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Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic starts a three-day trip to Russia on Tuesday accompanied by an entourage of ministers and around 100 Serbian businessmen - a visit likely to be dominated by economic issues.

No bidders have emerged to buy Tanjug, an iconic news agency dating back to the start of the Yugoslav Communist era, although media experts believe the outlet still has potential.

The Serbian government plans to sell 100 per cent of Tanjug's shares at an estimated worth of 760,936 euros.

Last week, Serbia's privatisation Agency said it had not received any official offers.

Montenegro MPs have submitted to Parliament a resolution voicing support for the country's accession into NATO, regional news outlets have reported.

Debates on the document are to begin at an extraordinary session scheduled for September, according to Serbian agency Tanjug.

Weapons and ammunitions were found on Friday on a train operated by the Bulgarian National Railways (BDZ) in Serbia.

Beneath the roof of one of the wagons of the vehicle which was en route from Sofia to Belgrade, police discovered 19 gas pistols, a gas revolver and 9mm cartridges, the Bulgarian News Agency has reported, citing Serbian agency Tanjug.

Serbia's Tanjug and the Albanian state news agency ATA have signed an agreement on cooperation that provides for exchange of news services, photos and videos.

The agreement was signed at Tanjug's headquarters in Belgrade, and ATA Director Gezim Podgorica said that it meant the creation of an additional channel of communication between the two countries.

The Serbian Hydrometeorological Institute issued an 'orange' weather alert on Monday, warning people to be prepared for severe weather and heavy rains that could cause flooding in the eastern and south-western parts of the country.

The Institute warned that the water levels of several rivers in these regions might increase on Monday and Tuesday, possibly causing localised flooding.

KOPAONIK - Serbian media have no major role in implementing economic or broader societal reforms, and they have not become a forum for a debate on crucial issues and challenges of the times, Tanjug Director Branka Djukic said on Wednesday.

Speaking at a Kopaonik Business Forum panel on the role of media in reforms, she said that there are several reasons for this situation.

Investigation urged into attack on Tanjug cameraman

BELGRADE -- The International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists have been urged to react after a cameraman was attacked in Brussels.

The Bureau of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Paris against the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo.

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Teaching unions in Serbia have said they will stage a protest against austerity measures on Belgrade's Nikola Pasic Square on Wednesday after failing to reach a compromise on wages with the Education Minister, Srdjan Verbic.