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Belgrade Insight No.105

The champions of old-style Belgrade cuisine

Cubura, Daco, Prolece and Vuk will give you that home from home feeling, along with giant-sized portions of meat.
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New Year movie treats

The holiday season brings a host of cinematic delights, including the latest Mission Impossible, a new instalment of The Twilight Saga and New York film New Year’s Eve. If all 2012 releases are this good, film-goers are in for a cracking year.
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New form for old venue

Belgrade Insight visits the recently renovated and reopened Milan Gale Muskatirovic recreational sports and leisure centre beside the confluence of the city’s two great rivers on Dorcol.

Beginner’s guide to the traditional Serbian Christmas

Serbs will be clucking at their menfolk on Christmas Eve, counting the sparks flying from burning oak branches and searching for coins in their Christmas Day loaves. We introduce you to the delights of a traditional Serbian Christmas.
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Serbia’s right-wingers dream of nationalist resurgence :

The protests over the Kosovo agreement revealed deep divisions amongSerbia's right-wingers, but they could still become a serious force if they tap into public disappointment with the government.

Government pressures Church to back Kosovo deal :

The Serbian Orthodox Church has been hit by a series of leaks about sex and spying as the government attempts to force it to drop its opposition to the Kosovo agreement.

Serbia needs IMF to boost confidence in reforms :

To keep its reform policy credible for investors, the government must find common ground with the IMF and look for a new arrangement, experts say.

Guerrilla gardeners flower-bomb Belgrade :

The guerrilla gardening movement is growing stronger in the Serbian capital and hopes to change the face of the city.