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PM: Bulgarian minority as bridge between two countries

BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday that the Bulgarian national minority in Serbia represents the bridge between the two countries.

He made the statement during the talks with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who earlier in the day also met with his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

As part of the celebrations for its 10-year anniversary, the Centre of Hellenic Culture in Moscow has organized a week dedicated to Greek culture, from March 19-25, with the aim of promoting Greece to the Russian audience.

The events will be held at the Meridian cultural venue and will focus on the important historic landmarks in the relationship between the two countries.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday in the talks with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev that the Bulgarian national minority in Serbia represents the bridge between the two countries.

President receives Bulgarian counterpart

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Thursday it was "very important to Serbia to maintain the maximum level of unimpeded cooperation with Bulgaria."

BELGRADE - The Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) will showcase the country's offer at the fair in Zagreb from March 13 to 15.

Visitors will have an opportunity to learn first-hand the richness and diversity of Serbia's entire tourist offer - its natural beauties, cities, music festivals.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will pay an official visit to Serbia on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

The visit reflects the focus of Plevneliev's foreign policy programme on regional cooperation, better connectivity between the countries of the region and their EuroAtlantic perspective, Focus news agency reports.

VIENNA - It is almost certain that the EU will not admit any new member in the next five years, but this does not mean that Western Balkan countries should renounce their EU perspectives and reforms, officials stated at the conference in the Oesterreichische Nationalbank organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

BELGRADE - Serbia and Macedonia will bid together in auctions for vaccine purchases Macedonia's Deputy Minister of Healthcare Jovica andovski has said, stressing that it will bring significant savings in the two countries' budgets.

Austria's interior minister on Tuesday sharply criticized recent statements by at least a couple of top Greek government officials who dangled an "idea" of issuing illegal migrants ? ones having entered in Greece ? with travel documents to travel to western Europe.

Courts in Balkan countries are not seen as truly independent, according to the 2015 EU Justice Scoreboard.

The data were presented on Monday by Vera Jourova, the Commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality, based on figures from 2013 and 2014.