Slovakia

Russia's Lukoil has announced it is selling its filling station networks in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

"The decision to sell the assets was taken as part of the effort to optimize Lukoil's business in petroleum product marketing," the company said in a statement.

BELGRADE - Slovakian Ambassador in Serbia Jan Varso said in the talks with Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin that he supports the reforms conducted by the Serbian government, especially the reform of labour legislations.

Serbian trucks "drive through" Ukrainian blockade

BELGRADE -- After spending two days blocked by protesters near the Ukraine-Belarus border, a group of Serbian truck drivers finally managed to pass through.

Final donor conference donations figure: EUR 106mn

BELGRADE -- The recent donor conference in Brussels, organized to help Serbia recover from the May floods, raised slightly over EUR 106 million in donations.

BELGRADE - The recent donor conference in Brussels, organised to help Serbia recover from the May floods, raised slightly over EUR 106 million in donations.

A list of donations to Serbia has been published on the website of the Serbian Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief, which said that a total of EUR 106,867,611 was raised.

Bulgarian citizens cover out of their pockets 46% of the expenses for healthcare, shows a survey of the KNSB trade union, quoted by Sega daily. 

The remaining 54% are covered by public spending. 

According to the survey, this is a precedent for the EU. For comparison, in Croatia citizens cover 84.9%, in Hungary – 69.4% and in Slovakia – 65.9%. 

Croatian politicians have hailed an EU decision to support the construction of a liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal on the Croatian island of Krk, which will eventually be connected with the LNG terminal on the Baltic in Poland.

Romania's President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said the Russian Federation is a partner state of terrorist groups operational in eastern Ukraine.

"Serbian policy reminiscent of tightrope walking"

BRATISLAVA -- Serbia's efforts to deepen its relations with Russia and confirm its EU ambitions are "reminiscent of a tightrope walker," according to Eduard Kukan.