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Drunk driver caught with 5.5 per mil blood alcohol
Drunk driver caught with 5.5 per mil blood alcohol
BELGRADE -- A drunk driver in Uzice, western Serbia, has had his license revoked and was ordered to pay RSD 150,000 after causing a traffic accident.
The man crashed into a parked car and then fell asleep. The police determined that his blood alcohol content was 5.5 milligrams per milliliter.
Serbia contributes to stability and development of region
BELGRADE - Serbia promotes stability in the region, Minister without Portfolio in charge of EU integration Jadranka Joksimovic said on Monday, stressing that it also contributed to the region's development and overcoming problems rooted in the past.
Vucic, Medvedev discuss South Stream
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic discussed the South Stream gas pipeline project with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev over the phone Monday.
Vucic told the Russian prime minister that Serbia had taken the news about the decision to drop the project very hard.
S. Stream "sobering for Serbia," says German paper
S. Stream "sobering for Serbia," says German paper
BERLIN -- It was "sobering for Serbia to learn that in the NIS sale contract had no clause on compensation or extra payment in case of the South Stream pipeline failure."
This is what German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung writes in an article it dedicated to relations between Serbia and Russia.
Chinese ambassador on "excellent relations," upcoming summit
Chinese ambassador on "excellent relations," upcoming summit
BELGRADE -- Chinese Ambassador in Belgrade Li Manchang has told B92 that Serbia has the right to take care of its interests in relations with Europe and the world.
He during the weekend briefly commented on Serbia's decision not to join bloc divisions and to cultivate relationships with all sides.
Association of Djakovica citizens wants Serb homes rebuilt
BELGRADE - The Association of Djakovica Citizens has stated that the demolished Serb homes in that town in southwestern Kosovo should be rebuilt to allow 12,000 Serbs to return there, because Kosovo's future lies in multiethnicity.
FM: EU made "no official request" regarding Kosovo
FM: EU made "no official request" regarding Kosovo
BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday Serbia's stance not to recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo remains unchanged.
The EU "has not officially requested this from Serbia," he told a regular monthly news conference.