News archive of September 2014
Downgrading Turkey’s note ‘would be wrong’
The reassessment of Turkey’s credit rating would be a fair thing to do in light of the country's economic resilience against many challenging factors, the finance minister says
Commission: Unblock law practice in Serbia
BELGRADE - The Commission for implementation of the National Judicial Reform Strategy for the period 2013-2018 called on lawyers on Monday to end their strike and return to courtrooms because that is the only way to ensure protection for human rights and civil freedoms.
Four Balkan States Agree to Reduce Roaming Fees to EU Level
Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia have agreed on a gradual decrease of roaming charges for mobile communications.
The four countries will also demand from Brussels to consider changes to roaming prices for their citizens visiting the union, BGNES wire service quotes Serbia's Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic as saying.
Five Caspian countries meet in Russia
The five countries bordering the Caspian Sea have met for a summit in the Russian city of Astrakhan, with efforts to close a deal on the distribution of the sea’s vast energy reserves and joint military actions on their agenda.
Hittite tablet to be deciphered with 3D
A tablet found on a rock during excavations in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite civilization in the central Anatolian province of Çorum, will be deciphered with a 3D scanning system
Increase in number of male trafficking victims
BELGRADE - Sexual exploitation was the most common form of human trafficking in Serbia last year, and most victims were female, Director of the Center for Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking Sanja Kljajic said Monday, noting that the number of male trafficking victims is on the rise.