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NATO "could stage big maneuvers on Russian border"

BERLIN -- NATO could conduct maneuvers with tens of thousands of soldiers in the border regions of Russia and Ukraine, the German magazine Spiegel reports.

Germany kicks off celebrations Friday marking the 25th anniversary of the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall, set to culminate with rock stars and veteran freedom activists joining a millions-strong crowd.
      

The 25-th anniversary of the fall of the Beriln Wall on November 9 will be marked by a "Freedom Run" in Sofia and Varna, organised by the German embassy to Bulgaria.

The participants in Sofia can choose between a 5 km run and a 2 km walk. The start is at 2 PM on November 9, in front of the Berlin Wall piece in the park of the National Palace of Culture (NDK).

BERLIN - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said in Berlin on Wednesday that it is vital for the EU to keep its focus of attention on the Western Balkans because European perspective is the key factor when it comes to improvement of regional cooperation and success in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

German train drivers began their longest strike in 20 years Nov. 5 in a bitter labor dispute that will mar travel for millions during 25th anniversary celebrations of the Berlin Wall’s fall.

BERLIN - A conference on Southeastern Europe and the Western Balkans is to be held in Berlin on Wednesday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic representing Serbia atthe event.

Berlin hosts conference on Balkans and SE Europe

BERLIN -- A conference on Southeastern Europe and the Western Balkans is to be held in Berlin on Wednesday.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will attend.

One of the greatest tenors of the century, with more than 3,600 performances over 50 years, Placido Domingo will give a concert in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2015. The concert, jointly organized by Map Communications, Pozitif Live and Piu Music, will take place at Ülker Sports Arena.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, who is also foreign minister, will on Wednesday attend the 6th conference of foreign ministers of Western Balkan states, to be held in Berlin under the auspices of the German and British foreign ministers, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Philip Hammond.

The Social Democrat Party (PSD) draws attention "on some suspicions of vote-rigging attempts in polling stations in Berlin, Paris and Chisinau", said on Sunday Social Democrat deputy chairperson Gabriela Firea.

She said PSD demanded the chairmen of voting sections in the diaspora to show "maximum vigilance,", especially in Paris and Berlin.

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