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Ambassador Pribicevic presents credentials to Queen Elizabet
LONDON - The newly-appointed Ambassador of Serbia to Great Britain Ognjen Pribicevic presented his credentials to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, by which his term in office has officially begun.
Pribicevic was appointed as Ambassador of Serbia to Great Britain in August 2013 by a decree of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.
Bulgaria's University Graduates Take up Unskilled Jobs
Unemployment rates among Bulgaria's university graduates in the last five years have dropped to about 4 percent.
The encouraging statistics, however, are overshadowed by the fact that most of these employees do not occupy positions that require higher education.
"Adoption of labour law is priority"
"Adoption of labour law is priority"
BELGRADE -- Serbia will continue with reforms, with the adoption of a labour law being one of the priorities there, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has said.
He made the statement during a meeting with Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation Bernadette Segol on Tuesday in Belgrade.
Kopaonik Business Forum-Changing Serbia in a Changing Europe
BELGRADE - "Changing Serbia in a Changing Europe" will be the central topic of the 21st Kopaonik Business Forum, with around 500 participants, which will be held from March 4-6, President of the Serbian Association of Economists (SES) Aleksandar Vlahovic announced on Tuesday.
Bulgaria and Greece To Set Up Transplantation Network
Bulgaria and Greece will set up a regional network for exchange of organs for transplantation.
This was agreed at a meeting between Bulgaria's Health Minister Tanya Andreeva and her Greek counterpart Adonis Georgiadis.
The Balkan transplantation network would facilitate the organ exchange among the neighbouring countries.
Macroeconomic situation in Serbia "difficult"
Macroeconomic situation in Serbia "difficult"
BELGRADE -- Director of the Center for Advanced Economic Studies Kori Udovički has said that the macroeconomic situation in Serbia is "very difficult."
Catalan independence referendum would be illegal - PM
Catalan independence referendum would be illegal - PM
MADRID -- Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has said that a referendum on Catalonia's independence, announced for November 9, would be illegal, and will not take place.
Kurz in Belgrade with message of encouragement to reforms
VIENNA - Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz will visit Belgrade on Wednesday with, as announced, a message of encouragement for the continuation of the reform process.
Kurz will have separate meetings with Serbia's President Tomislav Nikolic, First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, and Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic.
Bosnia to Map Wartime Detention Camp Locations
A new project aims to create a comprehensive database of all the prison camps and other wartime detention facilities across the country over the next five years.
EC Raises Its Expectations for Bulgaria's Economy
The European Commission (EC) raises its forecast for the development of Bulgaria's economy in 2014 and 2015.
In its winter economic forecast, published on Tuesday, the EC expects Bulgaria's GDP to grow by 1.7% and by 2% in 2015. The autumn forecast provided for 1.5% in 2014 and 1.8% in 2015.
Udovicki: Macroeconomic situation is difficult
BELGRADE - Director of the Center for Advanced Economic Studies Kori Udovicki said Tuesday that the macroeconomic situation in Serbia is very difficult, adding that a delegations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting our country to determine how urgent are measures that will have to be taken by Serbia’s new government.
Ex-minister, consultancy owner plead not guilty
Former Minister Saša Dragin and CES Mecon consultancy owner Zvonimir Nikezić have pleaded not guilty to charges of financial abuses.
Bulgaria's Burgas City Kicks Off Road Construction for BGN 9M
Projects for some BGN 9M for national roads in the Bulgarian Black sea city of Burgas will be launched in 2014, the Minister of Regional Development Desislava Terzieva announced.
Croatia did not exhume 400 known gravesites
BELGRADE - Coordination of the Serbian Associations of Families of Missing Persons from the territory of former Yugoslavia stated on Tuesday that the Zagreb government's insistence on resolution of the issue of missing persons in the past war is “insincere and hypocritical”, having in mind that the remains of 400 Serb victims have still not been exhumed from known gravesites in Croatia.
Parties have three more days to submit their lists
BELGRADE - Parties, coalitions and citizens' groups that want to participate in Serbia’s early parliamentary elections on March 16 have three more days to submit their candidate lists, until February 28 at midnight.