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Monday, February 04, 2008

Following events from Serbia via shortwave radio


EU offers closer ties to Serbia

The European Union has said it wants to accelerate Serbia's progress towards membership following the re-election of pro-Western President Boris Tadic.

Mr Tadic claimed victory after taking slightly more than half the votes cast in a tight run-off contest with nationalist Tomislav Nikolic.

It comes as Serbia's Kosovo province prepares to declare independence.

In a message to Mr Tadic, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - the EU's executive arm - said the result was "a victory for democracy in Serbia and for the European values we share".
Continued news story from BBC News at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7225727.stm

International Radio Serbia is active on shortwave radio on the following English schedule:
All times UTC
Target Areas; na (North America) eu (Europe)

0100-0130 Mon-Sat. 7115na
0200-0230 7115na
1400-1430 7240eu
1930-2000 6100eu 7240eu
2200-2230 6100eu 7240eu
(Source: Monitoring Times-SW Guide)