LOCAL PRESS 

Petkovic: Belgrade will not fall for threats from Pristina (Tanjug/RTV) 

Belgrade has never been, nor will it fall for anyone’s threats and provocations coming from Pristina, nor will we respond according to the same matrix, the Head of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Petar Petkovic said on the occasion of the statement by Ramush Haradinaj on a referendum for unification of Kosovo with Albania. In a written statement to the media, Petkovic stated that the latest threats about the creation of a Greater Albania, if Serbia does not recognize the so-called Kosovo, are on the trail of those, he assesses, Haradinaj’s futile hopes that Belgrade will be force to recognition with 100 percent taxes. “We resisted then, we will resist all future threats and blackmail, because peace is our first priority,” he said. He says that those who are closer to the elections are showing nervousness, so they would like to try to raise their political rating through the name of President Vucic and the anti-Serbian rhetoric. He states that it has been known since the time of the Prizren League that there is an idea of creating the so-called Greater Albania and in that sense he says there is no need for anyone in Pristina to pretend and justify that they had this idea due to the alleged passivity of Brussels. Petkovic emphasizes this is why neither Brussels, nor Washington, nor other centers of power must remain silent to such “rattling of weapons and threats of creating an artificial and ethnically cleansed creation, dangerous for peace and stability in the entire Balkans”. “Any lack of reaction to such dangerous intentions can be understood as tacit agreement. Therefore, it is necessary for the EU to clearly and unambiguously take a stand to the actions from Pristina,” he says. Petkovic emphasizes that Belgrade is not afraid of anyone’s threats and that it will always know how to protect the interests of its people in the best way. “However, no matter how hard someone in Pristina tries to force us to react recklessly, our response will always be in the spirit of preserving peace and stability,” Petkovic concluded.

Serbia’s opposition to MEP: Start inter-party dialogue as soon as possible (N1) 

Three leaders of Serbia’s opposition wrote to the members of the European Parliament (EP) David McAllister, Vladimir Bilcik, Tanja Fajon, Klemen Groselj and Viola von Cramon, asking them to initiate the inter-party dialogue between the authorities and opposition in Serbia as soon as possible and warning that “the ruling parties’ attempt to trick both the Serbian public and the European Parliament that meaningful changes were implemented as the result of the previous phase of the inter-party dialogue, and it appears they will attempt to do so again”.

The letter reads as follows:

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

As representatives of the pro-European opposition parties in Serbia – Freedom and Justice Party (SSP), Democratic Party (DS) and Free Citizens’ Movement (PSG) – we would like to draw your attention to our concerns about the anticipated continuation of the inter-party dialogue in Serbia facilitated by the European Parliament. Since the last ‘election’ in June, President Vucic admitted the boycott had achieved its goal by emphasizing that essential democracy does not exist in Serbia due to the call for early elections before the government was even constituted. And the fact that Serbia has no opposition members of Parliament is a direct slap to democracy in Serbia. Without a thorough and inclusive democratic process, nothing can be accomplished in putting Serbia back to the path of the rule of law and EU accession. We must also note that the upcoming dialogue is being announced in an atmosphere of enormous abuse of power, the mocking of opposition efforts and initiatives, brutal suppression of all independent voices and the President himself in total and obsessive control of vaccine distribution on national television, which, you must admit, is so far away from anything that we can witness in a normal European society. Regarding our specific concerns about the dialogue, first of all, we believe that it should start as soon as possible, as more delays can significantly hurt the dialogue process by diminishing the chances for reaching an agreement that would be acceptable for all sides and leaving enough time to ensure its implementation. We, therefore, insist that the inter-party dialogue should be launched sooner rather than later, regardless of the epidemiological conditions that might prevent face to face meetings. Second, we are concerned about the lack of political will among the ruling parties for accepting solutions that would successfully resolve the political crisis. We have already witnessed the ruling parties’ attempt to trick both the Serbian public and the European Parliament that meaningful changes were implemented as the result of the previous phase of the inter-party dialogue, and it appears they will attempt to do so again. The situation with the Regulatory body for Electronic media (REM) is the best example of the lack of will to make genuine steps forward and to ‘tick the boxes’ without any substantial improvement. Third, we insist that we should be consulted about the topics and the anticipated inter-party dialogue format. The legitimacy of our demands and of our position in the dialogue has been confirmed by the fact that in the 2020 election no opposition parties won seats in the Parliament. Without a meaningful agreement with the opposition parties, there will be no resolution of the political crisis and no return of democracy, and therefore no EU membership perspective. Because of this, our concerns and our position regarding the dialogue and the topics it will cover should not be neglected. We certainly hope for a successful dialogue and a successful resolution of the political crisis that would restore democracy in Serbia and open up the continuation of Serbia’s EU accession process.

