Geography of Vojvodina

Farmers to get EUR 175 million from EU funds

SREMSKA MITROVICA -- EUR 175 million from EU pre-accession funds will become available to Serbia "as early as late next year," says Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic.

BELGRADE - National park Fruska Gora and Gornje Podunavlje special nature reserve from Serbia won the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas awarded by the EUROPARC Federation, officials of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) stated in the Belgrade Media Centre on Friday.

Russia and Serbia are holding a joint anti-terrorist drill, codenamed SREM-2014, near the northern Serbian town of Ruma.  

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B92 Fund, Sremska Mitrovica to build safe house

BELGRADE -- The B92 Fund and the city of Sremska Mitrovica have announced the signing on Wednesday of an agreement to build a safe house in the Srem District (Okrug).

The announcement came on the eve of the groundbreaking ceremony for the facility....

Bulgaria and Romania on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for conducting feasibility studies for the construction of two new bridges across the Danube.

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BELGRADE - The 3rd Danube Business Forum opened in Belgrade on Monday, bringing together around 800 participants - leaders in the energy, water management, agribusiness, transport and ITC sectors, as well as in entrepreneurship and creative industry in the Danube region, which is comprised of 14 countries.

BELGRADE - The 3rd Danube Business Forum will be held on October 27-29 in Belgrade and Novi Sad, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

The event is expected to bring together 800 participants - leaders in the fields of energy, water, agribusiness, transport, ITC, entrepreneurship and the creative industry in the Danube region, which includes 14 countries.

The European Commission is taking Romania to its Court of Justice over a deadly 102-hectare pond that holds waste extracted from the copper and zinc mines in Moldova Noua, which it describes as abandoned and dangerous.

NOVI SAD - The Bird Study and Protection Society of Serbia (DZPPS), in cooperation with the bird conservation partnership BirdLife International, organizes the European Birdwatching Weekend in Serbia, and invites nature lovers to choose among the 46 organized tours and learn more about the migrating bird species on October 4-5.

NOVI SAD - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic said Wednesday in Backa Palanka that the cooperation within the EU Danube Strategy is a valuable experience for Serbia and a strong boost to European integration as the top foreign policy priority.