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Bulgaria's FM Kristian Vigenin Meets Serbia's Ivica Dacic

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin met Serbian counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic during his visit to Belgrade on July 3.

The two agreed that political consultations between would be held this autumn between their institutions to discuss issues regarding bilateral relations, but also Serbia's integration into the EU.

FM signs book of condolences for Montenegrin official

FM signs book of condolences for Montenegrin official

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dačić signed on Thursday the book of condolences opened at the Montenegrin embassy in Belgrade following the death of Željko Šturanović.

Serbian, Bulgarian FMs: South Stream of vital importance

Serbian, Bulgarian FMs: South Stream of vital importance

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dačić and Kristian Vigenin have said that the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline is of vital importance for their countries.

Dacic, Vigenin: South Stream of vital importance

BELGRADE - The foreign ministers of Serbia and Bulgaria, Ivica Dacic and Kristian Vigenin respectively, said in Belgrade on Thursday that the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline is of vital importance for both countries, and Dacic underscored that this is primarily the issue of energy security and stability, and not relations with Russia.

Nikolić expects PM's Moscow trip to be "beneficial"

Nikolić expects PM's Moscow trip to be "beneficial"

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić says he expected from a forthcoming visit by Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić to Moscow "to prove beneficial to Serbia."

He added that Serbia was "a missing link for a better cooperation between the East and West."

Nikolic: Serbia is link between East and West

OBRENOVAC - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Thursday that he expected from a forthcoming visit by Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to Moscow to prove beneficial to Serbia, adding that Serbia was a missing link for a better cooperation between the East and West.

Prosecutor's Office demands 8 years of prison for Subotic

BELGRADE - The Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime suggested to the Belgrade Special Court on Thursday that businessmen Stanko Subotic should be sentenced to eight years of imprisonment for organising cigarette smuggling actions in Serbia during the '90s, while the proposed sentence for his associates entails two to six years of imprisonment.

Number of childbirths below wartime levels

BELGRADE - The number of childbirths in Serbia in 2013 was lower than during the Balkan wars, World War I or World War II, demographer Goran Penev said on Thursday, adding that the economic situation in the country must be improved for the birth rate to increase.

Vucic invites French companies to invest in Serbia

PARIS, BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic arrived on a one-day visit to France on Thursday during which he met with the officials of largest French companies gathered in the company network MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France).

'Gazprom Subsidiary' in Construction of Bulgaria's South Stream

Centrgaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom, could step in the construction of the South Stream pipeline's Bulgarian stretch, according to a Russian daily.

Vedomosti's website reports that Centrgaz, which has not fallen under EU or US sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, has already won the tender for South Stream in Bulgaria's western neighbor Serbia.

"EU strategic objective, Russia advantage"

"EU strategic objective, Russia advantage"

BELGRADE -- The EU is "a strategic objective for Serbia - but that does not rule out cooperation with Russia - an advantage that Serbia intends to use."

This is what President Tomislav Nikolić told the visiting Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs, Kristian Vigenin, as they met in Belgrade on Thursday.

Reduction in grey economy to add up to EUR 700 mln to budget

BELGRADE - Finance Minister Lazar Krstic said on Thursday that in the next two to three years the share of the grey economy in Serbia's overall economy could shrink from 31 percent to around 24 percent of GDP, bringing EUR 600-700 million in budget revenues.

Selakovic: We are close to good solution for state, lawyers

BELGRADE – Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic said Thursday that the strike of lawyers was a culmination of a bad situation in the judiciary, which in itself was a result of pursuing bad policies in the past.

Bulgaria supports Serbia on its path towards EU

BELGRADE - The European Union is a strategic objective for Serbia, but that does not rule out the possibility of cooperation with Russia - an advantage that Serbia intends to use, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic noted during a meeting with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin.

EU enlargement in Balkans "strategically important"

EU enlargement in Balkans "strategically important"

BRUSSELS -- Three current and future EU presiding countries say they will "work on the further progress of negotiations on the membership of the Western Balkan countries."

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