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Graffiti "KLA", "Kosovo" appear in Zociste Monastery yard

ORAHOVAC - Unidentified perpetrators have daubed graffiti reading "KLA" (Kosovo Liberation Army) and "Kosovo" within the courtyard of the Sveti Vracci (Holy Healers) Monastery in Zocciste, western Kosovo-Metohija, and the Diocese of Raska and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church qualified this as a new provocation.

Respect, cooperation at work stronger motive than money

BELGRADE - Money is not a sufficient motive for employees in Serbia, given that much better results are being made through closer contacts with people, respect and cooperation, show the results of an opinion poll presented at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce.

Mogherini Calls on Russia to Avoid Involving Balkans in Dispute over Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has called on Russia not to involve Southeast Europe in the Moscow-Brussels dispute over the Ukraine crisis.

Mogherini's comments come after Russia announced earlier this week it was scrapping the South Stream gas pipeline project, citing Bulgaria's reluctance to unfreeze construction.

Dacic: Ukraine a priority in Serbia's OSCE chairmanship

BASEL - The search for a solution to the crisis in Ukraine will be a priority during the forthcoming Serbia's OSCE chairmanship, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday during the closing statement at the session of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel.

Cotric: Albania has no law to regulate status of Serbs

BELGRADE - Albania does not have a law on national minorities and this is why Serbs and other minorities in the country are not recognised as a national minority, Aleksandar Cotric of the Serbian parliament Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region said on Friday.

Gasic: Serbia is committed to cooperating with NATO

BELGRADE - Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said Friday that Serbia wanted the highest form of cooperation with NATO that a partner state that did not want membership of the Alliance could have, and stressed that a creation of armed forces of Kosovo-Metohija was unacceptable for Serbia.

Barroso welcomes Serbia's bold reforms

BELGRADE - Former president of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso meet with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Friday and said that reforms currently being implemented by the Serbian government were bold and justified and he was confident they would produce the expected results.

Stjepanovic wins bronze in 400m freestyle

DOHA - Serbia's best swimmer Velimir Stjepanovic won bronze in 400m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships on Friday.

In the final race, Stjepanovic scored the time of 3:38.17 minutes and won the first medal for the Serbian team at the world swimming championships.

In August, Stjepanovic won gold in 400m freestyle in the Olympic pool at the European championship.

UAE ambassador: Belgrade Waterfront in two years

BELGRADE - Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Belgrade Juma Rashid Saif Zayed Al Dhaheri stated that the Belgrade Waterfront project is developing according to the plans, and added that the Serbian capital would have something incredible in two years' time.

NATO delegation visits Military Technical Institute

BELGRADE - Patrick Auroy, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, visited on Friday the Military Technical Institute (VTI), Serbia's leading scientific and research institution for research and development of weapons and military equipment.

Micunovic: Serbia has democratic capacity

BELGRADE - Chairman of the Management Board of the Centre for Democracy foundation and one of its founders Dragoljub Micunovic has said that he believes Serbia has enough democratic capacity, and that the progress of the civil society will continue.

Security threats demand cooperation of OSCE countries

BASEL - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic stated in Basel on Friday that contemporary threats such as international terrorism, organised crime, sale of narcotics and illegal migration know no borders, which is why adequate response to these threats calls for close cooperation between OSCE members and partner countries.

Western Balkans to join EU in not too distant future

BELGRADE - The future of Western Balkan countries is in the European Union and they will become members of the European family of nations in the not too distant future, said the participants of the international conference titled 'The European Union and the Western Balkans 2015-2020 - chances for partnership and mutual doubts', organised in Belgrade on Friday by the Public Policy Institute.

Serbia's OSCE presidency, "great challenge"

Serbia's OSCE presidency, "great challenge"

BASEL -- Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic has said that the Serbian chairmanship of the OSCE will be "a great challenge and responsibility."

Antić: I will keep this helmet, it saved my life

Antić: I will keep this helmet, it saved my life Video

Minister of Energetics Aleksandar Antić had an accident yesterday that could easily end tragically, when an icicle fell on his head in Majdanpek.

- I am very happy because everything went well - Antić stated for "Blic."

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