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NOVI SAD - The Dutch government has made a decision to provide Serbia with a grant of EUR 500,000 to help flood relief efforts, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans stated in Novi Sad on Tuesday.

NOVI SAD - Ivica Dacic, Serbia's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, declared open on Tuesday 81st International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad in the presence of Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans, whose country is this year's partner to the largest agricultural expo in the region.

Manchester United have confirmed that Louis van Gaal will be their new manager in the next season.

The 62-year-old Dutchman will take over the club after the World Cup, where he is coaching the Netherlands, Manchester United wrote on their official website.

In March 2014 compared with February 2014, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 0.6 % in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU.

ROME - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor qualified for the men's doubles final at the Rome Masters ATP as they defeated Bob and Michael Bryan of the U.S. in the semifinal match on Saturday, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 12-10.

A kidnapped Serb kept in jungle, kidnappers request million Dollars

A Serb Marko Mitic (30) was kidnapped on April 15 in San Miguel in Peru. A month later his fate is still a mystery.

BELGRADE - The 81th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad is taking place on May 20-26 and will bring together around 1,500 exhibitors from 60 countries, the trade show’s organizers said in a release on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - This year's Belgrade Design Week (BDW) will be held from October 6 to 11, 2014, the organisers have announced.

The Belgrade Design Week will also include an international conference, the BDW Designpark exhibition side-programme, the BDW Designlabs professional programme and the BDW Premiers urban programme.

Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst won the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen on Saturday.

The Netherlands ranked second with a score of 238 points and Sweden won third place with 218 points, according to the BBC News.

Freaky Fortune and RiskyKidd are to represent Greece in this year's Eurovision song contest final in Copenhagen on Saturday after qualifying in Thursday's semi-final along with another nine entries.