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International children's folklore festival opens in Uzice

UZICE - The 6th Licitar Heart international children's folklore festival has opened in Uzice, western Serbia, with a ceremony that involved its 850 participants.

The festival, which opened late Monday, features 27 folklore groups from 10 countries, which will be performing on nearby Mt Zlatibor, in Mokra Gora, Pozega, Bajina Basta, Visegrad and Republika Srpska until August 23.

First chapters to open in 2015

BRUSSELS - The first chapters in Serbia's EU accession process should not be opened before the beginning of the next year, Tanjug learnt from diplomatic sources in Brussels.

Ukraine Separatists Hail Arrival of Serb Volunteers

The Prime Minister of the breakaway pro-Russian enclave in eastern Ukraine, the Republic of Donetsk, on Monday said 14 Serbian volunteers had joined his embattled forces.

Aleksandr Zakharchenko said his troops were drawing volunteers from all over the world, Russia's NTV reported.

Chepurin: Serbia must be ready to seize export opportunity

UZICE - The possibilities for Serbian-Russian economic cooperation are great at this moment and Serbia must be ready to seize that opportunity, Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin said in Uzice.

In the wake of the embargo on European goods, Serbian agriculture has a great opportunity on the Russian market, which offers great possibilities, he said.

DS: Given no abuse, investigation to strengthen rule of law

NOVI SAD - The Committee of the Democratic Party (DS) of the Autonomous Province (AP) of Vojvodina has said that the party will view the setting up of a police investigative team to examine activities of four institutions in Vojvodina as a contribution to the rule of law in Serbia if the investigation is not abused for political purposes.

Over 4,000 migrants seek asylum in Serbia

BELGRADE - Deputy Protector of Citizens Milos Jankovic has said that more than 4,000 migrants from Asian and African countries whose ultimate goal is reaching Western Europe countries expressed intention to seek asylum in Serbia in the first half of this year.

5-hour, 30-minute wait times at borders with Croatia,Hungary

BELGRADE - Due to increased traffic, cargo vehicles exiting Serbia at the Batrovci border crossing into Croatia wait for about five hours, the press office of the Serbian Interior Ministry has said in a statement.

Vucic and Udovicic confer with athletes

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic conferred on Tuesday with Ivana Spanovic and Tatjana Jelaca who won silver medals at the recently ended European Athletics Championship in Zurich.

Serbian programmers win four medals at Balkan Olympiad

BELGRADE - Serbian high school students won two gold and two bronze medals at the 22nd Balkan Olympiad in Informatics, held from August 10 to 17 in Ankara, Turkey.

The Serbian team won the second place overall at this year's Balkan Olympiad, which gathered a total of 46 participants from 12 countries.

Serbia becoming increasingly attractive tourist destination

BELGRADE - The National Tourism Organisation of Serbia still does not have the exact data on the number of tourists who visited Serbia to attend various music events this summer, but the assessments show the country has become increasingly attractive for foreign tourists.

Travelling to Serbia to get new teeth

Dental vacations becoming more and more popular among foreigners Travelling to Serbia to get new teeth

Many foreigners, but also our citizens working abroad, use granted leave and public holidays for dental treatment in Serbia in order to save money.

Pajtic: AER conference contributes to Serbia's EU prospects

NOVI SAD - Summer Academy of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), which gathered around 100 participants from 20 countries in Novi Sad on Monday, serves as an important recommendation for Serbia's EU accession, said Bojan Pajtic, Prime Minister of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina.

Serbian insurgents remembered at Ivankovac

IVANKOVAC - The 209th anniversary of the famous Battle of Ivankovac, in which Serbian insurgents won a brilliant victory in their first clash with Ottoman troops, was marked on Monday with a church service and a memorial ceremony held in the Ivankovac memorial complex, situated in central Serbia.

"More than 4,000 seek asylum in Serbia"

"More than 4,000 seek asylum in Serbia"

BELGRADE -- Deputy Citizens' Ombudsman Miloš Janković says there have been more than 4,000 migrants seeking asylum in Serbia in the first half of this year alone.

He pointed out that they are mostly citizens of Asian and African countries, and that their ultimate goal is to reach western Europe.

PM Ponta: Romania's image in Britain, Italy also depends on Romanians there

Prime Minister Victor Ponta said in opening remarks to the Diaspora Estival (The Summer of the Diaspora) Programme in the Black Sea resort of Eforie Nord on Monday that the image of Romania in countries like Britain and Italy also depends on the Romanians who go there and on what they say about their country.

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