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BELGRADE - The Blue Corridor 2014 natural gas vehicle rally arrived in Belgrade on Monday for the first time ever.

The goal of the rally, which hit the road in Saint Petersburg in mid-October, is to draw attention to the large traffic flow between Western and Eastern Europe, which can become environmentally acceptable with compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has called off his participation in the commemorative event in Belgium on Tuesday marking the 100th anniversary since the beginning of World War I, although it was planned, because the opening ceremony will display the symbols of the unilaterally proclaimed state of Kosovo.

French President François Hollande held talks with leaders from Armenia and Azerbaijan Oct. 27 as Europe makes a fresh push to end the festering conflict over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.

Lending to companies in the euro zone periphery continued to fall in September, while banks in core countries kept lending more, ECB data showed on Monday, highlighting the divergence in economic strength in the bloc.

Bulgarians' trips abroad increased by 9.7% in September, year-on-year, shows data of the National Statistics Institute (NSI).

The total number of foreign trips was 407 000.

Most significant rise was posted by trips to Greece - 19.6%, Turkey - 17.7%, Italy - 17.1%, Germany - 13.6%, Spain - 13.2%, the UK - 12.1%, Serbia - 7.8% and Macedonia - 7.7%.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she is opposed to plans by British Prime Minister David Cameron to increase control over the number of EU migrants entering the UK.

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BRUSSELS - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will join numerous European leaders in Belgium on Tuesday at an event marking the 100 years since the First Battle of Ypres.

BELGRADE - Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has talked with German Ambassador Heinz Wilhelm about Serbia's EU integration and Germany's support in the process, as well as Chapter 24-justice, freedom and security.

Daylight-saving time in Turkey will end on Oct. 26 and clocks across the country will be turned back one hour at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

Clocks across Turkey were last put forward to daylight-saving time for an hour on March 31 to save electricity.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic met with a delegation from the German parliament on Friday to discuss the efficiency of projects funded by Germany.