Switzerland

BELGRADE - Potential investors have until midnight CET on Tuesday to file their letters of intent concerning the sale of the government-owned steel company Zelezara Smederevo, and so far, 9 companies have presented their letters, with the offer from the US company Esmark being seen as the best option, Radio and Television of Serbia has reported.

As OSCE chair Serbia to deal with Ukraine, promote Balkans

BELGRADE -- As the OSCE chair in 2015, Serbia will continue to deal with the Ukrainian crisis and other frozen conflicts, but also the promotion of the Western Balkans.

This is according to the head of the department for the OSCE in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dejan Sahovic.

Swiss voters appear to have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to sharply cut immigration growth.

According to partial results from most of Switzerland's 26 cantons, about 74% of voters have voted "No" in the referendum forced by the country's Ecopop movement which seeks to link environment protection with control over population growth.

Switzerland is holding a controversial referendum on Sunday to decide whether to cut immigration by about 75%.

According to supporters, the move would help protect the environment by reducing the need for new transport links and new housing.

The Swiss on Nov. 30 flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, along with bids to scrap tax breaks for rich foreigners and hike the country's gold reserves.
      

Swiss voters Nov. 30 will decide whether to dramatically cut immigration numbers in the name of saving the environment, in a referendum that opponents have labelled xenophobic and disastrous for the economy.
      
Most voters have already cast their ballots by mail, and initial results should be available shortly after polls close at noon (1100 GMT).
      

Leading tobacco firm Papastratos on Wednesday announced that a planned investment of 25 million euros in the transformation of the company’s factory into an exporting center is in the works.

BELGRADE - Police officials of Serbia, Austria and Switzerland underlined on Wednesday the need to strengthen mutual cooperation in the fight against crime in the region of Southeast Europe and throughout the continent.

The Swiss will once again head to the polls this weekend to decide whether to dramatically slash immigration numbers, this time in the name of saving the environment in a proposal opponents have labelled xenophobic.
      
Initiatives aimed at reining in the number of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees to the wealthy Alpine nation have been abundant in recent years.

BELGRADE - One of the world's best renowned tango orchestras Belgrade-based Quinteto Beltango will mark 15 years of its artistic work with a gala concert in Dom Sindikata, Belgrade, on November 27.