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All you want to know about Eurobasket 2015

Published by Protothema on Sun, 09/06/2015 - 06:27

16 days if Eurobasket kicked off on Saturday with six days of group play at several European locations before the action is transferred to Lille, France.
Group play will be split between Berlin (Germany), Zagreb (Croatia), Riga (Latvia) and Montpellier (France).

Group A

Bosnia Throws Hero's Welcome for Basketball Winners

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 12:02

Sarajevo's main Marshal Tito street was flooded with people on Monday night who put on a hero's welcome for the young basketball team that came back after winning the European Championship for the under-16s.  

After overpowering several favourites, such as Germany and Spain, the Bosnian team on Sunday defeated the host of the championship, Lithuania, scoring 85:83.

Turkey wins silver at U18 European Championship

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 09:56

Turkey lost in the final of the U18 European Championship 64-61 to hosts Greece in a hard-fought game on Aug. 2 that came down to the wire. 

Grigor Dimitrov to Lead Bulgaria Against Luxembourg at Davis Cup

Published by Novinite on Wed, 07/08/2015 - 11:58

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will join the Bulgarian team for the Davis Cup matches against Luxembourg.

The matches, which are from the second round of Group II Europe/Africa, will take place in Luxembourg between July 17 and 19.

Bulgarian Athlete Becomes New Balkan Cycling Champion

Published by Novinite on Thu, 04/23/2015 - 12:07

Bulgarian athlete has won a first prize in the Balkan Cycling Championship for the first time in a number of years now.

The 27 year old Nikolay Mihaylov managed to secure the gold medal after winning in the individual race in Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on a 23,8 kilometer route, featuring 7 dangerous turns on track.

Golden Belt karate tournament held in Cacak

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 04/20/2015 - 15:42

CACAK - Montenegrin karate fighter Mijat Vojvodic is the winner of the 44th Golden Belt tournament, held last weekend in Cacak, central Serbia.

Serbia's Stefan Semlal finished second, with Jose Manuel Lopez of Spain and Mehman Rzaev of Russia both in third.

Bulgaria Beats Latvia, Proceeds to Second Round of Davis Cup

Published by Novinite on Mon, 03/09/2015 - 12:08

Bulgaria's tennis team defeated Latvia with 4:1 and proceeded to the second round of Group II Europe/Africa of the Davis Cup.

The Bulgarians started with a defeat on Friday after Aleksandar Lazov lost to Martins Podzus with 3:6, 5:7, 5:7.

Serbia Chooses Bojana Stamenov for Eurovision

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 14:02

The jury and the audience of 'Countdown To Vienna', Serbia's televised national final to choose the country's representative at Eurovision, voted on Sunday evening for Stamenov to go to Austria to compete in May.

Stamenov, a popular local soul, funk and jazz singer, also reached the final of the Serbian televised competition 'I Got Talent' in 2012.

ICJ to release ruling on suits by Croatia and Serbia Tuesday

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 18:51

THE HAGUE/BELGRADE- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will issue its ruling on genocide suits filed by Croatia and Serbia for the crimes committed during the war in Croatia in the period 1991-1995.

Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group

Published by B92 on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 10:32

Serbia drawn to tough EuroBasket group

PARIS -- The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B along with Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.

The draw took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.

Serbia to play Spain, Germany, Turkey at FIBA EuroBasket

Published by Tanjug on Tue, 12/09/2014 - 10:17

PARIS - The Serbian men's national basketball team has been drawn to play in EuroBasket 2015 Group B in Berlin, and will take on Spain, Turkey, Italy, Iceland and hosts Germany.

The draw ceremony took place at Disneyland Paris on Monday.

Mihajlovic to take part in CEI summit in Vienna

Published by Tanjug on Mon, 11/24/2014 - 10:17

VIENNA - A summit of the Central European Initiative (CEI), presided by Austria this year, will be held in Vienna on Monday, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Construction, and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic as Serbia's representative.

Macedonia Offers Incentives to Tourists From Region

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 10/21/2014 - 14:40

Macedonia on Tuesday said it was boosting subsidies for tour operators focusing on visitors from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia by 25 to 35 euro per tourist.

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Dodik: Putin's visit was sole cause for provocation

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 10/16/2014 - 15:47

BANJA LUKA - President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik has said that the incident at the football match between Serbia and Albania on Tusday was a provocation targeting Serbia and the Serbs ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Belgrade.

Macedonia at Bottom of Regional Wage Table

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 09/24/2014 - 12:28

A report on average wages in former Yugoslavia countries and Albania, compiled by Anadolu news agency, says Slovenes earn most in the region per month, with average wages of 1,002 euro.

This comes as no surprise, as the country has been a member of the EU for almost 10 years and was the wealthiest republic in Yugoslavia.

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