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Solar Energy Producers Not Allowed into DKEVR Session

Representatives of Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPA) were hindered from entering Bulgarian energy watchdog DKEVR's session on Monday.

Members of the BPA said that their commercial interests had been infringed by the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) after the latter decided they could not attend the meeting, the website Expert.bg reported.

Thousands of Romanians Protest Against Chevron Fracking Plans

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Romania in a protest against plans by US energy giant Chevron to drill for shale gas, Sunday.

"Hydraulic fractures never heal," the protesters claimed regarding the drilling method used to unlock shale gas, Balkans.com reported.

Bulgarian Chardonnay, Cabernet Most Preferred At Vinaria

Bulgarian Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignon wines proved most popular among conossieurs and consumers at the international wine exhibition Vinaria in Plovdiv.

It is being organised by the Bulgarian Wine and Vine Growers' Association since 1999.

Similar election outcome in Vojvodina and Hungary

SUBOTICA - Leader of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) Istvan Pasztor stated that in the elections in Hungary, citizens holding dual citizenship from Vojvodina voted similarly as the citizens of Hungary.

YouTube Complains to Turkish Constitutional Court over Renewed Ban

Video-sharing platform YouTube filed on Monday a complaint with the Turkish Constitutional Court against the blocking of its services which the country reinstated over the weekend.

Access to the website has been blocked for a second consecutive day, after a ban preventing its use in Turkey was lifter on April 4 and revised on April 5, The World Bulletin has reported.

Australian Ship Detects New Plane-Like Signal in Indian Ocean

An Australian rescue ship has detected a new signal that could be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

The Australian "Ocean Shield" vessel has picked up radar signals in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 4,500 meters, CNN revealed. The new lead comes two days after a Chinese rescue ship also came across a signal, some 600km southwest of the current location.

Greek Film Week on April 23-28

BELGRADE - Marking the Hellenic presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Greek Film Week will take place from April 23 to 28 in Belgrade, under the title “Images from the past, vision of the future”.

Ljajic: Serbia urges ICTY to return unused documentation

BELGRADE - Rasim Ljajic, chairman of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, said on Monday that Serbia had requested from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to return the entire documentation that had not been used in the proceedings before that court.

Roma Youth in Bulgaria Unprepared to Enter Labor Market

A quarter of all young people in Bulgaria entering the labor market come from the Roma community, according to Dr. Elena Kabakchieva of Health and Social Development Foundation.

Petrovic: Pension system reform is of primary import

BELGRADE – President of Serbia's Fiscal Council Pavle Petrovic said Monday that a pension system reform should stand first in the forthcoming reforms in Serbia, adding that the issue is not being given too much thought at the moment.

Ukrainian Soldier 'Killed' in Crimea

A Ukrainian naval officer was shot by a Russian soldier on the Crimean peninsula, Ukrainian Defense Ministry has claimed.

Ministry officials, as quoted by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN, said that a sailor had been preparing to leave Crimea, which recently joined the Russian Federation, when a Russian soldier fired at him on Sunday night.

Gov't office:Issue of Gracanica health centre must be solved

BELGRADE - The Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija said on Monday that it will do everything in its power to keep patients in Kosovo-Metohija from being left without appropriate health care after the health centre in Gracanica has run out of essential supplies.