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Video of Greek army creates controversy in region

Greeks and foreigners living in Greece will no longer have to queue up at the Transport Ministry to get new or replacement driving licenses as the government decided yesterday that Citizen Service Centers (KEP) will be responsible for this task from now on.

According to a decision published in the Government Gazette, drivers will be able to get new permits or renew old ones at KEPs.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic said Thursday that it is possible to reach an agreement on introducing free roaming between countries in the region, adding, however, that the process will be neither simple nor quick.

Bulgaria's Deputy caretaker Regional Development Minister has listed the benefits of enhancing connectedness with Serbia in the spheres of economy, energy, transport and culture.

Yordanka Chobanova attended Monday the opening of the closing meeting under the 2007-2013 Bulgaria-Serbia cross-border cooperation program.

For the first time ever, Greece is projected to receive about 1 million Turkish tourists this year – representing a roughly 50 percent increase on the figure three years ago – according to the association of hoteliers in Thrace, northern Greece.

The most popular destinations among Bulgarian online users this summer are London, Barcelona and Istanbul, a survey of trivago.bg shows.

Although it is the most expensive destination in the top ten list with average prices of EUR 209 per night, London has been the most popular search on the platform, Dnevnik notes.

The editorial team of the only Albanian newspaper in Montenegro, Koha Javore, are calling on parliament and ethnic Albanian parties to keep it alive.

The problem facing the weekly Koha Javore is that it is part of the bankrupt state-owned Pobjeda company, which is millions in debt and facing closure or sale.

Government officials were seeking ways on Monday to minimize the impact of a Russian food embargo by attempting to secure reassurances from Brussels that Greek producers will be compensated for their losses while also preparing to branch out into other export markets.

Nationalist parties VMRO and National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) have formed a coalition titled “Patriotic Front” for the early elections in October.

The coalition agreement was signed by the leaders of the two political formations, Krasimir Karakachanov (VMRO) and Valeri Simeonov (NFSB).

There is a drop in the number of foreigners who were granted Bulgarian citizenship, said former deputy justice minister Ilia Angelov, quoted by Sega daily. 

“Bulgarian citizenship is not for sale,” he said. According to him, often people who get Bulgarian citizenship only use it to gain access to other EU countries and then renounce it.