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Serbia imports tons of food without control

Published by Blic on Fri, 03/21/2014 - 02:00

Serbia imports tons of food without control

For fifteen months already the quality of food products from abroad has been checked by random sampling.

Albania arrests alleged jihad recruiting group

Published by SETimes on Fri, 03/21/2014 - 00:00

Albania arrests alleged jihad recruiting group

Officials are trying to prevent imams and others from recruiting Muslims to fight in foreign conflicts.

Muslims arrive at a Tirana mosque whose imam, Genci Balla, and six others were arrested on charges of recruiting believers to join the Syria conflict. [AFP]

Major oil and gas exhibition in late 2014

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 21:42


By Chryssa Liaggou

The London-based ITE Group announced on Thursday that it will stage the first international exhibition and conference on oil and natural gas in association with local exhibition firm ROTA SA in Athens on November 25-27 at the Metropolitan Expo venue next to the capital’s airport, with the aim of making it an annual event.

Start-ups soar despite prolonged recession

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 21:36


By Dimitra Manifava

They are new, innovative and experiencing rapid growth or the potential for it, which is particularly important in the context of the country’s prolonged recession: Greek start-up enterprises currently number 144, from just 16 in 2010, having created a total of 1,500 jobs in the innovation sector.

Gov’t warning on Elliniko offer

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 21:31


By Vangelis Mandravelis

The tug of war over the concession of the Elliniko plot development in southern Athens has started, with the government stating that Lamda Development will have to submit a financial offer equivalent to the value of the project to be conceded in order for its bid to be accepted.

Blue chips keep index from rising

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 21:29

One more day of mixed fortunes for Greek stocks left the benchmark virtually unchanged, as the gains posted by small- and mid-caps were offset by moderate losses recorded by the majority of blue chips on Thursday. This interest in the periphery points to ... ...

Ivanovic is off to a good start in Miami

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 21:24

MIAMI- Serbia's Ana Ivanovic made an easy job of Lauren Davis of the United States at the WTA Premier tournament in Miami, beating her 6-1, 6-1 in a second round match after a first round bye on Thursday.

Twelwth-seeded Ivanovic will next face either Italy's Flavia Pennetta or Olga Govortsova of Belarus.

Popovic: Culprits for failure are DSS leaders

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 20:17

BELGRADE- Acting President of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Aleksandar Popovic said on Thursday the DSS election convention could be expected no earlier than June, adding that all the top officials in the DSS, including himself, were to blame for the bad result in the latest elections.

Obradovic: Croatia presented defensive arguments

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 20:09

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague started on Thursday the second round of oral argument in a dispute between Serbia and Croatia where both parties are suing each other for commission of genocide during the 1991-95 war in Croatia.

SNS victory important for stability of Serbia, region

Published by Tanjug on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 20:00

PODGORICA - Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic congratulated leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday on the victory in the early parliamentary elections, underlining that the achieved result is significant for the stability of Serbia and the region as a whole.

Immigration bill article pulled after coalition rift

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 03/20/2014 - 19:55


The government on Thursday removed from a draft immigration law a provision foreseeing the expulsion of immigrants found to have made false claims of racially motived violence after the proposed measure nearly caused a rift in the fragile coalition.

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