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EU Helps Mobilise Planes, Vehicles and Firefighters to Help Portugal
The European Commission has helped mobilise substantial support for Portugal, through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, following a request for assistance to battle forest fires in the country.
Minimum Wage in Bulgaria - Still the Lowest in EU
Latest Eurostat data says that the minimum wage in the EU's richest member-state - Luxembourg is 9 times higher than the one in the poorest member - Bulgaria.
It is EUR 1,999 in Luxembourg and EUR 235 in Bulgaria, reported Econ.bg.
Ireland, Holland, Belgium and Germany are also on the Top 5 list with minimum wages ranging from EUR 1,563 to EUR 1, 498.
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49 pct of Serbians support EU accession - survey
BELGRADE - If a referendum with the question of whether they supported Serbia's EU accession were to be held tomorrow, 49 pct of Serbian citizens would vote in favour of membership in the Union, a survey shows.
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"49% of Serbians would support EU membership in referendum"
If a referendum were to be held "tomorrow" asking whether they support Serbia's EU membership, every other citizen - 49 percent - would vote "yes."
On the other hand, 66 percent think that reforms need to be implemented outside of the issue of EU membership.
Mihajlovic: Russia, China, America and EU are equally important
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Serbia is too small a country to allow itself any imbalance in relations with great powers, says Zorana Mihajlovic, a cabinet minister and a deputy PM.
Serbia is militarily, but not politically neutral - minister
Serbia is too small a country to allow itself any imbalance in relations with great powers, says Zorana Mihajlovic, a cabinet minister and a deputy PM.
Bulgaria is Second to Last in the EU in Regards to Attendance of Cultural Events by Citizens
Bulgaria is at the bottom of the European Union on visits of citizens of cultural and sporting events, according to European Statistical Office Eurostat data for 2016
New Thermal Power Plants in the Balkans Do Not Meet EU Standards
The majority of Western Balkan countries rely on thermal power plants and many of the new plants which are being built do not comply with the newly approved EU standards for environment protection, the Independent Balkan News Agency reported.
EU launches legal action against 3 countries over refugees
The European Commission launched on June 14 a legal action against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for failing to respect their commitment to take in refugees.
EU "ready to accept Western Balkan states before 2024"
EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn has said that it was "not unrealistic" that Western Balkan states could be absorbed into the EU before 2024.