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EU Leaders to Decide on Further Sanctions Against Russia

The Council of the European Union is to discuss on Monday new sanctions against Russia over the deepening crisis in eastern and southern Ukraine.

The meeting will be conducted at an ambassadorial level.

A group of 10 to 15 Russian officials are expected to enter the current "black list".

Families of Wartime Missing Protest in Kosovo

The relatives marched through Gjakova/Djakovica on Sunday to draw attention to the fact that more than 1,700 people who went missing during the conflict in the late 1990s have not yet been found.

DS leader: This is not new, but reshuffled cabinet

BELGRADE -- Dragan Đilas said in parliament on Sunday that Aleksandar Vučić did not present a new, but rather "a reshuffled government."

The head of the opposition Democratic Party (DS) spoke ahead of the election of Vučić's cabinet.

Kacin welcomes forming of new government

BRUSSELS - European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin has welcomed the expeditious setting up of Serbia’s new government and voiced expectation that structural reforms will help the country achieve a speedy economic recovery.

Serbia's Ruling Party Gets Nearly 4/5 of MP Seats

The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has 198 out of 250 lawmakers in the country's Parliament, after the new cabinet was sworn in Sunday.

Lines Form at Border Crossings Between Bulgaria and Turkey

There are long lines of freight trucks at the border crossings between Bulgaria and Turkey, reports Bulgaria's wire service BTA, quoting Turkish media.

At Kapikule – Kapitan Andreevo crossing the line on the Turkish side is around 6 km and at Hamzabeyli - Lesovo - around 5 km.

Kenya's Talam and Aiyabei win at Belgrade marathon

BELGRADE -- Kenya's Bernard Kipkorir Talam is the winner of the 27th Belgrade Marathon, which saw participation of over 20,000 runners in the Serbian capital on Sunday.

Talam finished the race in 2:14:35, followed by compatriot Paul Kimeli Samoei, who finished in 2:15:50.

Macedonia's President, Ruling Party Tipped to Win Elections

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is set to win a second term, while his ruling VMRO-DPMNE is likely to stay in power after Sunday's 2-in-1 elections.

Ivanov has won 505.687 votes, and the ballots cast for his main rival socialist Stevo Pendarovski has been 372.886 after the counting of results in 95% of polling stations.

Bosnian Serb’s Srebrenica Retrial Plea Rejected

The Bosnian state court rejected a request for the retrial of Mendeljev Djuric, who was sentenced to 28 years in prison for assisting the commission of genocide in Srebrenica.

This is Vucic’s plan for Serbia

Economic reform, development of private sector and budget consolidation – three key tasks of new Government.

Bajic: I tortured and buried live people

A Serbian convict at large Dragan Bajic (40) admitted to have killed five people. He robbed them with his gang, tortured them and some of them buried alive in a forest near Budapest.

Basket fail withour Real in Belgrade

Reforms push Greece to economic recovery

The costs are high, but the government has stuck to implementing the required steps.

The government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras floated a sovereign bond for the first time since the economic crisis began in 2010. [AFP]

Serbia, BiH journalists collaborate to show human side of conflicts

Ashton to address Serbian parliament on Monday

BELGRADE - EU High Representative and Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton will address the Serbian parliament at a special meeting on Monday.

The meeting will start at 3:15 p.m. CET, according to the parliament.
Ashton will arrive in Serbia on Monday to meet with future prime minister Aleksandar Vucic and President Tomislav Nikolic.

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