News archive of September 2017

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BELGRADE - Serbia ranks 78th out of 138 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2017 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) after moving up 12 positions from last year, the Serbian Association of Managers (SAM) announced on Wednesday.

Serbia's index is 4.14 - the country's best result since 2010.

BELGRADE - Kosovo is not "lost" as some claim, says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

If that was the case "I would not be fighting for it like this so much every day," he told the RTS Tuesday, commenting on media reports that Kosovo has been lost.

Photo: RTS screenshot

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke with a delegation of the House of Lords of the UK Parliament in Belgrade on Wednesday, expressing the expectation the UK would show more understanding for Serbia's views on Kosovo-Metohija.

Supporters of Catalan independence began occupying polling stations on Friday, setting up a possible confrontation with police who have been ordered to clear them out by Sunday morning to ensure a referendum cannot go ahead.

Two Russian twins have told how they are looking for a “disgustingly rich” husband to share – and they claim they do everything together.
Saucy sisters Adel and Alina Fakhteeva say they want to find someone who will take them to the bright lights of Moscow because they are bored of their hometown.

Swedish synth-pop artist Molly Nilsson takes the stage at Death Disco in downtown Athens on Saturday, September 30, with a setlist of tracks from her recent album, "Imaginations," as well as older work that highlights the 32-year-old's evolution from "These Things Take Time," her debut album in 2008. She is joined by Marva von Theo, a duet that draws inspiration from 1980s dark wave.

Marking International Day for Older Persons, the Diafragma 26 photography team will be presenting an exhibition titled "Pappou, Yiayia...

The Social Security Debt Collection Center (KEAO) will publish the names of 18,146 debtors with dues that exceed 15,000 euros each to the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) this winter unless they pay up or make arrangements to settle their debts by November 30.

The fact that the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank reached a compromise on the issue of Greek lenders is an extremely positive development.