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Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias held a joint press conference in Pristina on Tuesday with his counterpart, Hashim Thaci, in what is seen as a landmark in relations between the two.

Greece has yet to recognize Kosovo's independence, proclaimed in 2008.

PRISTINA - A majority of Kosovo citizens are disgruntled with the work of Kosovo's key executive, legislative and judicial institutions, they have lost trust in media freedom, and youth unemployment is the biggest problem, shows a survey carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

BELGRADE - Japan will provide a USD 3.64 million grant this year to step up disaster prevention in municipalities across Serbia.

Various activities within the project are aimed at improving safety at a local level, the Embassy of Japan said in a release on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Contracts were signed in Belgrade on Tuesday for construction of 14 flash flood defense units and clearance of river beds in western Serbia, in which USD 1.5 million will be invested.

BELGRADE - Agreements on the construction of four flash flood defense units in two municipalities in western Serbia were signed at the Serbian government building on Monday, as part of the project financed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), according to which a total of 20 flash flood defense units will be built in eight municipalities.

OBRENOVAC - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Friday that the aid sent to Serbia after the devastating floods in May has shown that the country enjoys strong international support.

Turkey’s economy experienced a “golden age” between 2002 and 2007 thanks to its robust maintenance of the independence of institutions adopting monetary policy, said Kemal Derviş, the economy minister in 2001-2002 responsible for launching Turkey’s recovery from a huge financial crisis.

World Bank approves loan to aid flood recovery

WASHINGTON -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a EUR 227.5 million loan (USD 300 million) for the Floods Emergency Recovery project for Serbia.

It will be used primarily in the sectors of energy, agriculture and infrastructure, the World Bank said on Saturday.

WASHINGTON - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a EUR 227.5 million loan (USD 300 million) for the Floods Emergency Recovery project for Serbia, primarily in the sectors of energy, agriculture and infrastructure, the World Bank released on Saturday.

Turkey’s failure in narrowing the gender pay gap has been highlighted by a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) index, which shows how the gross national income (GNI) is three times higher for men.