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NYON - The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body announced Friday that the abandoned Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania has the official score of 3-0 in favor of Serbia.

However, Serbia was also deducted three points by the UEFA's disciplinary committee and so neither side will get any points, the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) said in a release.

BELGRADE - Countries of the Western Balkans continue to work together towards a common goal - safe environment, political stability and economic prosperity of the region, participants of the regional conference in Belgrade stressed in a joint statement.

BELGRADE - Head of the Serbian parliament committee on Kosovo Milovan Drecun said on Thursday Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama was making extreme statements in an effort to make his visit to Serbia ss and place the blame for it on Serbia's shoulders.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic expressed satisfaction on Thursday that the regional conference of ministers of foreign affairs and finance ministers in Belgrade has been successfully organised and added that the next meeting will be organised in Pristina upon constitution of the local government.

Russia represents "existential threat," says Soros

NEW YORK -- Russia's policy toward Ukraine represents a threat to the very existence of the EU, George Soros wrote in an article titled "Wake Up, Europe."

Bulgaria only lags behind Spain as Russians' choice to spend their holiday, a Russian survey says.

"Europe was less popular in 2014 if compared to Turkey and Egypt. The drop in demand was registered as early as in spring. This was why tourist operators optimized the summer program, trying to conform it to the real tourist demand," the operator TUI Russia's website informed Thursday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic met with Swedish Ambassador to Serbia Christer Asp on Thursday to discuss joint projects between Serbia and Sweden and Sweden's support for Serbia's European integration process in the field of internal affairs.

Some 20 Bulgarian companies are involved in the construction of infrastructure for Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to Ziad El Masri, Chairman of the Bulgarian-Arab Business Association.

Turkey’s EU minister has echoed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, maintaining that the draft law tightening security legislation is in line with European Union standards.

The unemployment rate in Montenegro has risen by a sixth consecutive month, and is now 2 per cent higher compared to the same period last year, the latest data show.

The Employment Bureau on Tuesday reported that the number of unemployed adults rose to 31,190 in September and to 32,670 this week.