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Slovenian FinMin: Greek govt using bailout funds for wage, pension hikes!

Published by Protothema on Sun, 04/19/2015 - 15:35

While all eyes are on European paymaster Germany's ? and to a lesser extent the IMF's ? stance vis-à-vis the resurrected "Greek Eurozone issue" in the wake of Greece's radical leftists' election win last January, it's a handful of small and neophyte euro area members that appear the "strictest" in ongoing negotiations.

European Facebook poetry festival to begin on Saturday

Published by Tanjug on Sat, 04/18/2015 - 18:38

BELGRADE - The European Facebook Poetry Festival will begin at the Novi Sad Fair within the 21st International Book Fair and it gathers over 500 poets from Serbia and abroad.

Serbians can travel to 104 countries without visas

Published by B92 on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 13:30

Serbians can travel to 104 countries without visas

WASHINGTON -- A financial firm that "empowers individuals and families to become Global Citizens" has compiled a list of "best power-ranked passports."

Bogdan - Melichar double advances to quarterfinals of Bogota Open 2015

Published by Agerpres on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 09:16

Women's tennnis double Elena Bogdan of Romania and Nicole Melichar of the US advanced to the quarterfinals of the 250,000-US-dollar WTA Claro Colsanitas Open tournament in Bogota, Colombia, as they defeated Nastja Kolar (Slovenia)/Elise Mertens (Belgium), 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Tuesday.

Photo credit: (c) Alex TUDOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Contraband is big business in Greece

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 09:46

Organized crime in the European Union generates about 110 billion euros a year, corresponding to around 1 percent of the EU?s gross domestic product, a recent report commissioned by the European Commission found, with the bulk of that coming from the ?traditional? market of illegal narcotics.

Serbia drops four positions to No. 44 in FIFA world rankings

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 04/09/2015 - 11:43

ZURICH - The Serbian national football team has dropped four positions to number 44 in the latest FIFA world rankings.

With 664 points, Serbia is ahead of Nigeria (652), Israel (649) and Slovenia (648), and behind Guinea (678), Northern Ireland (672) and Hungary (665).

Builders of former YU to work together in third markets

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:19

BELGRADE - Officials of the chambers of commerce of Serbia, Republika Srpska, BiH, Croatia and Macedonia signed in Skopje an agreement on cooperation in the construction sector, focusing on third markets.

Belgrade Building Expo set for April 15-19

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:41

BELGRADE - The 41st Southeast European Belgrade Building Expo (SEEBBE) is set to take place from April 15 to 19 in Belgrade, the organizers announced.

Leaders to discuss intellectual capitalism, Silk Road of energy

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 00:01

The 18th Eurasian Economic Summit, organized by the Marmara Group Foundation, is once again ready to host statesmen and opinion leaders from 40 different countries until April 9, offering a unique platform to discuss the most heated issues of today's world and the future.

Bulgaria Marks 11 Years since NATO Accession

Published by Novinite on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 13:57

The flag of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was solemnly raised in front of the Presidency in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

Bulgarian President and Bulgarian Armed Forces' Commander-in-Chief Rosen Plevneliev personally received the formation of the guards at the front entrance of his office at 11:00 local time (EEST).

Dacic: Steinmeier to visit Belgrade on April 28

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 16:25

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Friday that his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a visit to Serbia on April 28.

"This is our most important foreign policy activity in April," Dacic said at a regular monthly press conference.

Who shot the prosecutor, who benefited from his silence?

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 00:01

There still has not been a forensic report made public about the killing of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz on March 31 during an act of terror by the militants of the outlawed Revolutionary People Liberation Party and Front (DHKP-C) as they raided his office in Istanbul?s Justice House.

UEFA European Under-17 Opens with Bulgaria against Croatia on May 6

Published by Novinite on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 14:51

The UEFA European Under-17 Championship will be opened with a football match between the teams of Bulgaria and Croatia.

This was determined by the draw, which took place on Thursday in the Bulgarian town of Pomorie, the website of UEFA reports.

The opening game of the tournament, which will be held in Bulgaria between May 6 and 22, will take place in Stara Zagora on May 6.

Bulgaria's SOFIX Second Best Performing Index in CEE in March

Published by Novinite on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 13:17

After Bulgaria's leading blue-chip index SOFIX returned to a growth path in March, it has been moving up in the rankings of Central and Eastern Europe.

According to calculations of Bulgarian business news portal investor.bg, based on Bloomberg data, SOFIX moved to second place among the top-performing indices in the region in March.

Serbia reaches semifinals of U18 volleyball EC for women

Published by Tanjug on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 17:35

SAMOKOV - Serbia's U18 women's volleyball team beat Italy 3-0 (25-18 25-17 25-16) in the 4th round of Group A of the European championship in Bulgaria on Wednesday and qualified for the semifinals.

This victory puts Serbia at the top of the ladder in its group, but also reserves a spot at the world championship in Peru and the European Youth Olympic Festival in Georgia.

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