Best regards,

Zoran Lutovac, President of Democratic Party

Pavle Grbovic, President of Free Citizens Movement

Dragan Djilas, President of Freedom and Justice Party

Bilcik: I support everything that strengthens trust in media and elections (Danas) 

European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia Vladimir Bilcik has said that given that the early elections in the country have been announced for 2022, “it is important to improve conditions for a fair political competition and increase the trust of the Serbian public in the media.” “In this context, I support all initiatives aiming to improve the public’s trust in the media and elections,” Bilcik told Danas. He added that he has yet to carefully examine the proposal that came from Serbia’s non-parliamentary parties, but that, in general, he backs any initiative that can truly contribute to a good quality public debate. This was his answer to a question asking him to comment on the joint demands of the opposition Party of Freedom and Justice, the Movement of Free Citizens and the Democratic Party that a so-called “parallel editorial boards” in the public services and a ministry for elections be established. According to Danas and its unofficial sources, Serbian parliament speaker Ivica Dacic should, have a new telephone conversation with David McAllister, chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, next week, around 27 January, about the format, time and other issues related to a dialogue between the government and the opposition in Serbia.

REGIONAL PRESS 

Dodik: I will ask Vucic to give part of vaccines to the RS (RTRS)

Chairman and Serb member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) Presidency Milorad Dodik said that he plans to ask Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to give part of the COVID-19 vaccines that Serbia received to Republika Srpska (RS). He emphasized that Serbia, in which mass vaccinations started as of Tuesday, procured the vaccines in the best possible way and that it did not rely on collective procurements, as B&H did. Dodik added that Serbia’s success is big and this proves that this country is a “leader country”. “Today, I will send a letter to Aleksandar Vucic and ask him to assign a part of the amount of vaccines to the RS, so that RS can start vaccination as well. I think it is necessary, bearing in mind that the interest of a certain number of people in vaccination is growing,” Dodik said. Dodik noted that the countries that have managed to vaccinate a significant part of their population, it is extremely incorrect for them to treat countries like B&H in this way. “The RS has paid more than BAM 6 million for vaccines through a joint program through B&H institutions and those vaccines have not arrived yet, nor are there any indications when they will arrive,” said Dodik. Dodik pointed out that the COVAX system is obviously collapsing and that no one has information when the vaccines will arrive in B&H. He added that in this way, it is impossible for various factors and subjects in the RS, such as the relevant ministry, to appear as a buyer of vaccines. Vucic addressed journalists on Tuesday and commented on Serbia’s assistance to North Macedonia to which it sent 8,000 doses of vaccines against coronavirus. Vucic said that this was a brotherly and friendly move of Serbia which cares about its neighbors and he said that Serbia sees no problem in assisting anyone: “If someone from the RS or B&H asks for assistance, how could we refuse to help? It is normal to help”.

RS opposition criticizes Dodik for his announcement that he will ask from Serbia to give part of vaccines to the RS (BN TV)

Chairman of the B&H Presidency Milorad Dodik stated he would ask Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to allocate a part of COVID-19 vaccines for the RS so that the RS starts with the vaccination. Commenting on this, SDS leader Mirko Sarovic said Dodik’s statement is another proof of “inability of authorities to resolve key issues, including the inability to address the Coronavirus pandemic’’ Sarovic added it led to the highest mortality rate in the RS compared to the region. “It is clear they do not have a clear strategy on how to continue, nor they are doing enough nor achieving results,” said Sarovic. PDP leader Branislav Borenovic said: “Dodik seems to be forgetting that his SNSD is in joint institutions of B&H and in the RS, they preside over the B&H Council of Ministers and the RS Prime Minister is theirs, they control all levels of government and dispose with big budgets and instead of implementing necessary procedures for procuring the vaccines, they announce they will again ask for help from Serbia that has reacted in timely and responsible manner to implement immunization of its citizens”. DNS leader Nenad Nesic said he is sure Serbia and Vucic will make vaccines available to the RS “not because someone is asking for it, but because cooperation, solidarity and normality the basis of Serbia having all international vaccines available today”.

