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Serbian PM Going to Zagreb For Inauguration
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic confirmed on Thursday that he will attend the inauguration of the new Croatian President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic.
Grabar Kitarovic won the presidential elections in January, narrowly defeating the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, in the second round.
Some Croats Fighting in Ukraine Army, Pusic says
Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic on Wednesday said a number of Croatian citizens had joined the conflict in eastern Ukraine on the side of the government and against pro-Russian rebels.
"They are not joining paramilitary units; they strictly fight for the Ukrainian side, in the regular Ukrainian army," Pusic noted.
Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia
PARIS - Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in the annual evaluation released on Thursday, stressing that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"
"Media freedom declines worldwide, including Serbia"
Serbia ranks as 67th out of 180 countries ranked according to the Press Freedom Index, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) annual report.
The organization stressed that media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year.
Vertical Gas Corridor May Be Ready by 2019 - Romanian Media
The development of plans for the construction of a Vertical Corridor connecting the gas grids of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania has reached an advanced stage, according to Romanian authorities.
Incumbent and Former PMs Shake Hands on Bulgaria's Shengen Accession
Bulgarian PM Boiko Borisov and his former colleague, currently Party of European Socialists (PES) leader Sergei Stanishev have both agreed on the issue of the accession of Bulgaria in the Shengen area, a press release stated on Thursday.
Borisov's center-right party GERB is also a member of the European People's Party (EPP) holding majority in EU parliament.
PM to attend inauguration in Zagreb
PM to attend inauguration in Zagreb
BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will attend the inauguration of Croatia's newly elected president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, the N1 broadcaster said.
The Belgrade-based outlet said it received confirmation for this from the government.
Slavic Carnivals exhibition to be held in Belgrade in June
BELGRADE - The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade will host an exhibition titled Slavic Carnivals, authored by curators of 12 museums in Slavic countries, in June.
The exhibition, organized by the Forum of Slavic Cultures, under the auspices of UNESCO, will also feature a round table on new forms of carnival as tourism potential.
Croatia to Include Serbia in Gas Pipeline Project
Ivan Vrdoljak, Croatian Economy Minister, on Wednesday confirmed reports carried by the Serbian daily newspaper Blic about Serbia's likely inclusion in the planned gas pipeline running from Croatia to Hungary.
Romanian Politician Linked to HSBC Scandal
Amid the continuing fall out over the HSBC scandal, a journalistic project in Romania has named a key figure in the ruling party as one of those who held secret accounts in the Swiss branch of the British bank.
Belgrade Plans Monument for Serbian War Victims
Belgrade’s monuments commission said that Serbian victims of the 1990s wars will get a memorial in the capital, after lobbying by refugees who fled the conflict in Croatia.
Croatia: Glavas in hate speech campaign
Croatia: Glavas in hate speech campaign
ZAGREB -- Branimir Glavas, who has recently been released from prison, has paid to promote "a campaign of hate speech" on Facebook.
Croatia Readies for New President's Inauguration
Croatia's newly elected President, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, is finalising preparations for her inauguration on Sunday.
The candidate of the opposition centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, she won the second round of the elections in January against the incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, by a smallest margin ever - just 32,509 votes.
SLS wants Serbian Consulate to be set up in Knin
BELGRADE - The Serbian Liberal Council (SLS) proposed to the authorities on Tuesday that a Serbian consulate should be opened in Knin, Croatia.
There are two consulates and the Embassy of Serbia in Croatia but the diplomatic representative offices are too far for Serbs living in the Kninska Krajina and places in the vicinity of Split, Zadar and Sibenik, SLS said in the proposition.
Croatia to Name Clients Linked to HSBC Scandal
Croatian government officials say they will reveal the names of companies and individuals from Croatia that are among the clients with secret accounts in the Swiss branch of Britain's HSBC bank.