National Assembly

The presidential elections in Serbia will be held on Sunday, April 2. B92 has received confirmation of this from the prime minister's cabinet.

Earlier, the daily Blic said that National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic will on Thursday call the elections and schedule them for April 2.

This means that the second round, if it takes place, could be held on Easter - April 16.

National Assembly President Maja Gojkovic has called elections for the city assembly of Zajecar and municipal assemblies of Vrbas, Odzaci, Kovin and Kosjeric.

The voting has been scheduled for April 23.

Bilateral relations between Serbia and Madagascar are "traditionally good and friendly."

This is what Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and President of the National Assembly of Madagascar Jean Max Rakotomamonjy assessed in Belgrade on Tuesday.

MINSK - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic met in Minsk on Thursday with Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus.

They highlighted the significance of the good parliamentary cooperation, noting it was contributing to preserving the friendly traditions, the Serbian government press office said in a statement.

The triggering of the special system would require the Interior Ministry to establish that migrations have become a threat to law and order or internal security in the country. The ministry would then ask the government to petition parliament to adopt special measures for a six-month period with the possibility of extension in a pre-defined area.

Bulgaria needs "a new legal framework" on the fight against corruption, changes to public administration legislation, and establish a mechanism for public reporting on high-level cases under investigation, the European Commission believes.

Former Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov has been appointed by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev as Prime Minister ad interim, the President's press office says.

The name of Gerdzhikov has been widely mentioned in the media since the end of last year, but Gerdzhikov has only commented reluctantly.

The swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Rumen Radev is taking place on Thursday morning.

At the Parliament headquarters, Radev has taken his oath of office several days before moving into the Presidency.

Vice President Iliana Iotova has followed suit.

It is unlikely for Parliament to decide on proposed changes to Bulgaria's electoral system, with the fate of the proposal hinging on attitudes of the next legislature.

In November, 2.5 million Bulgarians backed in a referendum a change of the currently used proportional representation system, opting for a switch to majority voting.

National Ombudsman Maya Manolova has called on Parliament to have a say on the results of a referendum on Bulgaria's electoral system held in November.

At a press conference, Manolova has argued the remaining 20 days of work would be "enough" for Parliament to debate and vote on the three issues overwhelmingly backed by Bulgarian citizens.