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NOVI SAD - Novi Sad was named the 2019 European Youth Capital in Varna, Bulgaria, on Wednesday evening.

"After winning the 2021 European Culture Capital title, Novi Sad won again in Varna, Bulgaria, and we were named the 2019 European Youth Capital. A double for Novi Sad", Mayor Milos Vucevic told Tanjug.

NOVI SAD - Only eight months remain until the next Exit Festival and the big celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous Summer of Love 1967 and the interest for tickets is twice as big as in previous years, the organizers stressed.

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NOVI SAD - Novi Sad was named the 2019 European Youth Capital in Varna, Bulgaria, on Wednesday evening.

"After winning the 2021 European Culture Capital title, Novi Sad won again in Varna, Bulgaria, and we were named the 2019 European Youth Capital. A double for Novi Sad", Mayor Milos Vucevic told Tanjug.

A total of 60 ships have been stranded near the Belene island because of the low water level of the Danube, announced the Maritime Administration Executive Agency.

This is the most critical area right now and there are problems with normal shipping. In order to ensure order and safety, a patrol boat has been sent to the area.

The body of another of the victims who drowned in the Danube on September 9 was discovered in the river.

Britain's Prince Charles on Thursday visited the Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Kovilj, in the province of Vojvodina.

The monks there produce organic honey and brandy, Beta agency has reported.

The lifeless body of a Bulgarian national has been found in the Danube river near Vienna, an Austrian daily writes.

Aleksi Aleksiev, 62, was the captain of a cargo ship, according to Kleine Zeitung.

Police found his body around midday on Tuesday near the site where his ship, St Nikola, had dropped anchor.

The drop in the water levels is hampering the sailing on the Danube river near the Bulgarian town of Belene.

Tens of cargo ships have been waiting near Belene in order to make the passage through the shallow waters, private bTV station informs.

A child has gone missing in the waters of the Danube river near the Bulgarian city of Ruse on Tuesday.

Three children were bathing in the river in the area of the so-called "Horse beach" under the Riga hotel.

The children were bathing in the forbidden area, when one of them went missing, Darik radio reports.

Romanian and Serbian experts are seeking solutions to ensure the electricity production at the Iron Gates, so that there aren't any excesses that could determine the accentuated decrease in the Danube water levels and that could lead to environment and navigation issues, Energy Minister Andrei Gerea announced on Wednesday.