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Udovicic: Privatization in sports is necessary

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:50

NOVI SAD - Serbia's Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic said on Friday that it is necessary to engage in the changes and modernization of the sports system in Serbia.

We have set out to modernize all segments of the society, so it is necessary to modernize the sports system as well, Udovicic said in a public debate on privatization in sports, held in Novi Sad.

Gains at the closing bell for main stock index

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:45


The closing auctions helped the Greek stock market’s benchmark index to post gains of almost 1 percent on Friday, as it registered a small weekly drop of 0.21 percent.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,327.87 points, adding 0.98 percent to Thursday’s 1,314.99 points. The large-cap FTSE/ATHEX 25 expanded 1.05 percent to 428.65 points.

Mitrogoal back soon for Fulham, says Magath

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:41


Fulham could soon have Greece striker Costas Mitroglou back to assist in its Premier League relegation fight, manager Felix Magath said on Friday.

Mitroglou has featured just twice for the Londoners since joining from Olympiakos Piraeus for an undisclosed fee, which media reports put at 12 million pounds ($19.97 million), on transfer deadline day on January 31.

Greek president a ‘wise’ man, Pope Francis says

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:13


The legal status of religious communities, the role of religion in society, and ecumenical collaboration were at the focus of talks between Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday.

New Democracy, SYRIZA clash over Ecofin protest

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:11


New Democracy accused main leftist opposition SYRIZA’s youth wing of “heralding disturbances” by issuing a call for young Greeks to voice their disapproval of the government on Tuesday, when European Union finance ministers will be in Athens for the Ecofin meeting.

Georgiadis accused of misstating Athens property value

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:07


Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has been accused of not declaring the true value of a property he bought in northern Athens in 2007.

It emerged Friday that a private citizen has filed a suit against the New Democracy politician in connection to the value of the maisonette in Maroussi.

Highway at Vale of Tempe closed on Tuesday and Wednesday

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:05


The Vale of Tempe will closed on Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. as regular maintenance work is carried out on the wire netting protecting that stretch of the national highway from rockfalls.

Vehicles will not be allowed on the stretch of highway from the Gyrtoni junction to the Stomio intersection between those times.

Hospital drivers on strike through Monday; nurses to join on last day

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 18:05


Drivers working at Greece’s public hospitals will be on strike through Monday in protest at a Health Ministry plan to transfer them to EKAB, the national ambulance and emergency care service, the union of hospital workers, POEDIN, said Friday.

All hospital workers will also stage a work stoppage from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday.

Russia "astonished" by Obama's version of Kosovo UDI

Published by B92 on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 17:43

Russia "astonished" by Obama's version of Kosovo UDI

MOSCOW -- Russia said on Friday it was "astonished" by a statement made by U.S. President Barack Obama concerning the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence.

Delibasic to be transferred to Kosovska Mitrovica

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 17:24

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Dragoljub Delibasic, a former police chief in the Serb-majority part of Kosovska Mitrovica, will be transferred from detention in Pristina to the detention centre in Kosovska Mitrovica, his lawyer Miodrag Brkljac confirmed on Friday.

Borovcanin calls for jobs for young Serbs in KiM

Published by Tanjug on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 17:17

PRILUZJE - The survival of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) depends on the resolution of security issues, but also on the employment opportunities for young people, said Nenad Borovcanin, State Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Friday, addressing the young residents of Priluzje, a Serb-majority village in the municipality of Vucitrn, northeastern KiM.

New cabinet and its members still unknown

Published by B92 on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 17:08

New cabinet and its members still unknown

BELGRADE -- Almost two weeks after Serbians voted in elections, "post-election silence" seems to be in place, with only some media speculation about the future government.

It is still unclear what kind of government the country will get, and who will be its members.

Turkey Admits Syria Intervention Recording 'Authentic'

Published by Novinite on Fri, 03/28/2014 - 16:52

Turkey acknowledged the authenticity of a leaked recording of a top officials' meeting over a possible military operation in Syria.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry representatives nevertheless insisted Friday that the content of the recording was "faked", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has reported.

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