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National Football Centre officially opens
The opening ceremony featured more than 500 guests, including the president of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) Gianni Infantino, the secretary general of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Theodore Theodoridis and Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar.
Commission extends Schengen controls by 6 months
The European Commission proposed a 6-month extension of emergency border controls in the Schengen area for five countries, Wednesday.
EU Proposes to Extend Border Controls inside Schengen Area
The European Commission has proposed to extend for up to six months temporary controls at internal Schengen borders in five Member States which attract the majority of refugees and migrants streaming into Europe.
Balkan Governments Urged to Boost Business Cooperation
Regional cooperation is key to attracting more foreign investment money into the Balkans, stressed participants at the seventh Sarajevo Business Forum in the Bosnian capital on Wednesday.
"There is no country which is able to stand alone, especially in our region," Montenegro's economy minister Vladimir Kavaric told the forum.
Who Will Take the Infrastructure Lead in Central Europe?
These investments are of vital importance to ensure the port continues to be competitive with the rapidly modernising neighbouring ports in Trieste and Rijeka.
Bulgaria Earns Praise from Europol for Busting Workshop for Forged Euro Notes
An operation by the Bulgarian authorities that led to the dismantling of an illegal workshop for counterfeiting of 100 euro banknotes has drawn praise from Europol.
Slovenia beat Austria to return to the world's ice-hockey elite
The Slovenia-Austria match (Group A) was decisive for the return to the elite division, from where Slovenia were relegated last year.
It was only the first place that guaranteed direct advancement to the elite division championships in 2017.
High class prostitution ring busted! Well known manager involved
Greek police have smashed a high class prostitution ring operating in Greece and abroad after an ongoing investigation. Authorities arrested 17 members of the network on April 23, six of whom were Greek nationals and the other 11 foreigners. One of the 17 arrested was a 50-year old Greek who is reportedly the illicit organisation.
Bulgaria to Hold Last Event as SEE Cooperation Chair on June 01
Bulgaria's last event as head of the Southeastern European Cooperation Process has been scheduled for June 01, the Presidency has said.
The host, President Rosen Plevneliev, will prepared an Anniversary declaration that will mark 20 years since the forum was established as an in instrument of regional dialogue.
Serbia Goes to Polls in Series of Elections
Voters in Serbia on Sunday choose new national and provincial parliaments as well as the largest number of local asemblies.
In the parliamentary elections, 20 political lists with a total of 3,270 candidates will be competing for 250 seats.
Some 15 election lists are taking part in the race for 120 seats in the assembly of the autonomous northern province of Vojvodina.
Slovenian Foreign Investors Forum calls to increase the FDIs from 10.5 bn to EUR 15 bn
FIF presented the Slovenian Government FDI Declaration, which the main goal of increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) from 10.5bn now to EUR 15bn in five years.
Bulgaria Granted Protection to 5 320 Syrians in 2015
The vast share of asylum seekers granted protection last year in Bulgaria were Syrians, a Eurostat report shows.
In 2015, Bulgaria granted status to 5 320 people from Syria, who make up 95% of all affirmative status decisions in the country.
Nationals of Iraq come second (160 decisions) and stateless people (95).
"Serbia now needs good plan for EU"
Along the EU path, the Serbian administration has been well-prepared for the screening process, says Slovenian official Andrej Engelman.
Bulgaria's Ranks Average in Military Expenditure within NATO
Bulgaria spends far more on defense as a share of its GDP compared to Germany, Italy, and Canada, NATO data shows.
A CNN Money report, which includes Alliance data about military expenditures, cites NATO statistics according to which Bulgaria, with spending at 1.20% of GDP, ranks 12th out of 28 member states.
It is still far behind the 2% target adopted in 2014.
Türk calls for gender equality, migration policy in UN hearing
In his brief presentation, Türk highlighted his long experience with the UN, where he worked as Slovenia's ambassador in the 1990s and as assistant secretary general to Kofi Annan for political affairs in the 2000s.