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Russian church wants to mediate in SPC-MPC dispute
BELGRADE - Metropolitan Ilarion Alfeyev, the second most senior official of the Russian Orthodox Church, has said that Moscow wants to mediate in the church dispute between Belgrade and Skopje, the Religious Information Agency (VIA) reported on Monday.
EU, Balkans tackle organised crime, weapons trafficking
EU, Balkans tackle organised crime, weapons trafficking
Balkan countries have adopted an action plan against illicit trafficking of weapons.
Balkan countries agreed to take additional measures to interdict weapons trafficking. [Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia]
Regional forces work with US to promote peace, stability
Regional forces work with US to promote peace, stability
Regional security forces co-operate with the US Marines to boost their peacekeeping capacities through joint military exercises.
US Marines attempt to break through Bulgarian and Serbian soldiers during the riot control course of Platinum Wolf 15 at the South base in Serbia. [US Marines]
Bitter tidings for sugar industry workers
Hellenic Sugar Industry workers were chagrined to discover that the firm, currently in resolution, has stopped paying their salaries following an administrative decision.
Bulgarians Spent BGN 6 M Per Hour Around Christmas
The Bulgarians were spending BGN 6 M per hour in preparation for the Christmas holidays, shows preliminary data of the National Revenue Agency (NAP), quoted by the Nova TV national channel.
It is expected that this year the households will spend more on celebrations and shopping, compared to last year.
Vucic: 2015 will be year of investments
BELGRADE, - The Serbian government has shown that it can manage public finances transparently, and the coming year will be marked by investments, Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at his end-of-the-year news conference held at the government headquarters on Saturday.
Davutoğlu’s most important test as PM
A parliamentary commission tasked with the inquiry into corruption claims against four former ministers postponed on Dec. 22 a key vote on whether they should be tried at the Supreme Council. The vote will now take place on Jan. 5, before the commission is set to introduce its report to the Parliamentâs General Assembly, most probably on Jan. 9.
Bulgaria 'Postpones Turkish PM Visit'
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will not be visiting Bulgaria in January as previously planned, Turkish media reports suggest.
The reason is that Sofia is not willing to receive him before June's general election in Turkey, according to the English-language version Zaman daily.
Cheaper phone calls with BiH, Macedonia, Montenegro
BELGRADE - Serbian citizens will be able to enjoy cheaper phone calls with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia, as the prices of the services will gradually decrease in the next three years, Director of the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL) Milan Jankovic said on Thursday.
Patriarch Neofit Issues Christmas Blessing for Bulgarians across the Globe
Patriarch Neofit, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is serving the traditional Christmas Day service at the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia.
Neofit is casting a prayer for good health and long lives and with a blessing to all Bulgarian Orthodox Christians around the world.
Rival New Year Parties Tempt Macedonians
Party animals in Macedonia are spoiled for choice once again when it comes to New Year's Eve fun, thanks to the ongoing political feud between the City of Skopje and the Skopje Municipality of Centar, which is run by the opposition.
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SOC grateful to ROC for efforts to get archbishop released
BELGRADE - The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) on Wednesday expressed deep gratitude to the sisterly Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) for its great efforts to secure the release of Archbishop Jovan Vraniskovski of Ohrid.
Macedonia President Not Assassinated, Probe Says
The new probe into the former president's death has dismissed reports that the aircraft carrying Trajkovski and his staff might have exploded in mid-air, Bosnian television, FTV, reported.
The probe reportedly also dismissed suspicions that French SFOR soldiers who were running the control tower in the southwestern Bosnian town of Mostar were in part to blame for the crash.
Turkey under siege of a massive smear campaign: PM Davutoğlu
Turkey and its government are under siege of a massive smear campaign that began right after the Dec. 14 operation, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu has said, vowing they will take necessary measures to counter such attacks through public diplomacy.
Turkey-Macedonia economic ties should boost on heels of shared culture: Turkish PM
Close cultural ties between Turkey and Macedonia are valuable for business and the two countries should elevate their economic relations to the level their historic partnership deserves, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said while visiting Macedonia.