Dodik responds to accusations of RS opposition (RTRS)

Chairman and Serb member of the B&H Presidency Milorad Dodik said that asking Serbia to give a certain amount of vaccines against the coronavirus to the RS does not mean that the RS is begging, but is fighting for its people, which SDS leader Mirko Sarovic and PDP leader Branislav Borenovic will never know and cannot understand. When asked to comment on the statements of Sarovic and Borenovic that, as they say, the RS relies only on someone’s help, Dodik emphasized that nothing else can be expected from them except for them to criticize and attack without arguments. “I would like to see anything they have made or done for the RS and their people. For their information, a request for help from a brother and a friend, that is Serbia to the RS, does not mean that we are begging, and even if it is so, unlike them, I am ready to beg for my people if necessary,” Dodik stressed. He said that for him, as well as for the entire leadership of the RS, people’s health is in the first place. “We are not begging for anything, but we are asking our brothers to help us until the first shipment of vaccines arrives, which we expect next week, and in February we expect the next delivery to come,” Dodik said in a statement. He added that he was surprised by Borenovic’s statement and the untruth that he spreads about the RS not having basic healthcare equipment and he was hospitalized at the University Clinical Center in Banja Luka due to the coronavirus infection, where he had the opportunity to be convinced that the RS’ healthcare system is fully equipped and capacitated. Dodik told the citizens that they should not worry, that the vaccines will soon arrive in the RS and that everyone who wants to will be vaccinated.

B&H CEC publishes confirmed results of local elections in Mostar (O kanal)

The B&H Central Election Commission (CEC) confirmed Mostar local elections results. Out of 35 seats in Mostar City Council, HDZ B&H won 13 seats, Coalition for Mostar (SDA, SBB, DF, SB&H, BPS) won 11 seats, B&H Bloc ( SDP, Our Party (NS)) won six seats, Croatian Republican Party (HRS) won three seats, First Mostar Party won one seat and the List ‘Ostajte ovdje – Zajedno za nas Mostar’ won one seat. The Court of B&H rejected all three appeals and requests for recount of votes. In its reaction, HDZ B&H assessed that the CEC has approached in a selective manner and that they should not have published the results before completion of the investigation into fictitious addresses used for voting in the elections. HDZ B&H reminded that this party filed criminal reports over use of fictitious addresses for voting in the elections, announcing that the party’s further action will depend on the outcome of the investigation. HDZ B&H announced that, if the investigation confirms that the election irregularity happened, it will demand repeating of elections in the constituency in question. That party concluded that it will not recognize the CEC’s results as final as long as the investigation is in progress. B&H Bloc comments that decision of the Court of B&H regarding Mostar election results shows that the will of vote counters is what matters and not the will of voters. SDP stated that election frauds were legitimized. President of SDP Mostar City Board Arman Zalihic stated that now there will be councilors in Mostar City Council whose legitimacy is questionable. SDP’s Aner Zuljevic expressed his embitterment with the decision of the Court of B&H and said that the Court of B&H confirmed “legitimacy of robbery” and he added that this is also a shame of the EU and US who told citizens that they will deliver fair elections. Member of Our Party (NS) Mostar City Board Boska Cavar commented that this decision means that anything is possible for manipulators. “To legally steal such a number of votes in one polling station is frightening” added Cavar. Vice President of Mostar Board of Our Party Irma Baralija said that this situation “leaves a bitter aftertaste” because an opportunity to have a new City Council without any doubts in its legitimacy was missed. Candidate of the Platform for Progress Amna Popovac commented on the decision of the Court of B&H and said that “there are no winners in Mostar and the only loser is democracy”. EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Oliver Varhelyi published on his Twitter account on Tuesday that the local elections that were held in Mostar on 20 December 2020 were major achievement, but it is up to competent institutions in B&H to complete this process now. He urged B&H authorities to swiftly verify Mostar election results.

