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Ine Kafe to gig in Belgrade for first time

BELGRADE - Slovak punk band Ine Kafe will for the first time gig in Belgrade at Dom Omladine on March 7, thus marking 20 years of their work.

On March 6, they will perform in Backi Petrovac.

Ine Kafe was established in 1995, and so far they have held over 1,300 concerts across Slovakia, in the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Skiers Speak Out Against FIS Reaction to Dangerous Race Conditions

After the Super-G races at the Bulgarian ski resort Bansko were cancelled on Friday and Saturday on account of the heavy fog, a number of skiers complained about the harsh conditions and the FIS reaction on Sunday.

Despite the similar situation, ski federation made sure that the competition went ahead anyway, thus posing a danger to a number of skiers, Reuters reported.

EU Commission Warns Bulgaria on Implementation of Three Directives

The European Commission made three demands towards Bulgaria in terms of complying with the legislative norms of the Union Thursday.

The representative organ has requested from the Bulgarian government that an explanation is provided in three sections: driving licences, railway transportation safety and field crops disease management.

Kosovo Migrants Flown Home from Hungary

Around 70 Kosovar immigrants were flown back from Budapest to Prishtina  on a flight organized by the Ministry of Interior of Kosovo.

The passengers were a wider group of Kosovar migrants to countries including Austria, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia, Finland and Hungary whose temporary asylum status in these countries had expired.

Eurogroup teleconference still underway

Shortly after the Greek government council ended, the teleconference between Eurozone FinMins began. The Eurogroup teleconference will be deciding on the list of reforms presented by the Greek government.

 

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, in earlier statements, confirmed that the EC received the Greek government’s proposal late last night, underlining that it is not a “memorandum”.

Bulgaria Climbs 2 Places Up in EU Funds Absorption Ranking

Bulgaria has outpaced Italy and the Czech Republic in the rate of EU fund absorption, EU statistics show.

Lithuania, at 93.7%, is the "champion" of absorption.

According to the Regional Policy directorate at the EU Commission, the country is currently ranking 23rd in terms of "percentage of available funds paid out by the Commission", up from the previous 25th place in 2014.

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