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"Governments come and go, but Dacic remains"

Acting PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Austrian FM Sebastian Kurz attended on Friday in Vienna the presentation of the artwork "Vision."

The work of painter and multidisciplinary artist Mihael Milunovic will be covering for the Wiener Stadtische building facade for about a year, the Serbian government said.

Summer break starts for 17.5 million students in Turkey

About 17.5 million pre-school, elementary, middle and high school students in Turkey received their second-term report cards and began their nearly three-month summer break on June 9.

Balkan Youngsters Demand Action on Jobs

Young people from the Western Balkans see the high level of unemployment as one of the most important challenges the region faces.

Main opposition calls on OSCE to examine pressure on Turkish media

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has invited a delegation of the Assembly of Parliamentarians of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to examine heavy government pressure on the Turkish media.

Breaking: Reports of explosives loaded onto ship at Nice port

French police have rushed to Nice’s bustling port after theyr were tipped off that explosives were reportedly spotted being loaded onto a cruise ship.
The deadly device was reportedly found on a pallet being placed on a ferry which was packed with tourists.
According to reports, the police operation is ongoing.

Theresa May Says She Will Form New British Government

Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday she would form a new British government with backing from Northern Irish unionists after losing her Conservative majority in a snap general election, AFP reported.

Junker: British elections will not affect Brexit talks

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker placated growing concerns in Britain that Theresa May’s failure to gain a clear victory in the British elections would complicate Brexit talks with the EU. Mr. Juncker said the Pyrrhic victory by May’s conservative party would not cancel negotiations on Brexit. “In any event, the clock is ticking.

Serbia Urged to Prosecute Senior Wartime Officials

A group of NGOs urged the Serbian authorities to ensure that high-ranking officials are prosecuted for war crimes and to stop what they said was the glorification of war criminals.

Pastor: Vucic seems to be under pressure over new PM

BELGRADE - Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) leader Istvan Pastor on Tuesday said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic seemed to be under pressure over who would become the new PM.

Pastor said this after consultations with Vucic about the new PM, but declined to elaborate on the statement, adding it was his personal impression.

Vucic, Ederer discuss bilateral ties, region, EU path

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received Markus Ederer, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office, to discuss bilateral relations, the situation in the region and Serbia's European integration.

Ederer: EU cannot afford to import unresolved conflict

BELGRADE - It is clear that the EU cannot afford to import another unresolved bilateral conflict through enlargement, Markus Ederer, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office, said in Belgrade on Tuesday.

France's ADP to buy additional stake in Turkey's TAV Airports for $160 million, eyeing expansion in new markets

Turkey's Akfen has said it signed an agreement on June 9 to sell its remaining 8.12 percent stake in TAV Airports to France's Aeroports de Paris (ADP) for $160 million. 

The French company plans to expand into new markets in the Middle East, Central Asia, Europe and Africa as well as new areas within Turkey along with TAV, according to company representatives. 

Helicopter Falls Down During Black Sea 2017 Exercise

An accident took place today about 12.30h local time with a helicopter of the Bulgarian Navy, reported BNR.

During performance of assignments from the Black Sea 2017 tactical exercise, a Panther helicopter fell into the water leaving the three crew members injured, the Ministry of Defense has said.

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