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Croatian Leaders Condemn ‘Evil’ WWII Fascist State
The country’s prime minister and president commemorated World War II anti-fascist fighters and said that Croatia’s Nazi-allied wartime state was a ‘mistake’.
Anniversary of Miljevci plateau crime
BELGRADE - Today marks 22 years since the crime on the Miljevci plateau, near Drnis, when 40 members of the Republic of Serb Krajina (RSK) Territorial Defense were killed.
Linta: 15 issues of Serb expellees from Croatia to be solved
BELGRADE - Miodrag Linta, president of the Coalition of Refugee Associations, sent a letter to Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Friday on the occasion of World Refugee Day soliciting solutions to 15 problems of refugees and Serb returnees in Croatia.
RCC presents SEE 2020 Strategy
BUCHAREST - The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has prepared a South East Europe 2020 strategy (SEE 2020) to help governments improve economies and create new jobs, participants of the First meeting of the Governing Board of the RCC SEE 2020 Strategy in Bucharest have said.
Time for Serbia to join EU
BELGRADE - The Italian government will continue its efforts aimed at making the Serbia-EU talks increasingly profitable and progressive, Italy's Secretary of State for European Affairs Sandro Gozi has told the Danas daily.
Deutsche Telekom to by Serbia Telekom
Germans are already in Croatia and Montenegro, they are offering deal to Slovenia and Serbia Deutsche Telekom to by Serbia Telekom
The German telecommunication company the Deutsche Telekom is interested in takeover of the Serbia Telekom.
Serbia cheers for neighbours in World Cup
Serbia cheers for neighbours in World Cup
While their team isn't playing in the World Cup, Serbian citizens are supporting their neighbours from BiH and Croatia.
For Lidija Cvetic, an attorney from Belgrade, supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in the 2014 World Cup feels natural.
Montenegro could be next EU member - German ambassador
Montenegro could be next EU member - German ambassador
PODGORICA -- Outgoing German Ambassador in Podgorica Pius Fischer says Montenegro could be the next member of the European Union.
He explained that the country had made "significant progress in this direction."
Serbia's consumption per capita at 43% of EU average
BELGRADE - Consumption expenditure per capita in Serbia totalled 43 percent of the EU average in 2013, the assessments of the European Statistical Office of the EU Eurostat show.
Bulgaria Records Lowest Price Levels in EU – Eurostat
The lowest price levels in the European Union for 2013 for consumer goods and services were found in Bulgaria - 48% of the EU average, according to Eurostat latest data.
Consumption in Bulgaria, Romania Was 50% of EU Average in 2013
Bulgaria registered in 2013 levels of consumption equaling 50% of the EU's average values, Eurostat data has shown.
Actual individual consumption (AIC) was the lowest in Bulgaria, which is closely followed by Romania, while Luxembourg topped the ranking with 38% above the medium rate, data from the EU's statistical body cited by the Daily Luxemburger Wort reveals.
Croatia’s Embattled Govt Woos Church Over Schools
Croatia’s centre-left government is striving to end quarrels with the powerful Catholic Church over education in what is seen as a move to boost its tumbling ratings.
Vedran Molnar, the new Minister of Education, is to meet the Catholic primates of both Croatia and Bosnia - and assure them that the government has no intention of pushing religion out of the classroom.
Remains of 18 war victims exhumed at Slunj
BELGRADE - The remains of 18 persons, including two women, were exhumed from a mass grave at the location "Groblje" in Slunj between 16 and 18 of June this year.
The victims are Serbs from Kordun, killed in the aggression of Croatian armed forces in August 1995 (Operation Storm) on a UN protected area known as Sector North.
EC: Serbia to have major role in Adriatic-Ionian Initiative
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled an action plan of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII) that hands Serbia a major role and includes a phased reconstruction of the railway line from Belgrade to Bar.
"Art in Dark Times" exhibition opens in Belgrade
"Art in Dark Times" exhibition opens in Belgrade
BELGRADE -- An exhibition entitled "Art in Dark Times" opened on June 17 at Belgrade's Mikser House venue.
According to announcements, 34 cartoonists and illustrators from former Yugoslavia will show their artwork.