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BELGRADE - Belgrade has the highest hotel rates in Serbia, with the standard double room going for EUR 76 on average, while the most affordable destination in the country is Palic, northern Serbia, where the price is EUR 38.

German company Rheinmetall has admitted to paying a 127-million-euro bribe to Greek officials to secure the sale of 353 Leopard 2 battle tanks in a deal that was completed in 2009, according legal documents seen by Kathimerini and German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.

By Sofia Horta e Costa

European stocks advanced following their longest weekly losing streak since October.

Starting from next year, several new airlines are starting flights from Rijeka to Germany, Britain, Lithuania and Latvia, in a bid to bring new development to the Kvarner region of northwest Croatia.

European stocks extended a seven- week high, led by equities from the region’s periphery. US index futures were little changed before the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting.

BERLIN - On the occasion of seven centuries of existence of the Banjska Monastery in Kosovo-Metohija, the ensemble of the Serbian National Theatre from Pristina staged a play entitled "Banjsko zlato" (the Gold of Banjska) at the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in Dusseldorf.

By Nikos Roussanoglou

Athens offers the smallest discounts in rental rates for professional properties among 21 cities in the Europe, the annual report by Savills estate agents has found.

BELGRADE - Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Edge carton package has won a 2014 WorldStar Award in a competition of 249 entries from 35 countries, the municipality of Gornji Milanovac said in release on Wednesday.

Croatia's first low-cost airline company, Dalmatian, starts functioning on June 30 after long years of preparation.

The summer timetable of the Varna Airport came into effect and the number of flights has increased. 

According to airport representatives, this year there will be a new regular route to Belgrade and to Istanbul. 

The Air Serbia flights to and from Belgrade start on May 1, three times a week and from June 15 the flights will be daily.