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Serbia-Hungary relations "better than ever" - FMs

BUDAPEST -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday the two countries' relations are "better than ever before."

BUDAPEST - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto stated on Wednesday that the two countries' relations are now better than ever before, and they also backed prompt realisation of agreements reached so far, including the agreement on the modernisation of the Belgrade-Budapest railway.

BUDAPEST - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic pointed to the abuse of the Brussels agreement on freedom of movement for citizens of the southern Serbian province on Wednesday, commenting on the wave of migrations from Kosovo-Metohija (KiM).

FM: EU should deal with Kosovo migration issue

BUDAPEST -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has pointed out to "the abuse of the agreement reached in Brussels on freedom of movement for Kosovo citizens."

TAROM is launching today its Dragobete [Romania's love-celebrating holiday, marked on Feb. 24] offer by selling tickets with a starting price of 99 euros for round trips, with all charges included, according to an airline's release.

Photo credit: (c) Alex Tudor / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Nine Bulgarian citizens were detained for their alleged participation in a criminal group running a massive illegal cigarette factory in Hungary.

During the operation, which took place near Budapest on February 2, authorities seized cigarette manufacturing machinery, 22 tonnes of tobacco and 2.3 million cigarettes.

The number of Kosovo Albanians trying to illegally enter the European Union is on the rise, with the Hungarian Police reporting that 880 people from Kosovo were arrested on Sunday and a total of around 4,400 in the period from Friday to Sunday.

As UN climate negotiators gather in Geneva this week, one Japan-inspired Hungarian inventor believes he has found a revolutionary and inexpensive way to construct buildings that could slash humanity's energy needs.
      
And the magic ingredient for Matyas Gutai's invention is simple: water.
      

BELGRADE - The meeting of ministers from Western Balkan countries which will be organised in Pristina on March 25 will be attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic, the Serbian Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure posted on its website.

BUDAPEST - Serbian Fed Cup team secured a place in the World Group II play-offs after defeating Croatia 2-0 in the promotional play-off decider.

Aleksandra Krunic won the tie for Serbia, storming past Donna Vekic 6-1, 6-1. In the first match, Serbia's Ivana Jorovic outlasted Croatia's Ana Konjuh 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.