The new Constitution of Serbia was approved by a referendum held during two days (october 28 and 29) in Serbia. It states that Kosovo is integral part of Serbian republic, in a manner different from old Titoist 1974 Yugoslav Serbian Constitution which granted broad autonomy and right to secession for the majority-Albanian-populated Serbian socialist autonomous republic.^[1] A referendum on a proposed draft of the new Serbian constitution was held on October 28 and 29 October 2006 and has resulted in the draft constitution being approved by the Serbian electorate. ... Motto: none Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345   - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ...

The referendum and the text of the new Serbian Constitution has been sharply criticized by International Crisis Group.^[2] The International Crisis Group is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to prevent and resolve deadly conflicts through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy. ...

Despite the drawbacks, European Union and OSCE endorsed the proposed changes. Cristina Gallach, spokeswoman of EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, stated that "(EU) positively assesses the fact that Serbia is changing the Constitution from the time of Slobodan Milošević".^[3] The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ... Javier Solana Francisco Javier Solana Madariaga (born July 14, 1942 in Madrid, Spain) is the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU). ... Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević   (IPA Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић) (20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. ...

See also

• Serbian constitutional referendum, 2006
• Constitutional status of Kosovo

A referendum on a proposed draft of the new Serbian constitution was held on October 28 and 29 October 2006 and has resulted in the draft constitution being approved by the Serbian electorate. ... The constitutional status of Kosovo has been the subject of repeated political disputes since the region was incorporated into Serbia in 1912. ...

References

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a radio and communications organization which is funded by the United States Congress. ...

External link

• Rare unity over Serb constitution, BBC News, 30 October 2006