Geography of Europe

BELGRADE - Serbian Ministry of Culture and Information in cooperation with UNESCO has secured funds for the restoration of the museums in Arandjelovac and Paracin that were damaged in the May floods.

The amount of RSD 4.1 million was donated by UNESCO through its 2013-2014 Participation Program, the Ministry said in a release.

Over 5,000 members of various delegations from China and Central and Eastern European have converged on Belgrade to discuss joint projects on agriculture, industry, tourism, IT, transport and infrastructure.

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BELGRADE - The Serbian government has adopted an agreement on a second phase in upgrading Thermal Power Plants and Mines Kostolac (TE-KO Kostolac), under which a new 350 megawatt unit is to be added to the coal-fired power plant complex in cooperation with Chinese partners.

An independent expert appointed to investigate allegations of corruption inside the EU’s rule-of-law mission in Kosovo only has a ‘limited’ role, warned Human Rights Watch.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that the summit between China and16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe will show that friendly relations can mean good economic relations as well and stressed that Serbia will have political and economic benefits from the meeting.

Belgrade among ten "must-visit cities" for 2015

BELGRADE -- The British travel guidebook publisher Rough Guides has named Belgrade one of 10 must-visit cities of the world for 2015.

Belgrade ranks seventh in the prestigious list, alongside Johannesburg, Malaga, New Orleans and Hamburg, the National Tourism Organization of Serbia said in a statement.

BELGRADE - China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang has said that the upsoming summit between China and 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe will strengthen the ties with Serbia and Europe.

Athens University, Greece’s biggest educational institution, may run out of funds to operate next year, its rector, Theodoros Fortsakis, told a press conference on Monday.

BELGRADE - Senator Vannino Chiti, as the head of the delegation of the Italian Senate on its visit to Serbia, commended Serbia on the determination it demonstrated in the implementation of reforms and underscored that Serbia is key to stability and progress in the Western Balkans.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The international public prosecutor filed the request to EULEX judges on Monday wherein he suggested that the indictment for the murder of Enver Zumberi, member of the Kosovo special police unit ROSU, should be expanded from two to four Serb suspects.