Covic meets Plenkovic and Radman, Covic says elections in Mostar have been compromised (Dnevni list)

HDZ B&H President Dragan Covic met with President of HDZ of Croatia and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Zagreb (on Monday) to talk about the situation in B&H, namely, how to encourage B&H’s progress, the country’s European path, protection of rights of Croats in B&H and recently held local elections in Mostar. Regarding the latter, daily reads that Covic warned that despite numerous and timely warnings, the local elections in Mostar have been compromised. He stressed that HDZ B&H achieved a strong election result and confirmed big support in the electorate, but at the same time expressed dissatisfaction with undermining of integrity of the elections. In addition, Covic informed his host about legal steps and political communication he plans to undertake with regards to the Mostar elections. Plenkovic expressed support to preserving rights of Croats in B&H, announcing that the Croatian government will continue to improve cooperation with representatives of Croat people (in B&H) to further strengthen the European perspective of B&H and not to bring in question the status of a constituent people of Croats. Covic also met with Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic Radman in Zagreb on Tuesday with whom he spoke about the current political situation in B&H and recently held local elections in Mostar. According to a statement issued by HDZ B&H, the meeting also discussed efforts of legitimate political representatives of Croats in B&H to preserve the status of a constituent people for Croats, which is unconditionally guaranteed by the Constitution of B&H. The statement further reads that Covic informed Grlic Radman about irregularities that were noticed during the recently held elections in Mostar, which undermines the elections’ democratic character. Among other issues, Covic said that implementation of the agreement on changes to the Law on Elections of B&H, which he agreed together with (SDA leader) Bakir Izetbegovic and under auspices of representatives of the international community, has completely stalled. Minister Grlic Radman said that the Croatian Government and his Ministry unconditionally support legitimate political requests of legitimate political leadership of Croats in B&H, stressing that real achieving of constitutionally guaranteed equality and status of a constituent people of Croats in B&H will remain one of Republic of Croatia’s political priorities.

DPC’s analysis suggests international community and B&H citizens must exert pressures on domestic political elite, propose strengthening of EUFOR and NATO in B&H as well as distancing from Zagreb and Belgrade (Dnevni avaz)

The latest analysis of the Democratization Policy Council (DPC) signed by four authors – Kurt Bassuener, Valery Perry, Toby Vogel and Bodo Weber, noted that the political elite in B&H does not have any motive for changes because of which both the international community and B&H citizens will have to exert pressures on them. The authors reminded that over last several weeks, the attention of the world focused on the worsening of coronavirus pandemic and attacks on US democracy, while B&H citizens were left to wonder if Germany is changing its approach towards B&H. “They wonder if the nomination of Christian Schmidt for the High Representative was a decision without a clear policy and what kind of strategy lies behind that”, the analysis dubbed ‘Is there a strategy? Defining of trans-Atlantic consensus to accelerate progress of B&H’ noted. The authors warned that it is a myth that the only way for the international community to influence the situation in B&H lies in imposing of solutions or relying on domestic political elite and they argued: “What the current situation calls for is using the moment of trans-Atlantic consensus to create an environment in which citizens would be able to articulate a new social contract. It is necessary to ‘sandwich’ the political elite from the top and bottom in order to change the status quo”. The authors also suggested strengthening of EUFOR, stronger presence of NATO, sending of clear messages to Belgrade and Zagreb not to interfere, clearly stating that Dayton and the Office of the High Representative (OHR) come as one package and strengthening of OHR. “It is necessary to reinstate trust in the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) of B&H, Court of B&H and police” the authors noted and suggested that the international community should establish a true partnership with B&H citizens. The daily argued that the proposal of guidelines presented by “the four pro-Bosniak analysts” includes everything SDA, DF and other Bosniak parties advocate in terms of abolition of rights of people in the election process and system of distribution of authorities, making a distance from Zagreb and strengthening of military presence. The authors reminded that the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC SB) is a guarantor of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), while Serbia and Croatia are only signatories so “their political meddling, which is becoming more and more visible, is unwanted and should have consequences”. “At the same time, for example, they (the authors) do not find as disputable the fact that Turkey acts in the PIC as a representative of the Organization of Islamic Countries,” the daily noted. The daily also reminded that the four authors advocate the introduction of “an adjusted carrot and stick system” where financial aid should be conditioned and allocated only to areas which are cooperative in order to avoid financing of politicians and they also advocate coordinated bans on travel and freezing of assets for abuse of office by politicians. The four analysts also argued that it is necessary to fully remove a special role of constituent peoples and define collective protection “for each self-determined group of citizens (and not only for the three ‘constituent peoples’) and not have this protection turn into a basis for election and administrative system” and they argued that, in order to do this, it would be necessary to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.

