News archive of March 2014

The European Commission has requested clarification from Bulgaria regarding a proposed ammendment to the Energy Act.

The Commission is concerned that the Bulgarian government is planning to pass an ammendment, which would change the status of the South Stream gas pipeline in its segment, so as not to fall in the range of European legislature.

FORT BENNING – Serbia’s shooters Milutin Stefanovic and Zorana Arunovic won a silver and a bronze medal, respectively, in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup at the U.S. army post of Fort Benning on Friday.

Bulgaria's tobacco growers will receive their money for the 2013 harvest by the end of April, the government has promised.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Dragoljub Delibasic, former police chief in the Serb-majority northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, has been transferred from custody in Pristina to a detention unit in Mitrovica, Irina Gudeljevic, spokeswoman for the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), said Saturday.

Gudeljevic told Tanjug that the transfer was conducted late on Friday.

Former Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and current politician Vitali Klitschko will run for mayor of Kiev instead of president.

At the end of February, Klitschko announced that he would compete for the country's top post at the May 25 elections, however he has now changed his plans, according to Interfax agency.

KRASNODAR - Partizan Belgrade lost to Lokomotiv Kuban 84-73 in their Euroleague Basketball Top 16 Round 12 Group F away match in Krasnodar on Friday.

This was Partizan’s ninth defeat in the Top 16 stage and they definitely lost all their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinal roun.

MIAMI, March – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal advanced to the men's singles final at the Miami Masters tournament after their oponents pulled out of their matches on Friday.

Kei Nishikori of Japan, who was to play Djokovic, cited a groin injury, and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic withdrew from his duel with Nadal suffering from gastroenteritis.

MAUTHAUSEN - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic ended a two-day working visit to Austria on Friday by visiting the Mauthausen Memorial, where where he laid a wreath at the memorial monument to Yugoslav victims.

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov was in Sofia on Saturday, where he gave a press briefing, after holding a training session for young talents at the Maleevi Tennis Club

"Every morning, you must wake up with a positive thought, with a high goal. Persistence is the formula for success. You must give the best of yourself at all times", Dimitrov told the aspiring kids.

The government's battle to see the measures agreed with its creditors clear Parliament had its first casualty as Alternate Agricutlural Development Minister Maximos Harakopoulos announced post on Saturday afternoon he has tendered his resignation from his post.