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Reading of judgment in Croatia-Serbia case begins

THE HAGUE - The reading of the judgment on the mutual genocide lawsuits filed by Serbia and Croatia, for the crimes committed in Croatia during the 1991-1995 war, began at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Court's reasoning is being presented by ICJ President Peter Tomka, a judge from Slovakia.

ICJ to rule on Croatian and Serbian genocide laswuits

BELGRADE -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will today rule on genocide lawssuits filed by Croatia and Serbia for the crimes committed in Croatia in 1991-1995.

Serbia, Croatia Await ICJ Genocide Rulings

The Netherlands-based International Court of Justice was expected to deliver its long-awaited verdict in the mutual genocide lawsuits of Serbia and Croatia on Tuesday.

Top UN court rejects Balkan genocide claims

The UN's highest court on Feb. 3 rejected rival claims of genocide by former foes Croatia and Serbia in landmark rulings over the bloody Balkans wars of the 1990s.

ICJ to release ruling on suits by Croatia and Serbia Tuesday

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.

Dacic: No deeper misunderstandings between Serbia, EU

BELGRADE - Ivica Dacic, Serbia's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, said on Monday that there are no deeper misunderstandings between Serbia and the European Union (EU).

Glavas Returns to Warm Welcome in Croatia

The former general, who served a four-year sentence in Bosnia for crimes commited in Croatia's independence war, has returned his hometown of Osijek to await a fresh trial.

Dacic: We expect ICJ to really be Court of Justice

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that it was impossible to predict the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case of Serbian and Croatian mutual genocide accusations, but expressed the belief that the court would prove that it indeed was a "court of justice."

Serbia "expects ICJ to truly be court of justice"

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dacic says it is "impossible to predict the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Serbian and Croatian mutual genocide lawsuits.

But the Serbian foreign minister said he believed that the court would prove it was it indeed "a court of justice."

FM: No "deeper disagreements" with EU

BELGRADE -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that his country has no "deeper disagreements" with the European Union.

Dacic added that with Serbia "cannot communicate at the level of spokespersons, about daily political issues."

Bulgaria Registers 2 % Decrease in Unemployment in 2014 - Eurostat

Bulgaria registered a 2 % decrease in its unemployment rate in the past year, according to the latest data of Eurostat, which was released on Friday.

In December 2014 the unemployment rate in Bulgaria was 10.8 %, which represents a decrease of 0.2 % compared to the previous month and a drop of 2 % compared to December 2013.

Djurovic takes part in PACE debate on media freedom

BELGRADE - Head of the standing delegation of the Serbian National Assembly in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Aleksandra Djurovic stated on Friday that the issue of freedom of expression and protection of freedom of the media is not just one of the main obligations of any Council of Europe member country and also constitutes the foundation for any good democratic reg