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Milosevic’s Serbia ‘Planned Expulsion of Croats’

Slobodan Milosevic was behind a joint criminal enterprise to force Croats from Serb-controlled areas of Yugoslavia, Zagreb argued in its genocide case against Belgrade at the International Court of Justice.

Finnish wiring plant opens, new investment announced

SMEDEREVO - A Finland-based manufacturer of wiring systems and electronics for commercial vehicles PKC Group opened a production facility in Smederevo on Thursday.

Rosatom Vows Regular Nuclear Fuel Supplies despite Ukraine Crisis

Russia's state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom has said it is prepared to use new supply routes and alternative transportation methods to bring nuclear fuel to Bulgaria.

TV Host Resigns On-Air Due to ‘Bias Coverage’ of Ukrainian Crisis

Liz Wahl, a TV anchor for Russia Today (RT), came under harsh criticism after announcing her resignation during a live broadcast.

Wahl, who worked at the Washington bureau of the international multilingual Russian-based TV Russia Today, expressed her disagreement with the station's coverage of the standoff between Russia and Ukraine, as USA Today reports.

Serbian Govt Approves USD 1B UAE Loan

The government of Serbia approved unanimously the USD 1B loan from the United Arab Emirates late on Wednesday.

Owing to the loan, Serbia will save USD 40M annually, or approximately USD 400M over the period of ten years, Finance Minister Lazar Krstic pointed out, Serbian Tanjug reports.

New gov't will have much to do, must continue reforms

KOPAONIK - The new Serbian government will have much to do, but its most important task is to seize the historic opportunity presented by the EU accession process and continue the initiated reforms, ambassadors of leading European countries said on Thursday.

Serbia is not close to bankruptcy

BELGRADE - Minister of Finance Lazar Krstic has said that the predictions about Serbia going into bankruptcy should it fail to save EUR 400 million are exaggerated and will not become a reality, but that the budget deficit has to be smaller, which is one of the goals of Serbia's economic recovery.

DS premises in Topola and Pozarevac stoned

BELGRADE - The premises of the Democratic Party (DS) in Topola and Pozarevac, central Serbia, were stoned during the night, DS released and called on competent bodies to immediately identify and punish the perpetrators of crimes.

In the release, DS said that this is the only way for the government to send the message that such a showdown with the opposition is not acceptable.

Former EU Funds Min To Lead GERB EU Elections List

Bulgaria's former EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev was appointed EU elections 2014 list leader of center-right opposition GERB party.

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borisov announced the news in front of Bulgarian journalists in Dublin.

GIK releases complete list of slates for polls in Belgrade

BELGRADE - The City Electoral Commission (GIK) has released a complete list of slates for local elections in Belgrade on March 16, which will contain the slates of 23 parties, coalitions and groups of citizens, GIK Chairman Zoran Lukic told Tanjug on Thursday.

Bulgaria PM to Back Ukraine's Territorial Integrity at EU Summit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski believes that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should have a leading role in the solution of Ukraine's financial problems.

Oresharski told journalists in Brussels that the EUR 11 B financial package proposed by the EU was sufficient at this stage.

Subotica Synagogue running for 'The 7 Most Endangered'

THE HAGUE/LUXEMBOURG/BELGRADE - The Subotica Synagogue made it through to the list of eleven cultural and historical monuments and sites which Europa Nostra and Institute of Europe Investment Bank included in the shortlist for the programme 'The 7 Most Endangered' for 2014.

Basescu has long resisted the agreement as it forces Romania to impose an excise tax for fuels at EUR 0.07 per liter.