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Citizens not well informed about EU accession
Citizens not well informed about EU accession
BELGRADE -- A majority of Serbian citizens would vote in favor of joining the EU in a referendum, although only a quarter know the current state of the accession process.
This is according to a poll conducted for the Beta news agency by Ipsos Strategic Marketing.
Snow Lifts Spirits in Bosnia's Ski Resorts
Bosnia's mountain ski resorts at Jahorina, Bjelasnica and Vlasic are having a good season as a result of the large number of visitors who have come to spend New Year's Eve there and enjoy the thick snow.
After last year's poor snowfall in the winter season left tourist operators struggling, heavy snow at the end of December this year has brought joy to skiiers and hoteliers.
OSCE chairmanship: High expectations, some trepidation
OSCE chairmanship: High expectations, some trepidation
BELGRADE -- Ivica Dacic said on Thursday he was "a little afraid because of the high expectations the world has of Serbia" as it takes over the chairmanship of the OSCE.
The Serbian foreign minister told B92 that the country faces "two major challenges":
Another EUR 9mn to repair flood-damaged homes
Another EUR 9mn to repair flood-damaged homes
BELGRADE -- Marko Blagojevic says the government has so far allocated RSD 4.2 billion for the reconstruction of houses damaged in the May floods.
It also "secured another EUR 9 million for the coming year," explained the director of the Serbian Government Office for Reconstruction and Flood Relief.
Serbian sport in 2014: Basketball team one of world's best
BELGRADE - In the year that is about to end, Serbia has had the world's top-ranking male tennis player and the best men's water polo team in the world, with its athletes claiming many medals in swimming, athletics, kayaking and wrestling, but the silver medal won by the Serbian men's national basketball team at the Mundobasket in Spain is what the nation will remember 2014 for.