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Dacic hands over duty to Vucic
BELGRADE - The handover of the prime minister's duty was completed in the Serbian government on Tuesday, and former prime minister delivered the office to newly-appointed Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.
Coalition parties at odds over proposals for review of Greek Constitution
PASOK and New Democracy were at odds on Monday over the conservative partys plan to announce proposals for a review of the Greek Constitution.
Turkey to Start Gulen Extradition
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Ankara is to launch extradition proceedings against Muslim Cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in the US.
PM: Air Serbia to introduce flights to U.S. in 2015
PM: Air Serbia to introduce flights to U.S. in 2015
BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said on Tuesday that Air Serbia increased the number of passengers by 80 percent in April, year-on-year.
"That is good news," Vučić commented during a handover ceremony in Belgrade, when he officially assumed his new office.
Greek bank deposits rise in March after two-month slide
Greek bank deposits rose slightly in March after a drop in the previous two months, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
Business and household deposits rose to 161.05 billion euros ($223 billion) from 160.54 billion in February, the Bank of Greece said.
[Reuters]
PM presented with Russian counterpart's congratulations
PM presented with Russian counterpart's congratulations
BELGRADE -- PM Aleksandar Vučić received on Tuesday Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin who presented him with a letter of congratulations from Russia's PM Dmitry Medvedev.
Greece third last in EU for credit card use
Greeks are among those least likely to use credit cards in the European Union, according to a European Central Bank report published on Tuesday.
Greece came third last both in terms of the frequency of use and the total value of payments made by credit card, according to the ECB.
Medical University in Pleven Implements 2-nd Da Vinci Robot
The Medical University in Pleven implements a second Da Vinci Surgical System for mini invasive surgery.
Since the end of March this year the latest generation Da Vinci Si system is performing surgery on patients and is being used for training of surgeons, said the head of the Endoscopic Center of the university, Professor Grigor Gorchev.
Bulgaria's Parliament Rejects Land Act Veto
Bulgarian Parliament rejected on Tuesday President Rosen Plevneliev's veto on the Agricultural Land Ownership Act, hours after it was reversed by a committee.
Lawmakers defused Plevneliev's move by an absolute majority of 127, with none against or abstaining, as the opposition party GERB did not take part in the vote, Dnevnik.bg reports.
European bonds drop as German inflation data damp QE speculation
Neal Armstrong & Lucy Meakin
European government bonds dropped as reports showing annual inflation quickened in eight German states curbed speculation the central bank will announce a debt- purchase plan to revive the economy as soon as next month.
Kosovo Intelligence Agency Needs Reform, MPs Say
The Kosovo's parliament's commission supervising the Intelligence Agency, KIA, has urged authorities to take measures after several scandals hit the security institution.
Fadil Demaku, deputy head of parliament's commission for the KIA, said the recent scandals concerning the agency had “had a very bad impact on its image among the public.
"Court for KLA is not criticism of Hague's work"
"Court for KLA is not criticism of Hague's work"
THE HAGUE -- Serge Brammertz says a tribunal to deal with KLA crimes would not represent "criticism of the work of the Hague Tribunal concerning the Kosovo conflict."
Bosnian Fighter ‘Threatened Five-Year-Old Child’ at School
A witness accused former Croatian Defence Council fighter Perica Adzic, on trial for mistreating prisoners of war at a school in Zepce, of threatening him and the child with a pistol.
Better consumer protection through fully enforced laws
BELGRADE - A new consumer protection law, complying with the EU legislation, is soon to be passed in Serbia, but its full enforcement must be made possible by strengthening the relevant institutions, it was stated at the closing conference of the EU funded project in this area on Tuesday.
Vučić officially takes over as prime minister
Vučić officially takes over as prime minister
BELGRADE -- The new prime minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on Tuesday officially assumed this office in a handover ceremony attended by his predecessor, Ivica Dačić.