and Montenegro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The military of Serbia and Montenegro, VSCG, is the Army of Serbia and Montenegro (Војска Србије и Црне Горе - ВСЦГ), which includes ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces, and civil defense.
The 2002 estimate for military expenditures as percent of GDP is 3.6%.
Significant reforms are undergoing in the military of Serbia and Montenegro.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro   (242 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated as СЦГ/SCG), State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, abbreviated as SUSM), was a confederated union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro   (1483 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro - MSN Encarta
Serbia and Montenegro, union of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro, located in southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula.
From 1945 to 1991 Serbia and Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia, a larger Communist federal state consisting of six republics.
Serbia and Montenegro is bounded on the north by Hungary, on the east by Romania and Bulgaria, on the south by Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and on the west by Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579562/Serbia_and_Montenegro.html   (862 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro (12/05)
Similarly to Serbia, Montenegro was under the rule of the Ottoman Turks for the duration of their reign in the Balkans.
In February 2003, the Constitutional Charter was ratified by the Republic of Serbia, Republic of Montenegro, and the Yugoslav Parliament.
Serbia and Montenegro maintains an embassy in the United States at 2134 Kalorama Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (5436 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Renamed Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, the former Yugoslavia was formed on Dec. 4, 1918, from the patchwork of Balkan states and territories.
Serbia and Montenegro - Serbia and Montenegro, Serbian Srbija i Crna Gora, formerly Yugoslavia, Serbian Jugoslavija,...
Serbia and Montenegro: Land - Land Inland from the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, where Kotor, the one seaport of the nation, is...
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 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The state union of 'Serbia and Montenegro' is made up of two member states, the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro, which share external borders with Hungary to the north, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia to the west and north-west; Romania to the north-east; Bulgaria to the south-east; and Albania and Macedonia to the south.
Serbia and Montenegro's co-operation with the ICTY during 2004 was poor.
Serbia and Montenegro's relations with her neighbours are complicated by the legacy of the past ten years.
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 Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro is a moderately developed European country undergoing profound political and economic change.
If remaining in Serbia and Montenegro for more than the 90 day period permitted for tourism or business, men of Serbia-Montenegrin descent may be prevented from leaving until they complete their military obligations or receive a waiver.
Entry to Serbia from Kosovo should not be attempted without a valid Serbia and Montenegro entry stamp from a Serbia and Montenegro border crossing post.
travel.state.gov /travel/serbia_montenegro.html   (3154 words)

  
 [ www.RegionalAnalysis.org ]
While arguing that Montenegro must become an "independent European state...with the political and cultural capacities to solve all our problems in a peaceful and democratic way," Vlahovic also stressed the importance of his country's joining the EU and NATO, starting with the U.S.-sponsored Adriatic Charter that includes Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania.
Montenegro has a proud military tradition, and no discussion of Montenegro's future would be complete without a reference to its fighting capacities.
Stressing that Montenegro is a peaceful country that does not plan to use its military, Vlahovic called for a "small, democratically controlled, multipurpose army not exceeding 3,000 men," fully integrated into the Adriatic Charter and NATO and advised by experts from Europe and the United States.
www.regionalanalysis.org /specialreports/specialreports/en/2005/02/B5CA945F-599A-47AA-9F7B-C5914F2E64BF.ASP   (750 words)

  
 News about Serbs and Serbian lands | Daily Bulletin of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Serbia-Montenegro, MFA, March 29, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Serbia is negotiating a stabilization and association agreement with the EU, a first step toward eventual membership.
Rehn reiterated that negotiations would be concluded only if Serbia cooperated fully with the ICTY on apprehending those indicted for war crimes during the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia and said he was empowered to change the schedule of the talks.
BELGRADE, March 28 (Beta)-U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Montenegro Michael Polt said on March 28 that he did not think the level of cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) so far was enough for the State Department to make a positive decision on the continuation of U.S. aid to Serbia Montenegro.
news.suc.org /bydate/2006/March_29/24.html   (2646 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro
Background: Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as a state by the US.
One singular factor in the economic situation of Serbia is the continuation in office of a government that is primarily interested in political and military mastery, not economic reform.
Government mismanagement of the economy is largely to blame, but the damage to Serbia's infrastructure and industry by the NATO bombing during the war in Kosovo have added to problems.
www.ceebd.co.uk /countrie/busprof/serbia.htm   (1938 words)

