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The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday granted early release to Ranko Cesic, who was convicted of torturing, raping and murdering Bosniak and Croat detainees at the Luka detention camp in 1992.

Turkey is deeply concerned over the “abduction” of four observers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), including a Turkish citizen, by “unknown persons” near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on May 26, the Foreign Ministry has stated.

Although it was not given much attention in Turkey, with the latest Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament has gained prominence in European politics and thus the winners and losers of the last weekend’s elections indeed will have an impact on the climate between Turkey and Europe as well.

BELGRADE - EU-provided civil protection teams have continued to help Serbian authorities dealing with the consequences of floods, primarily through drainage operations, pumping activities and water purification, the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia has relased in a statement.

Around 200 women boxers representing 31 countries in Europe are expected to participate in the European Women's Boxing Championship in Bucharest, from May 31 to June 7.

Bulgarian households had the lowest electricity bills in the European Union in the second half of 2013, Eurostat data has revealed.

A family in Bulgaria pays EUR 8.8 per kWh of energy on the average, compared to EUR 20.1 for the EU as a whole.

Romania (EUR 12.8) and Hungary (EUR 13.3) rank second and third, according to the European statistical agency.

By Nikos Roussanoglou

Following the reduction in the transfer tax to 3 percent since the start of the year, Greece has shown a considerable improvement in the European chart of countries based on total property transaction charges.

BELGRADE - May 9, marked as the day of victory over fascism and Nazism in World War II, is also celebrated as Europe Day to commemorate the day when the then French foreign minister Robert Schuman laid the foundations of a united Europe in 1950.

Bulgaria remains the leader in the European Union in terms of air pollution, according to the World Health Organization.

The highest concentration of the two main types of particulates has been measured in Bulgaria, the WHO latest data has showed. Poland and Romania rank second and third in the negative rating.

The semi-finals of the Eurovision, which started on Tuesday in Denmark, will include only six participants from the Balkan region - Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Greece.

Viewers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Turkey will only watch Eurovision from their TV sets.