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The Romanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday morning held negotiations at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Finances (MFP) focused on the budget deficit issue, a release from the MFP informs AGERPRES on Saturday.

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said that negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are under way and that he does not believe the ongoing agreement will be ended, although he finds unacceptable a deficit that is 0.9-percent of the Gross Domestic Product that the IMF demands.

The Greek Police on Thursday said that it has arrested seven suspects - among them a former MP for New Democracy - believed to be members of a gang that has been forging wills in order to falsely inherit property and money for the past five years at least.

BELGRADE - Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has talked with German Ambassador Heinz Wilhelm about Serbia's EU integration and Germany's support in the process, as well as Chapter 24-justice, freedom and security.

"Regional cooperation - more talk than work"

BELGRADE -- Former special coordinator of the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe Erhard Busek says cooperation between countries in the region "does not in fact exist."

There is "more talk about cooperation than actions and results," the Austrian politician noted.

Greece will only be able to access to a precautionary credit line, currently being discussed between Greek government officials and their eurozone counterparts, if the country finds itself locked out of capital markets, according to sources in Brussels where a European Council summit was in progress on Friday.

Spain and New Zealand have been elected to the UN Security Council, defeating Turkey for the temporary seat in a vote at the General Assembly

Spain is elected to the UN Security Council, roundly defeating Turkey for the seat during a vote at the General Assembly

An important vote will take place on Oct. 16 at the United Nations General Assembly to elect five non-permanent members to the Security Council for the 2015-2016 term.

The International Monetary Fund urged Greece on Thursday to maintain a financial lifeline with the crisis lender even as it nears exiting the $300 billion IMF-EU-European Central Bank bailout program.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde acknowledged Athens's stated desire for an early exit of the rescue program, which had imposed harsh austerity and reforms on the country.