Issue 236 - April 16, 1996

Vreme answers the question "Why is the recognition of the continuity of the FRY so important?"

After returning from Paris where a Yugoslav delegation discussed the status of the FRY in international monetary bodies with the IMF and World Bank, Yugoslav National Bank (NBJ) Governor Dragoslav Avramovic held a press conference.

The socialists are shocked by Dragoslav Avramovic's intention to separate money from politics, and property from the authorities. Only the fear of economic break-down keeps them from turning to the likes of Dafina

Strictly politically speaking, one no longer needs to travel from Belgrade to Skoplje via Athens

History of deceit, treachery, fraud and violence. One political project followed another, one political formula was being replaced by another. The political activity of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) is constantly on the communist-nationalist pendulum

The library of books by prominent figures about the break-up of the former Yugoslavia received a new addition by one of the actors in the break-up Janez Drnovsek, who was a SFRY president of presidency in 1989 and Slovenian representative in this presidency until the split. No doubt his literary first can bear no other name than "My Truth"

It seems the opposition is surprisingly consolidating its ranks with indications that its center coalition will grow stronger and perhaps even expand and continue its pre-election, pro-European modernist campaign