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Serbian programmers win three medals in Taiwan
BELGRADE - Four young programmers from Serbia won three medals at 26th International Olympiad in Informatics that closed in Taipei on Sunday , leader of the Serbian team Nikola Milosavljevic has stated.
The Serbian programmers scooped two silver medals and one bronze at this year's competition whić
brought together 311 participants from 82 countries.
Higher traffic volumes at borders with Bulgaria, Montenegro
BELGRADE - Due to higher traffic volumes at the border crossings Gradina to Bulgaria and Spiljani to Montengro, passenger vehicles are waiting for around 45 minutes to leave Serbia on Sunday.
At the Batrovci border crossing, between Croatia and Serbia, the wait time is estimated at around 90 minutes, the Serbian Interior Ministry stated.
Serbia:Condemnations of protest against Roma moving to Sirca
BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy condemned on Saturday in the strongest terms the protest that residents of the village of Sirca near Kraljevo held because they are against two Roma families moving into their neighborhood.
Serbia-Croatia water polo match ends in tie
BUDAPEST - The national teams of Serbia and Croatia were tied at 8-8 (3-2, 2-3, 1-2, 2-1) on Saturday in a fourth-round match within Group B at the Men's European Water Polo Championship in Hungary.
This will make it harder for Serbia to secure a place in the quarterfinals, as in the next round it will have to defeat Spain.
Over EUR 140,000 raised for flood victims
BELGRADE - A total of over EUR 140,000 were raised for flood victims in the region at a humanitarian event held during the two-day Sea Dance festival, a part of the EXIT music festival staged in the Montenegrin resort of Budva.
Vucic proposes joint projects with BiH for Berlin summit
DOBOJ - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that he will invite Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Bakir Izetbegovic and President of Republika Srpska (RS-Serb entity in BiH) Milorad Dodik to prepare together with Serbia joint projects for a regional summit of the Western Balkan countries.
Law on flood damage repair passed
BELGRADE - Serbian MPs passed a law on flood damage repair in Serbia with a majority of votes on Friday.
The law will come into force a day after it is published in the Official Gazette, and stop being valid after one year.
PKS: Reserves to purchase 100,000 tons of 2014 wheat crop
BELGRADE - The Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) made a proposition to the government on Friday to ensure the funds and impose an obligation on the Republic Directorate for Commodity Reserves to purchase at least 100,000 tons of wheat from this year's crop at the price not less than RSD 20 per kilogramme, VAT free.
Govt to file report on flood damage repair in three months
BELGRADE - The government of Serbia will not wait for a whole year to pass before it submits the report on flood damage repair, which will be mandatory after the law on recovery is passed, as it will be able to file it after three months or sooner, Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said Friday.