  
 Serbia & Montenegro Montenegrin Foreign Minister makes case for independence
Montenegrin Foreign Minister Miodrag Vlahovic said at RFE/RL headquarters in Prague on 10 February that Montenegro wants to join the European Union (EU) and NATO as an independent country and not remain a "hostage" of Serbia's reluctance to cooperate with the Hague-based war crimes tribunal.
In 1918, led by the young and educated urban classes, Montenegro opted for union with Serbia.
Stressing that Montenegro is a peaceful country that does not plan to use its military, Vlahovic called for a "small, democratically controlled, multi-purpose army not exceeding 3,000 men," fully integrated into the Adriatic Charter and NATO and advised by experts from Europe and the United States.
www.templetonthorp.com /pl/news866   (784 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Serbia and Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro included a provision that allowed either republic to hold a referendum after three years that would allow for their independence from the state union.
The Court of Serbia and Montenegro; judges are elected by the Serbia and Montenegro Parliament for six-year terms
The complexity of Serbia and Montenegro political relationships, slow progress in privatization, legal uncertainty over property rights, scarcity of foreign-investment, and a substantial foreign trade deficit are holding back the economy.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/yi.html   (1710 words)

  
 Serbia-Montenegro military purged of Milosevic-era generals
The Supreme Defence Council of Serbia and Montenegro (SCG), the loose union which replaced the disbanded Yugoslav federation earlier this year, announced the dismissals in a low-key statement following a meeting on the Adriatic coast.
Analysts said they represented the shrinking core of the conservative faction in the military, which was stubbornly refusing to renounce its loyalty to ousted former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic and the Serbian nationalism he fostered during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Mladic's arrest and extradition to the tribunal in The Hague, where Milosevic is on trial for war crimes, is a must if Serbia and Montenegro are serious about integrating with NATO and the European Union.
www.spacewar.com /2003/030809034531.zvxck0bj.html   (628 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro - State Union of Serbia and Montenegro - Country Profile - (former Yugoslavia) - Srbija-Crna Gora
The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" in 1992 and, under President Slobodan MILOSEVIC, Serbia led various military intervention efforts to unite Serbs in neighboring republics into a "Greater Serbia." All of these efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.
On February 4, 2003 the Yugoslav parliament adopted the Constitutional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, marking the beginning of a new reformed state, replacing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Constitution: 4 February 2003, the Yugoslav parliament adopted the Constitutional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/serbia_montenegro.htm   (782 words)

  
 Serbia-Montenegro Defense Min: Army Plagued With Problems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
There have been a number of suicides in the military - some of them suspicious - cases of soldiers allegedly shooting at each other and other injuries.
Consequently, parents have been reluctant to send their children to serve in the military.
NATO has conditioned cooperation with Serbia-Montenegro's military with the arrest and extradition of Mladic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands.
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 Serbia and Montenegro Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Serbia and Montenegro (Political) 2005 (598K) and pdf format (701K)
Serbia and Montenegro - Economy From Former Yugoslavia: A Map Folio, 1992 (143K)
Serbia and Montenegro - Land Use From Former Yugoslavia: A Map Folio, 1992 (133K)
www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/serbia.html   (322 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro military announces mandatory service shortening - Wikinews
Serbia and Montenegro military announces mandatory service shortening
Dragan Paskaš, the president of the Generalštab, the main governing body of the Military of Serbia and Montenegro, announced that mandatory military service may get shorthened to six months.
Military of Serbia and Montenegro has been under a lot of pressure lately, as the government froze Defense Ministry's fundings, and the military has been unable to sell buildings in downtown Belgrade attractive location, which were heavily damaged during NATO bombing in 1999.
en.wikinews.org /wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_military_announces_mandatory_service_shortening   (358 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Serbia-Montenegro military denies it is sheltering war crimes fugitive Mladic
BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro – Serbia-Montenegro's military on Friday denied allegations that it was sheltering war crimes fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic, one of the most-wanted suspects sought by the U.N. war crimes tribunal.
The Serbia-Montenegro military said in a statement that it "firmly" denies "aiding" Mladic in his refuge.
When, under Western pressure, Serbia's new pro-democracy authorities signaled that they might have to hand Mladic over to the tribunal, he disappeared from public view.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20051118-1859-serbia-mladic.html   (217 words)

