News archive of July 2014

BELGRADE - An exhibition showcasing the works of German-Austrian street art collective “The Weird” will open at the KM8 gallery in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Six members of the collective will present their works in the field of illustration and various printing techniques.

During EU membership talks, Brussels must put pressure on Belgrade to end impunity for war crimes and human rights violations committed during the 1990s, Serbian campaigners urged.

The International Monetary Fund is ready to help Bulgaria, an IMF spokesman has said.

His words come as the country is seeking to safeguard the stability of its banking system.

Joksimovic: Red light for ecology, food safety

BELGRADE - A detailed analysis has been conducted to see what has been done well in the reform process so far according to suggestions from Brussels, where more effort is required, and where the situation is very bad, Serbian Minister without portfolio for European Integrations Jadranka Joksimovic has said.

Three-time world champions Germany had to go through extra time in order to beat Algeria in the 1/8 final of the World Cup.

The African side was playing its first ever match at this stage of a World Cup, but had a positive record against Germany in their previous meetings, the last of which came in 1982.

The results of national university entrance exams will be posted on Tuesday at around 1 p.m. at high schools across the country, informing seniors whether they made the grade to get into their university of technical college of choice.

Turkey’s Council of State approved on June 30 an earlier ruling declaring the Alakır River in the Mediterranean province of Antalya a natural protected area. 

A total of four hydroelectric plants (HES), have so far been constructed along the 70-kilometer-long river, which takes its water source from the Bey Mountains, west of Antalya.

Greek telecoms company OTE said on Tuesday it had submitted a non-binding offer of 250 million to 300 million euros to acquire rival Forthnet's pay TV operations.

Beyoncé Knowles topped Forbes’ 15-th annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world’s most powerful celebrities for the first time since she debuted on the list in 2004.  

LeBron James, the NBA’s top player, who just opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat to explore other options, moved up to No. 2 from the 16th spot last year.  

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has lowered the benchmark interest rate from 0.05% to 0.03%.