ANALYSIS: New Serbian government of former foes will be tested early

Belgrade - The freshly sworn in cabinet of new Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic will be quickly confronted with pressing challenges that are likely to test the commitment of his coalition of one-time foes. The alliance of camps grouped around pro-European President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) and the late Slobodan Milosevic's Socialists (SPS) have already set out their priorities. After the cabinet's installation late Monday, what remains unclear is the road map that the large, 27-member cabinet plans to draw up to achieve its goals of European Union membership and fighting corruption while increasing growth and economic stability. Serbia signed a pre-membership deal with the EU, but before progress can continue on this track, Belgrade must arrest war-crimes suspects still on the loose - something the Socialists... [read full story]                    

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