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UNS: Journalists paid less than bus drivers in Serbia
BELGRADE - Electronic media in Serbia interrupted their programme on Saturday as part of the event Five Minutes of Thunderous Silence and read a statement by the Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) that says the media freedom in the country is at threat and that journalism has never been in a more difficult position economically.
GERB Invites Socialist Leader Stanishev to EU Elections Debate
Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party MEP candidate Tomislav Donchev has invited socialist MEP candidate Sergei Stanishev to a political debate within the current election campaign.
US, Germany Mourn Victims of Ukraine’s Odessa Fire
German Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier was shocked by the death of many people in Friday’s fire in Ukraine's city of Odessa.
"Tragedy of Odessa must be understood as a wake-up call!" he wrote on his Tweeter page, as cited by Voice of Russia.
Roman Tomb Found in Bulgaria’s Sapareva Banya Resort
An entirely preserved Roman tomb was discovered in Bulgaria’s south-west resort of Sapareva Banya, the historical museum in the city of Kyustendil announced.
During the construction of a private guest house, the workers have found what turned out to be 24 graves, the oldest of which dates back to 4th century AD, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported.
Nikolic receives Bishop Nikolaj's medal in Lelic
VALJEVO - Bishop of Valjevo Milutin presented Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic with the medal of St Bishop Nikolaj in the monastery Lelic on Saturday for his efforts and care for Serbia and its people and for tireless work towards improving the relations between the government and the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Renzi invites Vucic to visit Italy
BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met on Saturday with Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Manzo, who presented him with a congratulatory note from Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and an invitation to visit Italy.
Dacic: Important visit by Fuele
BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele's visit to Belgrade on Monday is important for the future of the accession talks between Serbia and the EU.
Stickers with Croatian flag placed over bilingual signs
VUKOVAR - Members of an association of war veterans from Vukovar put stickers with the Croatian flag on around 20 bilingual signs located on government buildings in that town, the Croatian media have reported.
A group of veterans came to Vukovar after a commemoration in Borovo marking the 23rd anniversary of the death of police officerc from Vinkovac, the news agency Hina said.
Bulgarians Spend Mostly on Food, Utility Bills
Bulgarian households saved BGN 825 on average in 2013 as the difference between their income and expenses was respectively BGN 11,420 and BGN 10,595, according to the statistics.
Annual income increased by BGN 7060 since 2000 and reached BGN 11,420 by the end of 2013, or 2.6 times higher.
FM Vigenin: No Bulgarians Injured in Odessa Clashes
No Bulgarian citizens have been injured in Friday’s clashes in Ukraine’s Odessa, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin informed.
“We insist on a full investigation, and we demand no mercy for yesterday’s killers,” Minister Vigenin told Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).
Abducted in Ukraine OSCE Observers Freed
All 7 kidnapped observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, who were held by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine since 25 April, were freed, Saturday.
Five Ukrainian officers taken with them were also freed, according to Russian media reports.
Russia Called Extraordinary UN Security Council Meeting On Ukraine
Russia has called UN Security Council's meeting on the conflict in Ukraine on Friday, warning the government in Kiev to stop its military operations in the east of the country.
Three-Day Mourning in Odessa After 41 Die in Friday Clashes
Three-day mourning was declared in the Ukrainian city of Odessa after Friday's riots, which took 41 lives and injured nearly 200 people.
"May 3, 4 and 5 are declared mourning days," the city council has announced in a statement on its website.
Cells of Fire group claims precinct bomb
The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, an urban guerrilla group that has seen a number of its members jailed, claimed responsibility on Friday for sending a parcel bomb containing half a kilo of explosives to a police station in Itea, central Greece.
Mayor to be probed over fairground death
The mayor of Argyroupoli-Elliniko, where a 13-year-old boy lost his life at a fairground, has been asked to explain the municipalitys actions as part of an administrative investigation into the incident that is separate from the judicial probe that has led to four people being charged with felonies.