Borrell sends letter to B Dodik, again requesting equal distribution of migrant crisis burden in B&H (Nova BH)

EU High Representative Josep Borrell has sent a letter to B&H Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik, again requesting equal distribution of the migrant crisis burden in B&H. Borrell stressed that inactivity of state-level authorities has led to escalation of humanitarian crisis in the Una-Sana Canton (USC), where people lost their shelters risking death in the snow. He warned that this is unacceptable and has inflicted severe damage to B&H’s reputation, both in the EU and wider. Borrell stated that B&H, as a state, must be able to take responsibility and implement its decisions, but also to provide the necessary support to make Lipa camp a winter reception center. Borrell underlined that B&H Armed Forces need to continue with their efforts to improve conditions in the Lipa camp. Borrell also underlined that better migration management system is needed in order to distribute the responsibility for migrants equally throughout B&H. He concluded that it is inacceptable to have migrant reception centers only in Una-Sana Canton and Sarajevo. Addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said that she will visit B&H talk to representatives of B&H authorities. “The current crisis is a humanitarian crisis but also a crisis of governance. An unnecessary crisis. A crisis that could have been avoided if the authorities had acted responsibly. Each day of this stalemate erodes Bosnia’s international reputation. B&H must show it is capable of managing migration. It must take responsibility. Address the humanitarian situation. As a country with the perspective of the EU accession, we expect B&H to work on sustainable, long-term solutions. To set up facilities evenly distributed across the full territory of the country.” The Amnesty International warn that the migrant crisis in B&H is a consequence of the intransigence of local authorities, but also the terrible migration policy of the European Union.

Amendments to Law on Freedom of Religion adopted again (Vijesti) 

The Montenegrin parliament has again adopted amendments to the Law on Freedom of Religion, with the votes of 41 deputies who were present. Amendments to the Law on Credit Institutions, the Law on Rehabilitation of Credit Institutions and to the Law on Fiscalization in Trade in Products and Services were also adopted again, Vijesti is reporting. Parliament speaker Aleksa Becic declared that there was a quorum because 41 deputies were present in the hall. Deputies from the ruling parties were there as well as Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic and all his ministers. Opposition MPs did not attend the session. After this session, the second extraordinary session is planned for today, at which proposals of deputies from the ruling parties will be decided on again – those that President Djukanovic also refused to sign. These are amendments to the Labor Law, the Law on Civil Servants and State Employees and the Law on Health Care.

Abazovic and Radulovic invited Djukanovic to talks (RTCG)

Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic and Foreign Minister Djordje Radulovic have sent an invitation to Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic for foreign policy consultations, which would be held on Tuesday, 26 January, the government announced. The topic, as it is stated, is the issue of the return of ambassadors. “The organization of consultations is an indicator of the democratic capacity of the government, as well as the importance of dialogue, especially in order to have functioning cohabitation and to resolve issues perceived in different way,” the statement said.  Djukanovic previously assessed that the conditions for issuing a decree to recall seven ambassadors had not been met, stating that the government’s proposal had been submitted to him without a valid explanation.

