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NATO chief: Serbia decides on its alliances

BELGRADE -- Serbia is "a sovereign country that makes its own decisions on cooperation with other countries," NATO's secretary general has said.

Angela Filote, the head of the European Commission Representation in Romania, says projects like the Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) on the platform of Magurele (southwest of Bucharest) aim at keeping Romanian researchers in the country and even attracting others from European Union member countries.

Danaj on Sunday published an open letter to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic which said that Albanians would regain their rightful territory in Montenegro "peacefully".

The deployment of US troops and military equipment in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia has been extended throughout 2015 in order to contain Russian aggression in the region, Lt Gen Frederick Ben Hodges, Commanding General of US Army Europe, has announced.

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Danube enhances co-operation between Croatia, Serbia

Miscalculating the capabilities, resources or probable course of action of their opponents can pose serious difficulties for a political leader. While trying to make the best use of an opportunity, a political leader may become cornered by their mistakes or failed undertakings.

Bulgaria should become a year-round tourist destination, according to Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova.

In a Sunday interview for bTV, she made clear that the situation in the sector was not good, adding that the Tourism Ministry was revising all projects in which it was a participant, most notably EU operational programs.

BELGRADE - Serbia, as a military neutral country, is developing partnerships in the East and West, based on mutual respect and interest, and is not considering membership in any military alliance, Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has said in China.

BELGRADE - A deleation of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection led by Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic, officials of the Privatisation Agency, PKB corporation and Belgrade city hall met a delegation of the China Development Bank to discuss possible Chinese investments in the Serbian agriculture.

BELGRADE - The Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) project has been officially launched in Paris, with Serbia as one of its founders.

The project was launched earlier this week, with European Commission officials and delegations from 15 countries in attendance.