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Slovenia's Tina Maze continued her quest to win five medals, clinching gold in the super combined Feb. 9 at the World Ski Championships to spoil Austria's bid for a podium sweep.
      
The 31-year-old World Cup points leader added to her medal haul at the worlds, which includes gold in the downhill and silver in Super-G.
     

BELGRAD - Serbian, Hungarian, Austrian and German police officials agreed in Belgrade on Monday to increase cooperation in preventing illegal migration.

The agreement was reached by Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic, German Federal Police chief Dieter Roman, Hungarian National Police chief Karoly Papp and a delegation of the Austrian police.

Building a gas distribution centre in Bulgaria to serve South Eastern Europe and the EU would cost EUR 2.2 B, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Monday.

Addressing the first meeting of the high-level group on the construction of gas links in Central and South Eastern Europe, Borisov said that Bulgaria is offering a number of advantages that make it suitable for becoming a gas hub.

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.

Extra police to be deployed on border with Hungary

BELGRADE -- Top officials of the police forces of Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Germany have agreed on greater cooperation as they work to prevent illegal migration.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday that he is ?very optimistic? that an agreement with the eurozone can be found, starting with Wednesday?s Eurogroup.

"It's in everyone's interests to reach mutually beneficial solution,? he said after meeting Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in Vienna. ?That's why I am very optimistic"

"U.S. responsible" for wave of Kosovo "refugees"

VIENNA -- "A wave of refugees from Kosovo, currently a problem for Western Europe, proves the secession of Kosovo from Serbia and its hasty recognition was a mistake."

That is according to Johann Gudenus, vice chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO).

VIENNA - A wave of refugees from Kosovo, which currently poses a problem for Western Europe, proves that the secession of Kosovo from Serbia and its hasty recognition was a mistake, said Johann Gudenus, vice chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO).

Kosovo is not a war or crisis region, yet several thousand people from the area are at the Austrian borders, said Gudenus.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has travelled on Monday to Vienna to meet with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. The meeting was arranged at the invitation of the Austrian chancellor and is scheduled to take place at 13:00 (Athens time).

The Greek Prime Minister is expected to be briefed on the Austria's employment policy and to return to Greece on the same day.

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.