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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.
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.
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.
"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.