CorD Magazine 100

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bassador to Serbia. 18th Two cadets of the Serbian Army have died and two were seriously injured in an explosion of a grenade at the Pasuljske Livade army range.

moth they called Vika. There are only twenty such remnants found in the world so far. 29th U.S. band Faith No More performs at the Belgrade Calling Festival in Ušće. Other performers include Jessie J, Ozzy Osbourne, Sisters of Mercy and Ugly Kid Joe.

World 3rd Celebration of the Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee begins in Great Britain marking the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Culture 5th The 7th Belgrade Design Week opens at the renovated building of the Serbian National Library during the celebration of the Library’s 180th anniversary. 7th Remnants of a mammoth skeleton were found in Viminacium. In 2009, archaeologists found here fossil remnants of a female mam-

19th The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange applies for political asylum in Ecuador. He is currently residing at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London – Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patino confirms. 20th Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (84) was transferred by ambulance to the military hospital “Madi” following a heart attack in prison. JULY Politics 3rd Information that EUR 7.5 million will be paid from the Serbian budget to fund Vuk Jeremić’s oneyear-long presidency over the UN General Assembly causes an uproar in Serbian public. 5th A coalition agreement on the government formation was signed at the premises of the Serbian Progressive Party. The coalition of

parties assembled around SNS, SPS and URS agree on basic principles of the future government.

7th At the 7th Croatia Summit in Belgrade, Democratic Party leader Boris Tadić met with many regional leaders. He shook hands with Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci. 27th New Serbian government formed following the votes of the parliamentary majority from SNSSPS-URS. 72 MPs from the opposition parties were against, while 26 MPs were not present at the parliamentary session.

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