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Brnabic: No progress towards EU without regional stability
SOFIA - Full EU membership is Serbia's foreign policy priority and open dialogue is the best framework for solving all open issues - no country will be able to make progress towards the EU without stability in the region, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said at a meeting with Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov on Thursday.
Greece, Romania, Bulgaria support Serbia's EU bid
Greece, Bulgaria and Romania said on Saturday they support Serbia's accession to the European Union, as it would foster stability in the Balkans.
The statement was made during a meeting in Belgrade between the leaders of the three countries and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to discuss trade, energy and transportation links.
Illegal Cigarette Factory with Workers from Bulgaria and Ukraine was Discovered in Spain
In a joint operation of the Spanish Civil Guard and Europol, 18 people were arrested by a criminal group operating an illegal cigarette factory in the Spanish city of Granada, TASS reported.
The authorities of Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine have been cooperating to carry out the operation, according to a release from Wednesday by the European Police Service.
Serbia and Romania ink defense cooperation agreement
Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin and Romania's Minister of National Defense Mihai Fifor on Monday signed an agreement on defense cooperation.
Speaking during their meeting in Belgrade, Vulin said that relations between the two countries were "at a high level," and highlighted Romania's support for the territorial integrity of Serbia.
Romanian Ex-King Michael Dies Aged 96
Romania's former king, Michael I, passed away on Tuesday aged 96 at his residence in Versoix, near Geneva in Switzerland, following a battle with cancer, the royal family announced.
Michael, 94, a cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the last surviving head of state from World War II, retired from public life in spring 2016.