  
 MILAVIA - Military Aviation News - Serbia-Montenegro to Overhaul and Modernize MiG-29s. (23 Feb)
On January 19, Serbia and Montenegro Minister of Defence, Zoran Stankovic, revealed that his Ministry has secured 10 million Euros for the planned overhaul and modernization of Serbian-Montenegrin fleet of five MiG-29 fighters, as well as for overhaul of one An-26 Curl transport plane.
The RSK-MiG specialists have completed in-depth analyses of the Fulcrums that have survived the NATO-intervention in 1999 and now Serbia and Montenegro Ministry of Defence is waiting for the official Russian proposal on the cost of returning these jets into service.
However, Serbia and Montenegro is now seriously considering to increase the number of operational MiG-29s in line with its intentions to provide its own air defence as well as to fulfill overall international obligation to participate in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercises as a step forward to future full-member status within NATO.
www.milavia.net /news/headline.php?230206   (1268 words)

  
 ISN Security Watch - Serbia and Montenegro intelligence chief sacked   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
ISN SECURITY WATCH – The head of Serbia and Montenegro’s Military Security Agency (VBA), Colonel Momir Stojanovic, has been sacked by the country’s top defense body, four months after telling the media his agency had infiltrated Albanian extremist groups in Kosovo and had information about an al-Qaida presence in the region.
The Supreme Defense Council of Serbia and Montenegro said that Stojanovic had been fired because of “media exposure”.
According to military analyst Ljubodrag Stojadinovic, Davinic and Stojanovic could have clashed over the colonel’s reluctance to accept the move to civilian control of the army and the reorganization of the army intelligence service.
www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=8922   (537 words)

  
 NationMaster - Statistics on Serbia and Montenegro. 777 facts and figures, stats and information on Serbian economy, ...
In 1998-99, massive expulsions by FRY forces and Serb paramilitaries of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo provoked an international response, including the NATO bombing of Serbia and the stationing of a NATO-led force (KFOR), in Kosovo.
The Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro includes a provision that allows either republic to hold a referendum after three years that would allow for their independence from the state union.
By August, millions of Europeans -- especially the military and diplomatic leaders of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia -- saw war as the way to save their honor, as well as to solve the internal and international problems that needed to be resolved.
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 Serbia and Montenegro News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Montenegro Admitted to the U.N. 29 Jun 2006 02:06
Serbia and Montenegro Ibrahim Rugova (1944-2006; President of Kosovo) News
Serbia and Montenegro Ramush Haradinaj (Former Kosovo Prime Minister) News
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 Military Of Serbia and Montenegro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 News about Serbs and Serbian lands | U.S. general visits Serbia-Montenegro to boost military cooperation, Xinhua, March ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wald, the deputy commander of the U.S. European Command, discussed the course of four bilateral military agreements with Serbia-Montenegro's Defense Minister Zoran Stankovic.
The first military agreement to be signed in the near future will strengthen cooperation on preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and the promotion of defense and military relations.
Wald, the first U.S. four-star general to visit Belgrade in the past six years, said he had seen dramatic changes in the world on the strategic level and the meeting with Stankovic was "a recognition of the changes."
news.suc.org /bydate/2006/March_29/13.html   (296 words)

  
 Military intelligence head in Serbia and Montenegro sacked   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Military intelligence head in Serbia and Montenegro sacked
The chief of military intelligence in Serbia and Montenegro has been sacked because of his claims that intelligence agents had infiltrated extremist groups operating in Kosovo, radio B92 reported Thursday.
Colonel Momir Stojanovic said in an interview in February that the military security agency VBA had been working in the Serbian province, and had managed to penetrate extremist organizations operating there, among them Al-Qaeda.
www.spacewar.com /2004/040527094353.5u2tbkje.html   (277 words)

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