Issue 111 - November 8, 1993

German poet and essayist Hans Magnus Enzensberger (64) was staying in Belgrade last week upon the invitation of the Belgrade Circle. Some of his books were translated in our language in the seventies and eighties. His recent collections of essays (which have not been translated here) ``Ach, Europa,'' ``Die Grosse Wanderung,'' and the latest ``Ausblicke auf den Buergerkrieg'' have drawn considerable attention in Germany.

The opposition is cautioning of the disastrous effects of the current authorities' rule. The SPS have ruined everything they have been involved with in Kosovo (southern Serbian Province of Kosovo and Metohija): the economy has practically ceased to exist, the majority of the employed are on paid leave, while the number of socially endangered is on the rise.

The heating season is in full swing, if one were to believe the state radio and TV. In that respect, all editors, journalists, reporters and correspondents of Radio TV Serbia, who have for days been assuring us that everything is OK with the heating in Serbia, should be commended for their moral strength and physical resistance to the cold. They will only admit that apartments are cold merely in a few places.

It's worse today than it was yesterday, but it's still better than it's going to be tomorrow this could be the slogan describing the 200 biggest companies

When asked whether he really believed that ethnic Albanians in Kosovo would take part in the forthcoming elections and whether he personally would run as a candidate, Shkelzen Maliqi replied, ``No. There are no conditions whatsoever for Albanians to take part in Serbia's political life, either directly or in large numbers. I never considered putting up my candidacy. However, I realized that it was important to raise the question of Kosovo, which may be of utmost importance as regards the Serbian elections. The opposition is weak and divided, so Kosovo appears to be the only weak spot of the Serbian regime. If they decide to vote, Albanians pose a potential threat.''

What have Serbian President Milosevic, Bosnian Moslem leader Abdic and Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic actually signed

The Serbian police have arrested 17 supporters of Vojislav Seselj. The charges brought against them range from war crimes to illegal possession of sugar. Since the love between the Socialist and the Radicals is now history, the authorities are turning the page, telling the Radicals that this might only be a beginning

Thanks to television and its brainwashing which starts every evening with the prime time news hour at 7:30 p.m., it is believed that the nation's ``mental state'' has been changed fundamentally over the years, and that a lot of time will pass before any changes are effected here