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The number of people killed from the ski group of 14 people, found yesterday in the Swiss Alps, has already grown to 8. Among the deceased is a Bulgarian citizen, the local police said. "the Bulgarian citizen is 52 years old," the government said in a statement.

Bulgaria and Switzerland will soon sign a treaty to combat illegal import of cultural assets from the two countries - a document that has been prepared for a long time. This became clear after a meeting of Bulgaria's Vice President Iliyana Yotova and the President of Switzerland Alain Berset on 26th of March in Bern.

Three skiers were killed and four were injured in a couple of avalanches in the Swiss Alps during the weekend, the France press reported, citing police sources.

BERN - Serbia will be ready for EU membership by 2020, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic told the Swiss paper Le Temps in an interview, dismissing criticism about media freedom in Serbia.

She recalled Serbia had an action plan under which reforms should be completed in 2020 or 2021.

Yesterday the Swiss government announced that it will unlock more than 1 billion euros to continue to help the eastern and central European countries of the EU, reports sega. 

The EU's policy of aiding Libyan authorities to intercept migrants and return them to detention is "inhuman", the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The UN's human rights chief accused European countries of ignoring warnings over the deal struck with Libya.

Authorities say it has caused detainees to rise sharply to almost 20,000.

BELGRADE/LONDON - Partizan Belgrade beat Albanian side Skenderbeu 2-0 at home, while Red Star drew 0-0 with Arsenal in London in the UEFA Europa League Round 4 on Thursday.

Zoran Tosic scored a freekick goal in the 39th minute and Leandre Tawamba netted in the 66th minute to put Partizan in second place in the Group B table as Dynamo Kyiv beat Young Boys 1-0 in Bern.

Athens is ranked the most stressful (121th) city in among the EU and the 3rd most stressful in the European continent, according to a survey by Zipjet.

BERN - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he wants to take a new path regarding Kosovo and adds that he will not back down although the Serbs are still not ready for it.

BERN - Switzerland and Serbia have excellent bilateral ties based on common interests, as also confirmed by the 570 companies in Serbia that have been established with Swiss capital, says Johann Schneider-Ammann, a Swiss federal MP and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.