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AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: The President of Hungary's team participating in Bocuse d'Or, Zoltan Hamvas, told AGERPRES that organising Bocuse d'Or Europe competition in Budapest - an event taking place next year - is very much like organising a Formula 1 event.

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AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: Bocuse d'Or International Organisation Committee President Regis Marcon told AGERPRES that this competition, taking place over January 27 - 28, in Lyon, has the purpose of promoting the countries with a powerful culinary identity.

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Serbia at bottom of Euro Health Consumer Index

BRUSSELS -- Serbia is at the bottom of the the Euro Health Consumer Index 2014, placing 33rd on a list of 37 states, the Beta news agency has reported.

Serbia was given 473 out of a maximum 1,000 points and, compared to 2013, went up one place.

The healthcare services provided in Bulgaria rank among the poorest in Europe, according to the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) released by the Health Consumer Powerhouse on Tuesday.

Bulgaria obtained 547 out of 1000 possible points, ranking 30th out of 36 countries included in the survey.

"It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."

BELGRADE - The 11th European Feature Documentary Film Festival Magnificent 7 will be held at Belgrade's Sava Centar from January 30 to February 5, the organisers have stated.

Festival Selector Tue Steen Mueller from Denmark picked excellent, modern documentaries for this year's festival, originating from the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, Finland and France.

France holds the supremacy in the rankings of the Bocuse d'Or cookery contest awards, with 10 trophies claimed in the history of the biennial event, which is scheduled this year for January 27 - 28 as part of the Sirha worldwide food service and hospitality exhibition in Lyon, the official site of the event informs.

Danish chef Rasmus Kofoed won in 2005 the bronze in the Bocuse d'Or cooking competition - considered the "World Cup" of haute cuisine masters; he was back in 2007 to claim the silver and four years later, in 2011, he walked away with the gold statuette, thus becoming the only competitor to boast in his record all three trophies of this prestigious event.

It's true: working too hard can drive you to drink, said researchers Jan. 14 who warned of the health risks of such dual excess.

An overview of studies covering more than 400,000 people showed that individuals who exceed 48 working hours per week - the European Union's suggested maximum - are likelier to consume "risky" quantities of alcohol, they said.

By Catherine Bosley

Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan said he doesn?t expect Greece to leave the euro area and warned of risks associated with such a move.