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Bulgaria Repeats Its World Cup 2014 Qualification Performance Against Italy
Bulgaria repeated its performance World Cup 2014 qualification against Italy in matchday 5 of the EURO 2016 qualification Group H.
Italy was 1-0 in the lead, but Bulgaria managed to make a 2-1 comeback, which eventually ended 2-2.
Bulgaria Faces Italy in Decisive EURO 2016 Qualifier
Bulgaria's men national football team faces Italy on Saturday in matchday 5 of the EURO 2016 qualification Group H.
The outcome of the match will to a large extent determine whether Bulgaria will preserve its meager chances of qualifying for EURO 2016.
Vecernji List: Djokovic gets Personality of the Year award
MOSTAR - Bosnia-Herzegovina's daily Vecernji List named the world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic the Personality of the Year for the aid he sent to the people affected by the devastating floods that hit the region last year.
Montenegro Protests Over Croatia's Adriatic Oil Probes
Montenegro's Foreign Minister, Igor Luksic, on Thursday said his government had sent four protest notes to Croatia over a planned oil and gas probe in the waters of the disputed Prevlaka area, south of Dubrovnik.
Dacic to attend EU-SEE summit in Split
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will participate on Friday in the closing panel discussion of the Third EU - Southeast Europe Summit in Split, Croatia, the Serbian ministry said in a release.
LNG terminal in Croatia is "make-believe" - RS company
LNG terminal in Croatia is "make-believe" - RS company
BELGRADE -- Banja Luka's Res Gas company Director Slobodan Puhalac says that South Stream represented a project of strategic importance to the Serb Republic (RS).
He also described Russia's gas and oil giant Gazprom as "the ideal partner."
Croatia Promises to Slash Cost of State Bodies
Croatia's government on Thursday vowed to cut the cost of the state administration by some 130 million euro a year, to meet a set of reforms and measures needed to correct macroeconomic imbalances.
The measures and reforms are described in a draft sent on Monday to the European Commission, which in May will decide on EU measures to be taken in Croatia.
Taekwondo: Bogdanovic wins silver medal in Nalchik
NALCHIK - Serbia's taekwondo athlete Tijana Bogdanovic won the silver medal in the final of the women's 49 kg event at the 1st European Taekwondo Championships in Olympic weight categories in Nalchik, Russia, on Thursday.
Croatia’s Satirical ‘Feral Tribune’ Celebrated in Print
A new book explores the history of Feral Tribune, a provocative anti-establishment magazine that investigated and satirised the authorities in Croatia for more than two decades.
Partizan defeated in Rijeka
BELGRADE - Partizan water polo team was beaten by host Primorje 14-8 (0:0, 3:2, 4:1) in a 2014-15 Water Polo Champions League preliminary round Day 7 match late Wednesday in Rijeka, Croatia.
The Serbian team suffered its fifth defeat and remained fourth in the table, while Primorje has secured a spot in the final tournament of this elite competition owing to their fifth victory.
Radicals protest, burn EU, U.S., NATO flags
Radicals protest, burn EU, U.S., NATO flags
BELGRADE -- Supporters of the Serb Radical Party (SRS) on Tuesday staged a protest in Belgrade when they burned flags of NATO, the EU, the United States, and Kosovo.
The protest was held in front of the General Staff building in Belgrade that was destroyed in the NATO bombing that started this day 16 years ago.
Croatian PM Vows to Keep Big Loss-Maker Going
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Monday vowed to keep the troubled state-owned fertilizer company Petrokemije Kutina - which ran up tens of millions of euro in losses last year - alive.
"This is a political task for me and for the Minister of Economy [Ivan Vrdoljak], to maintain production and ensure that the company survives," he said.
Croatia Leads NATO Balkan Team in Afghanistan
Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Macedonia are set to sign a agreement on their joint participation in the new NATO-led mission in Afghanistan.
The defence ministers of the countries will shortly sign the technical contract on deploying troops in a joint unit in a mission codenamed Resolute Support, which launched in January.
Croatia Minister Faces Axe for Taking Cash
Croatian Culture Minister Andrea Zlatar Violic was facing dismissal on Monday following reports that auditors found she took money from the ministry account - only to later return it to the budget in instalments.
The case is seen as a test of the centre-left coalition governments' claim to be more ethically moral than its scandal-ridden, right-wing predecssor.
Turkey, Balkans should join to fight extremism
Turkey, Balkans should join to fight extremism
Economic solidarity offers a positive way for regional neighbours to work together violent extremists.
Shoppers make their way through the historic Grand Bazaar recently in Istanbul. The city will host a summit next month with Balkan nations. [AFP]