News archive of July 2014

Five girls between the ages of 11 and 14 drowned in a pond which is used for irrigation in the southeastern province of Batman on July 30.

The five reportedly entered the pond to cool down during the oppressive summer heat, but none of them knew how to swim.

The Government in the meeting on Thursday will debate two ordinance drafts on the revision of the state budget and the state social insurance budget for 2014, as well as several resolution drafts aimed at earmarking emergency aids and funds for the counties affected by flooding in this period, the Government's Press Office informs.

Parliament rejected an appeal on Thursday by opposition parties to have some parts of a forestry bill deemed unconstitutional and removed from the legislation package.

The coalition majority voted against the proposal brought by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks, who argued that four articles should be removed from the bill.

Dodik wants Serbia to give passports to Serbs abroad

BELGRADE -- RS President Milorad Dodik believes it would be good to allow Serbs from abroad to be elected as deputies in the Serbian parliament in Belgrade.

By Anchalee Worrachate

Euro-area government bonds were set for their longest monthly winning streak in nine years after weak data from retail sales to factory output signaled European Central Bank efforts to revive the economy are not yet finished.

BELGRADE - President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik has called for changes in Serbia’s electoral legislation to enable the Serbs outside Serbia to have representatives in the Serbian parliament.

Businessman Milan Beko on Thursday said he had accepted an offer from Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to become director of the state-owned enterprise Serbian Railways.

“As someone who has often pointed out the problems that Serbian society and economy face, it would be extremely unfair of me to refuse such an offer,” Beko told the daily Blic newspaper on Thursday.

A man has died and two others are being treated in the hospital after a shooting in Dendropotamo near Thessaloniki on Thursday.

The dead man has been identified as a 60-year-old Roma, who was allegedly ambushed outside his house by the two other men.

Bulgaria’s population decreased further last year, maintaining the rate of decline from 2012, official figures showed on Thursday.

The ageing of the population has also continued, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said.

Greece may cut energy costs for business even without European Union approval, Development Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday.