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BELGRADE - Truth, freedom and justice, as the foundations of independent journalism and professional ethic, are a major factor in Serbia's democratic development, outgoing Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said in a message to media representatives on occasion of the Serbian Journalists' Day.

BELGRADE - Serbia will on Thursday mark the World Theatre Day, March 27, with diverse programmes and a traditional message read out before theatre performances.

The World Theatre Day was established in 1962, on the day when the Theatre of Nations was opened in Paris.

BELGRADE - In a new summer offer, the Tourist Organization of Belgrade (TOB) prepared various events that will mark the centenary of the beginning of World War I, TOB Director Gordana Plamenac announced on Thursday.

BELGRADE - The 15th International Archaeological Film Review will be held at the National Museum from Thursday through April 3, featuring creations from eight countries.

Concern about "tabloidization" of media in Serbia

BELGRADE -- The tabloidization of the media is turning into the tabloidization of the whole of society and the state, it was said during a conference held in Belgrade.

Participants gathered to mark two decades since the founding of the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS), Beta reported.

Journalists mark their day, warn about pressure and violence

BELGRADE -- Journalists in Serbia are this Thursday marking their day - for the 14th time since it was established in 2001.

On March 27, 1791 (according to the Julian calendar - March 14 in the Gregorian) the first newspaper printed in Serbian came off the presses.

Lakis Pappas, one of the leading singers of Greece’s so-called New Wave, died on Wednesday at the age of 76.

Pappas worked with composer Manos Hatzidakis in the early 1960s and gradually became drawn to the New Wave style, which emerged in the mid-1960s and combined Greek music with French chansons.

Veselin Panteleev-Eschkenazy was born in a family of musicians. At the age of 11, he became a concertmaster of the youth philharmonic of Professor Vladi Simeonov. He graduated the National Music Academy in Sofia. In 1990, he moved to London, where he completed a masters degree for solo performers. He is a laureate of international violin competitions in Beijing and London.

Hugh Laurie and his The Copper Bottom Band will have a concert in Sofia on July 11. 

Laurie, who shot into world fame with his role as Dr. Gregory House in the "House M.D." TV series, issued his debut blues album “Let Them Talk” in 2011.

Bulgaria's Electronic Media Board (CEM) urges advertisers to limit the “naturalistic” and “physiological” television ads during the traditional dinner time.