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By Marcus Bensasson & Nikos Chrysoloras

The marble paving stones have been relaid in Athens’s Syntagma Square, the site of pitched battles between police and protesters during the worst of Greece’s economic crisis.

Siniša Mali to be new mayor of Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Siniša Mali, who currently heads the interim council in the capital city, will be new mayor of Belgrade, Tanjug learned from the Serb Progressive Party (SNS).

BELGRADE - Violinist and conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky will perform in both roles with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra at the start of the Novi Sad Music Festival on Thursday and at the Kolarac Foundation in Belgrade on Friday.

This will be Sitkovetsky's fourth visit to Serbia, but his first performance accompanied by the Belgrade Philharmonic.

Saatchi & Saatchi, B92 Fund finalists of New York festival

BELGRADE -- Saatchi & Saatchi and the B92 Fund are finalists of this year's prestigious New York Festivals World’s Best Advertising in five categories with two entries.

Bulgaria's cities of Sofia and Stara Zagora are among the 21 final contenders in an innovation contest devised by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's likely next Prime Minister, on Tuesday told David Petraeus, chairman of the Global Institute of the KKR investment firm, that its first direct Balkan investment - a new cross-border TV station, N1, - was welcome in Serbia.

The US has refused a visa to the new Iranian envoy to the UN in New York, due to links to the group that took over the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.

The Serbian tabloid Informer on Monday accused the US of trying to subvert Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's likely future Prime Minister, by setting up a new regional TV station, N1.

BELGRADE - Momcilo Momo Kapor, one of the most famous Serbian writers, an author of cult books, a painter and journalist, was born in Sarajevo 77 years ago today.

American Jewish Committee executive director David Harris has labelled as “damning” the video of former cabinet secretary Panayiotis Baltakos speaking to Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris.

“What Mr. Baltakos did is an affront to Prime Minister Samaras and to the vast majority of the Greek people,” said Harris, according to the AJC’s website.