Bujanovac

BUJANOVAC - The cornerstone of a new facility of the Subotica College of Economics, which will cover 2,500 square metres, has been laid in Bujanovac, southern Serbia.

Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said on Tuesday it had required a lot of joint effort to get the construction under way.

BELGRADE - The Academy of Central European Schools (ACES) opens a new cycle of contest for cross-border school projects and student exchanges, which will run from January 15 to April 15, and the schools presenting the best projects will get pecuniary awards.

Platinum Wolf 2015 exercise underway

BELGRADE -- The military exercise Platinum Wolf 2015 is underway in the Serbian Army (VS) Base Jug ("South") near the town of Bujanovac, in southern Serbia.

Some 360 members of the VS, the United States Marine Corps Forces Europe and of Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian and Croatian army are taking part.

Rama says Albanians "won't be assimilated"

PREŠEVO -- Albanian PM Edi Rama said in Preševo that ethnic Albanians who live in municipalities in southern Serbia have less rights than Serbs in Kosovo.

BUJANOVAC - Military representatives from 20 countries visited "South" (Jug) military base near Bujanovac in southern Serbia on Thursday, where about 270 members of the Serbian Armed Forces (VS) are taking part in an exercise titled "Shield 04" as part of preparations for participation in UN and EU peacekeeping missions.

BELGRADE - Serbian Ministry of Defense will continue to promote defense cooperation with the U.S. army, including joint military exercises and training of troops, Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic said Wednesday.

BUJANOVAC - Base South in Bujanovac, southern Serbia, will become an international training centre for soldiers from around the world for participation in peacekeeping operations, Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and U.S. Ambassador in Serbia Michael Kirby announced on Thursday, attending the Platinum Wolf 2014 exercise.

BUJANOVAC - Platinum Wolf 2014 - a military exercise involving 270 servicemen from Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Croatia and the United States - is underway at Base South in Bujanovac, southern Serbia.

BUJANOVAC - The state will do its utmost to improve the economic status of members of the Serbian military throughout the country, Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic said on Wednesday after inspecting the activities of the 4th Land Forces Brigade of the Serbian Armed Forces.

BELGRADE - The planned construction of a Faculty of Economics building in Bujanovac, southern Serbia, will make the town a university town and create conditions for economic development and political stability in the area, the signatories of an agreement to construct the facility have said.