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Police spokesman arrested for endangering safety

BELGRADE -- Radomir Počuča, a spokesman for the PTJ police unit, and member of the SNP Naši ("Ours") organization Ivan Ivanović have been arrested.

They were brought in for questioning on Monday on the order of the Prosecution for High Technological Crime.

International Roma Day to be Marked in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Roma across the country celebrate April 8, the International Roma Day.

The International Day of the Roma is a day of celebration of Roma culture, history and traditions. The Day also draws attention to discrimination directed to their communities globally and calls for all human rights to be respected and observed.

Sergei Lavrov: It's Not Russia that Is Destabilizing Ukraine

The following article by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was published Monday on The Guardian's website:

Inaugural session of new parliament on April 16

BELGRADE -- Outgoing Parliament Speaker Nebojša Stefanović has called a constitutive session of the National Assembly for April 16, the institution has announced.

The agenda will contain six points, according to a statement.

Belgrade Gets Statue of Russia's Last Tsar

A new statue of the last tsar of Russia will be erected in Belgrade in the park on Kralja Milana street, near the Russian cultural centre, Ruski Dom.

The monument has been donated by Russia, which will also fund the renovation of the park in collaboration with several Russian companies.

Kraljevo - town of hungry people

In a town with 15,000 unemployed people, the goods on green markets and in butcher shops are being purchased ins grams.

Tanja Ribic for Blic: I adore creative people

Pretty Slovenian actress plays in Srdjan Dragojevic's film a wife of a man who sells time sharing apartments to people from former Yugoslavia, but has a secret relationship with his colleague played by Srdjan Todorovic.

Our children are increasingly immature

The children starting going to school are every year heavier in weight. They read, write and know numbers better, but in spite of that they are emotionally increasingly immature.

Observers concerned about attacks against media in Crimea

NATO investing in Balkan countries

The Alliance is restoring bridges and improving the infrastructure to assist regional countries.

EUFOR troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina demine a strip of land to enable infrastructure development. [Bedrana Kaletovic/SETimes]

Euroleague challengers challenged in the league

By George Georgakopoulos

A few days after sealing their entry to the quarterfinals of the Euroleague, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos had a relatively hard time beating their opponents in the Greek league as they brace for their clash on Thursday for the last round of Euroleague games.

Best March on record in flow of labor

Employment flows continued in positive territory in March, though the number of new jobs was smaller than that in February, the Labor Ministrys Ergani database showed on Monday. The net flow last month was the highest recorded for the month of March since 2001.

Bond issue on track this week

Despite more relaxed official statements, the Finance Ministry is gearing up for return to the markets

By Sotiris Nikas

Athens will issue its first bonds in four years later this week and will only sell them to foreign investors, sources have suggested.

Greek exports feel the pinch from crisis in Ukraine

By Dimitra Manifava

Greek exports declined for a fifth consecutive month in February, data by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) have shown, creating serious concerns about the sustainability of production in the countrys primary and secondary sectors.

Samaras announces VAT debt relief for enterprises

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited on Monday the General State Accounting Office and announced measures to provide some debt relief for thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises that will boost their cash flow.

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