Danube

BELGRADE - The Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) will present the country's tourism potential at the Holiday and Spa Expo, an international tourist fair to be held in Sofia February 12-14.

The TOS will showcase the attractions of Serbia, with an emphasis on weekend trips, and present a special brochure titled '52 Weekends in Serbia' in Bulgarian.

NOVI SAD - Eighteen institutions from four countries that manage the areas along the Sava River signed the Sava Parks network declaration for boosting the protection of the river and its floodplains, reads a statement issued by the state-owned enterprise Vojvodinasume, one of the signatories of the agreement.

The planned construction of a new unit at the Bulgarian nuclear power plant (NPP) Kozloduy is opposed to by Romanian citizens, who live on the opposite bank of the Danube river.

VIENNA - Cooperation between cities in the Danube Region offers a possibility for better development to Belgrade, Deputy Mayor of Belgrade Andreja Mladenovic said in Vienna on Monday during the gathering entitled 'Urban Platform Danube Region'.

"Large amount" of unexploded ordnance in Serbia's big rivers

BELGRADE -- A large number of unexploded missiles and bombs have been lying in Sava and Danube rivers since NATO's 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia (SRJ).

JAGODINA - A large number of unexploded missiles and bombs have been lying in the Sava and the Danube since NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia in the 1999 and surveys of other waterways suspected of pollution from various types of explosives are under way, head of Serbia's Mine Action Centre Branislav Jovanovic has told Tanjug.

The number of visitors to the Danube Delta that have paid entry permits to the Reserve rose slightly compared to past years, according to official data provided by the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration (ARBDD).

Photo credit: (c) Luisiana BIGEA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

BELGRADE - The Tourism Organisation of Serbia (TOS) will organise the country's presentation at the Stuttgart tourism expo CMT January 17-25 for the fourth time.

The presentation will include the country's entire offer with emphasis on culture, short holidays in cities, mostly Belgrade and Novi Sad, and the Danube, especially the Danube bicycle route.

The Danube Transport Corridor is crucial but its capacity is not sufficiently utilized, according to Sergei Stanishev, President of the Party of European Socialists (PES).

The navigation of seagoing ships at the Sulina Bar and along the Sulina Channel (eastern Romania) was closed Friday morning due to strong winds and a storm sweeping the Black Sea.

Photo credit: (c) Dan MIHAESCU / AGERPRES ARCHIVE