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EUR 60.2 mln in aid for Serbia from European Solidarity Fund
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn announced on Friday an aid package worth nearly EUR 80 million for flood recovery in Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, out of which three-quarters will go to Serbia as the worst-affected.
Bulgaria Granted EU Flood Damage Aid of EUR 10.5 M
The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) has allocated a total of EUR 10 500 000 to Bulgaria in aid for flood damage.
The sum is part of a package worth EUR 80 M which is distributed among 3 flood-hit countries, including Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Radio.
For rule of law in Balkans - reduce sources of corruption
BELGRADE - The road to democracy is difficult and challenging, and if the rule of law is to be fully established in Serbia, the sources of corruption need to be reduced and the judiciary put in order, said the participants of the conference on Freedom Barometer 2014.
Row Over Axed Adviser Reveals Croatian Divide
After being axed as the President's "Chief Analyst" last week, Dejan Jovic is still a hot topic in Croatia following his controversial remarks about the 1991 independence referendum.
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IMF Downgrades Montenegro’s Growth Forecast
The IMF has lowered its prediction of growth in Montenegrin GDP from 2.8 per cent to 2.3 per cent amid concerns of the impact of the eurozone crisis and sluggish demand for goods and services.
IMF Revises Balkan Growth Prospects Downwards
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, paints a gloomy picture of the economic prospects of Balkan countries in 2014.
In its flagship half-yearly World Economic Outlook, the IMF said countries in Southeast Europe in particular are likely to experience slower growth in 2014 partly because of the severe floods that struck Serbia and Bosnia in May.
Parliament adopts law on weapons import and export
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament adopted on Wednesday a law on weapons import and export and ratified four international agreements.
Wilhelm: Serbian govt working to improve relations in region
BELGRADE - The Serbian government is investing great efforts in improving the relations in the region, German Ambassador in Serbia Heinz Wilhelm said on Wednesday and added that Serbia has become a constructive player, not just because of the talks with Pristina but also over the improving relations with Croatia.
Serbia Charges Alleged Isis Funders and Recruiters
Abid Podbicanin, Sead Plojovic, Tefik Mujovic and Izudin Crnovršanin, all from Novi Pazar, and Ferat Kasumovic, from Belgrade, are accused of recruiting men to fight for the Sunni terrorist organisation Islamic State, or Isis.
Elixir Group starts producing previously imported compound
Elixir Group starts producing previously imported compound
BELGRADE -- Elixir Group's engineering team has developed production of monocalcium phosphate at Elixir in Prahovo, the company has said.
The compound is a necessary ingredient in the diet of all animals.
So far, this product was imported to Serbia, as no domestic factory produced it.
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Reopens 5-year Issue of BGN-Denominated Govt Securities
Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance reopened for the 4th time this year the 5 year issue of Government Securities (GS) with nominal value BGN 55 million, issued on 22 January 2014 and with maturity 22 January 2019.
Serbian Pensioners are in Worse Position than Albanian
Serbian Pensioners are in Worse Position than Albanian
The Ukraine is the only European country on the list based on quality of life for older people which is ranked worse than Serbia, says the Global movement for the rights of older people "Help Age".
Kids Fest in Serbia October 13-19
BELGRADE - Children's film festival Kids Fest will be held in cinemas in over 30 cities across Serbia from October 13-19.
The 10th Kids Fest will shows 14 premiers, and this year's animated, feature and documentary films are arriving from the U.S., France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Croatia.
Disabled Croatians ‘Locked Up and Neglected’
More than 8,200 people with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities in Croatia are being kept in segregated institutions and psychiatric hospitals with little control over decisions that affect their lives, international campaign group Human Rights Watch said in the new report published on Monday.
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WWII Children’s Concentration Camp Remembered in Croatia
Survivors joined a memorial ceremony for victims of the concentration camp in Sisak where Serb, Jewish and Roma children were imprisoned by the Nazis and Croatia’s wartime Ustasa regime.