Issue 423 - January 28, 2000

Serbian police prospers on both sides of the law. It turns out that an active member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) is a suspect in the Arkan murder. This policemen appears to have been on the run with such inaptitude that he ended up arresting himself

Even a hasty glance to a bunch of news about tension between Belgrade and Brussels, via Budapest, regarding the blockage on the Danube, points to the fact that the exact amount is not yet settled (24 or 32 million euros). Since it is about a considerably big amount, it is also important who will operate with that money, commission the workers, pay for the work, and even save something for building new bridges or something similar.

One third of Yugoslavia's inhabitants can, according to worldly standards, be considered poor, which means that they cannot even cover the elementary living expenses.

Any marketing expert would tell you that so far no one has ever seen a well-conceived campaign in this part of the world. The reason is above all the fact that none of the parties has ever made a thorough public opinion survey before commencing a campaign.