EU ambassadors to Macedonia urged Zaev to “complete the process with Bulgaria” as soon as possible (Republika)

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held a video conference with EU member states ambassadors to Macedonia, led by EU Ambassador David Geer, which was dominated by the dispute with Bulgaria. According to the government press release, the ambassadors urged that the process with Bulgaria is completed as soon as possible, so that Macedonia can open EU accession talks. Zaev said that “for us it is important to resume the dialogue with Bulgaria in the spirit of mutual respect” and that “we remain firm on certain issues which are our red lines – such as the Macedonian identity and the Macedonian language, which are non-negotiable”. Bulgaria demands extensive concessions from Macedonia in areas of national identity and history before it will allow the opening of accession talks. Zaev verbally accepted all Bulgarian demands in his infamous BGNES interview, but hasn’t translated them into a legally binding document yet.

Albanian PM insists on EU criticism (ADN)

Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday stood by his idea that he has not made any mistake in his stance towards the European Union on the anti-Covid vaccine. Rama explained why the French embassy erred in the protest note, as according to him it is not about love, but about people’s health. The head of government said that there is no clash with the EU whatsoever, but his statements have been made referring to the reactions of the World Health Organization (WHO). “I have not had any quarrels with the EU, but no one is stopping me from expressing my opinion. Do not deal with my opinion, if you like, but with the WHO statements. The French embassy is not right either, the opposition of course not, and my example is that of the WHO. Read what the WHO has to say about the distribution of the vaccine. It said we are on the verge of a moral catastrophe,” Rama said, referring to recent WHO criticism toward the rich countries regarding vaccine procurement and distribution. “The fact that we are a small country, we are not rich and we are not members of the EU, does not make us stand with our mouths shut in front of such an obvious fact which is clear,” added Rama, commenting that he is not the prime minister of an EU country, “but I am a European. At least the same European as those who speak on behalf of the EU”.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SOURCES 

Serbia Filing First Lawsuits Against NATO on Behalf of 1999 Bombing Victims, Lawyer Says (Sputnik, 20 January 2021) 

BELGRADE – Serbian victims of the 1999 NATO bombing in Yugoslavia will, for the first time in over 20 years, on Wednesday file lawsuits against the alliance for the use of depleted uranium ammunition during the airstrikes, Srdjan Aleksic, the lawyer who is leading the team of legal experts, told Sputnik. Aleksic and his team have been putting together cases with material evidence for several years. Lawsuits against NATO as a legal entity will be filed on behalf of the victims. “We are filing lawsuits on Wednesday in courts in the cities of Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Nis and Vranje. We are talking about the highest courts, to which we will file five lawsuits. The victims are natural persons — deceased and sick soldiers and police officers of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who were in Kosovo in 1999. At the first stage, we want them to be identical cases, as in the Italian military”, Aleksic said. As was the case with Western European servicemen who received high radiation doses while serving in NATO near radioactive ammunition and at the places of their use, the lawyer seeks to win compensation for each of the Serbian victims in the amount of at least 300,000 euros ($364,508). Aleksic is assisted by the Italian lawyer Angelo Fiore Tartaglia, who has successfully represented the interests of the Italian military. “He has 181 court rulings, which have already entered into force in Europe. He will be a member of my legal expert team. We have more than 3,000 pages of materials, including verdicts, expert opinions, materials of a special Italian government commission. We have collected enough evidence”, Aleksic noted. The next step after the Higher Court in Belgrade admits the lawsuits would be to send a formal notification to the NATO headquarters within six months. The alliance, on its part, will have to respond within 30 days. NATO airstrikes continued from 24 March to 10 June 1999. The exact number of victims of the airstrikes is unknown. The Serbian authorities say that about 2,500 people, including 89 children, were killed and about 12,500 people were injured in the bombings. According to various sources, the material damage is assessed at between $30 billion and $100 billion. The military operation was conducted without the approval of the UN Security Council and on the basis of the Western countries’ allegations that the Yugoslavian authorities had carried out ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and provoked a humanitarian catastrophe there. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that the use of depleted uranium weapons during the NATO operation is behind the increase in the number of cancer patients in the Balkan nation. Moreover, Belgrade said it established a special commission to investigate the consequences of the 1999 NATO bombings for the environment and health of the Serbs.