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Djuric: SNS expects victory among Serbs in KiM

BELGRADE - Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) will vote in early parliamentary elections for members in the Serbian parliament and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) expects a convincing victory, Marko Djuric, party presidency member, said Monday.

"Political neutrality means freedom for Serbia"

"Political neutrality means freedom for Serbia"

UŽICE -- The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) will compete in elections with a new state policy crucial for Serbia’s future, party leader Vojislav Koštunica has said.

Dinkic calls for end to austerity measures, belt-tightening

BELGRADE - Leader of the United Regions of Serbia (URS) Mladjan Dinkic has said that Serbia must put an end to austerity measures and belt-tightening as that is not a way out of the crisis.

Bulgaria's Agricultural Land Records Price Hike

The average price of agricultural land in Bulgaria has increased by 313% in the last 13 years, according to statistics.

In 2013, two-thirds of all real estate transactions were for agricultural land, an analysis of the Agricultural Marketing Information System shows. Prices increased by 4.6% in 2013 compared to the previous year.

Venezuelan President Calls for Dialogue to Solve Crisis

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will summon all regional and opposition governors to discuss the crisis in the country.

Violent protests in the past weeks have left 10 people dead, Euronews confirms.

Red Star wins national cup in volleyball

KRALJEVO - Red Star won the Serbian Cup in volleyball by beating Ribnica 25-21 26-24 25-19 in Kraljevo on Sunday.

President of the Serbian Volleyball Association Aleksandar Boricic presented the trophy to Red Star captain Dusan Petkovic.

Petkovic was declared the MVP of the final tournament.

This is the 12th national cup trophy Red Star has won.

Rakic wins election in northern Kosovska Mitrovica

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The candidate for mayor of northern Kosovska Mitrovica on the slate of the Citizens' Initiative Srpska (GI Srpska), Goran Rakic, declared an election victory on Sunday evening after a re-run of the mayoral election in that town, and signaled that his first task would be to demand that all Serbs that had been unfairly detained should be released pending trial.

Vucic: Serbia and Croatia should look to future

BELGRADE - Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday Serbia and Croatia would make an effort to let courts decide about issues from the past, while the authorities on both sides would focus on the present and future.

Lawsuits will not be dropped

BELGRADE - The deputy prime ministers of Serbia and Croatia, Aleksandar Vucic and Vesna Pusic respectively, have said that the two countries will not drop mutual lawsuits for genocide before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), but they agree that this is the issue of the past which must not encumber the present relations.

Kostunica: Changes in state policy necessary

UZICE – The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) will compete in the early parliamentary elections on March 16 with a new state policy crucial for Serbia’s future, party leader Vojislav Kostunica has said.

Half of Bulgaria's Medics Will Retire Within 10 Years

The shortage of medical professionals in Bulgaria will reach dramatic levels in the next 10 years.

According to a survey of the Bulgarian Medical Union (BMU) nearly half of the current doctors will retire, while the majority of recent graduates are planning to work abroad.

OSCE: Elections conducted successfully

OSCE: Elections conducted successfully

PRIŠTINA -- The OSCE in Kosovo has expressed satisfaction that the repeat mayoral elections in northern Kosovska Mitrovica they facilitated were carried out successfully.

Macedonia Launches Construction of Key Motorways

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski announced over the weekend the start of work on the two new motorway segments financed by a loan of 574 million euro from the Chinese Export-Import Bank.

Bucharest Stray Dog Crackdown Yields Results

The local authorities took a total of 6,756 stray dogs off the streets of Bucharest between September 2013 and January 2014, following the adoption of a new law aimed at solving the problem which has plagued Romania for years.

Cypriot foreign minister arrives in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ioannis Kasoulides will visit Serbia on Monday and confer with the country's senior officials.

During his stay in Belgrade, Kasoulides will confer with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, the Serbian president's office for Cooperation with the Media released.

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