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Cotric: Albania has no law to regulate status of Serbs
BELGRADE - Albania does not have a law on national minorities and this is why Serbs and other minorities in the country are not recognised as a national minority, Aleksandar Cotric of the Serbian parliament Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region said on Friday.
Russian envoy: Ethnic strife persists in Kosovo
Russian envoy: Ethnic strife persists in Kosovo
NEW YORK -- Violence against Serbs in Kosovo and desecration of Orthodox monasteries "are a clear evidence of persisting ethnic strife in the Kosovo Albanian society."
Police and customs seize ton of marijuana
Police and customs seize ton of marijuana
BELGRADE -- The Serbian police and customs service on Friday confiscated a ton of marijuana, Tanjug is reporting.
The seizure took place at the Presevo border crossing between Serbia and Macedonia.
The drug 's origin was Albania. The Interior Ministry (MUP) is expected to soon reveal more details.
Summit of China, Central and Eastern Europe in Belgrade
BELGRADE - High-ranking officials of Serbia, China and 15 more countries will be brought together in Belgrade on December 16-17 for the third summit of leaders of Central and Eastern European countries and China.
An economic forum of the participating countries will be held on the sidelines of the summit, reads a statement on the Serbian government's website.
Kosovo, Albania ‘Most Corrupt Countries in Region’
According to the index published by the Berlin-based watchdog on Wednesday, Albania and Kosovo are ranked joint 110th out of 174 countries around the world that were assessed in the report.
Novi Sad designer awarded for best startup
NOVI SAD - Owner and director of the design studio Salt and Water from Novi Sad Svetlana Mojic has won this year's Balkan women's entrepreneurship award for the most successful startup company, the company said on Wednesday.
Montenegro Prosecution Charges Tabloid With Hate Speech
The Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday filed an indictment accusing the editor-in-chief of the Montenegrin editions of the Belgrade-based paper, Novak Uskokovic, of the criminal offence of violating the reputation of minority people.
UEFA rejects appeals, Serbia still down 3 points
NYON - The UEFA appeals committee has rejected the appeals to the penalties given out regarding the incidents that occurred at a cancelled match between Serbia and Albania.
It means Serbia will remain 3 points short in the fight to qualify for the next European championship. The points were taken away in the original decision by the UEFA disciplinary committee.
Albania to Slash Independent Electricity Purchase Price
Energy minister Damian Gjiknur said on Monday that Albania expected major savings after the government announced last week a new formula for the purchase price of private electricity produced by a hydropower plant built through a number of concessionary agreements, aiming to cut the costs for the state-owned Albania Power Corpororation, KESh.