Southeastern Europe

EU urges new BiH government to get to work on reforms, integration

Penetration of information technology continues to increase in Greece, as Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures on Tuesday showed a significant rise in the number of Greek households with a Web connection and in the portion of the population that systematically use computers and the Internet.

Bulgaria's government on Tuesday adopted a draft budget update, raising the deficit target to up to 3.7% of projected 2014 GDP to provide for increased spending and lower-than-planned revenue.

Macedonia's political crisis looked set to deepen as parliament on Monday launched a procedure to revoke the mandates of 31 opposition MPs.

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Serbia marks Armistice Day

BELGRADE -- A ceremonial artillery salute was fired from the Sava terrace of the Belgrade Fortress on Monday, commemorating World War I Armistice Day, November 11.

Members of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a 10-volley salute from six artillery weapons.

Turkey and Algeria stand out among the most innovation-ready countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, General Electric’s report “Mapping the Future of Work in MENAT” has announced.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade-based NGO Forum for Ethnic Relations organized a roundtable on Serbia-Albania cooperation on Monday evening, with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama as a guest.

Dusan Janjic, director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations, said during the discussion that "the ghosts of the past should not trip the living up on their road to the future."

BELGRADE - A ceremonial artillery salute was fired from the Sava terrace of the Belgrade Fortress on Monday, commemorating the World War I Armistice Day, November 11.

Members of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a 10-volley salute from six artillery weapons.

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic talked on Monday with Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin about improvement in the cooperation between the two states in the field of home affairs.

Stefanovic and Chepurin discussed the cooperation in the fight against organized crime, and emergency situations, the interior ministry stated in a release.

Turkey hopes Bulgaria will soon complete its transition to democracy like other European countries had done, Turkey's Ambassador in Sofia said on Monday.

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