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Top officials have sent congratulatory messages to the national men's volleyball team for winning the bronze medal at the European Championships in Poland.

The squad beat Belgium 3-2 (25-17, 22-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-12) in the match played for the third place.

In the final, Russia beat Germany 3-2.

Recordings showing meetings of Radoslav Radulovic with people from the Interior Ministry in 2008 and 2009 have been published on the website KRIK.

Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said Tuesday that the ministry "will contact UEFA regarding its recent warning on match fixing in Serbia."

According to him, " there were no previous indications of the extent of this problem in the country."

Montenegro's State Prosecution Office on Wednesday asked courts to ban distribution of editions of a Serbian-based newspaper that has renewed its inflammatory campaign against a local rights activist.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Youth and Sports Minister Vanja Udovicic and Head of Directorate for Youth and Sports in the Montenegrin government Igor Vusurovic signed Thursday in Belgrade a Memorandum on Cooperation in sports and youth policy.

Udovicic said that regional cooperation is a priority for the Serbian government and stressed that such foreign policy is best promoted through sports.

Top Serbian officials attend Russia Day reception

BELGRADE -- A reception to celebrate Russia Day - the Russian Federation's national holiday marked on June 12 - was held in Belgrade on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic and senior vice-president of sports infrastructure development company AECOM Riad Nashif signed a protocol of cooperation in the field of public private partnership.

The UAE-based AECOM expressed interest in cooperation with Serbia, Udovicic said Monday.

Đoković donates Rome victory prize money to flood victims

BELGRADE -- Novak Đoković, who on Sunday won the Rome Masters tournament, has decided to donate the prize money to the flood victims in Serbia.

According to reports, his donation is worth USD 500,000.

Privatization in sport "inevitable" - minister

SOFIA -- Vanja Udovičić said on Tuesday that privatization in sport was "inevitable" and that the issue will be raised after the new government is formed.