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JAGODINA - It is a vital interest of Serbia to have more people in work, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday in Jagodina, central Serbia, at the official launch of a kitchen furniture factory of the Italian manufacturer Mobil Gruppo Turi Cucine.

JAGODINA - One of the leading manufacturers of kitchen furniture in Italy, the Bari-based Mobil Gruppo Turi Cucine, will open a production facility in Jagodina, central Serbia, planned to employ around 150 people.

The facility will be opened on Thursday by Serbia's outgoing Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, the government's media cooperation office released today.

David Goodman & Nikos Chrysoloras

Greece’s planned bond-market return, heralded by lawmakers as evidence of renewed confidence in the nation, will also highlight the progress that’s needed before its rehabilitation is complete.

BELGRADE - The early parliamentary election and the coming formation of the government have been the main focus of the political situation in Serbia since the start of the year, but they have not influenced the efficiency of the negotiations with the EU, which are moving along without interruption.

EC President Jose Barroso has told Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Deputy Chair of Bulgarian party GERB, that the South Stream gas pipeline has not been given priority treatment in Europe.

Police found the drugs stashed in a van parked on secluded beach. It is believed that speed boats were to be used to traffic the drugs to Italy.

Media reports said police have arrested one suspect and issued warrants for five others.   

The drugs are believed to have originated in the notoriously lawless village of Lazarat, a no-go zone for police.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is making eye-contact and responding to voices, according to recent reports of Italian and German media outlets.

Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Sunday about encouraging eye movements, while Germany's Bild am Sonntag says that Schumacher is responding to voices.

ATHENS - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Mrkic told Tanjug on Saturday that a majority of EU member countries have demonstrated understanding for Serbia's stand on the issue of crisis in Ukraine.

The Lovech-based plant of Chinese carmaker Great Wall will manufacture its 5000th car by end-2014, according to Andon Dimitrov, CEO of Litex Motors AD.

Some 876 cases of human trafficking were officially reported in Romania last year, which was down on the figure for 2012 but showed that the problem persists, officials say.