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The planned South Stream pipeline project is a display of the excellent relations the Kremlin has with the Bulgarian government, according to an article published in Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

The decision taken by Bulgaria's government in March regarding the South Stream was astonishing, the author, Florian Hassel, argues.

In February 2014, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.2% in the Euro area and by 0.4% in the EU, according to estimates from Eurostat.

President Atifete Jahjaga said she would ask the EU to set up a special court outside Kosovo to deal with war crimes committed in the 1990s, having secured all-party consent.

With an eye on the EU, Serbia reforming its schools

The European Commission is urging Serbia to harmonise its labour market and education system to ensure that citizens will be able to find jobs.

Serbia’s education system will be reformed to meet EU standards. [AFP]

BELGRADE - Serbia faces key reforms that are important for the future of the accession talks with the EU, head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said on Friday, stressing that the next government was expected to conduct the reforms efficiently.

Exports to the EU dwindled by 2.6% on a yearly basis in January and was estimated at BGN 2 B.

Statistics on trade with non-EU countries yield worse results, with a 14.2% decrease in exports for January and February, the website Expert.bg reports, citing official data.

The European Commission has published Thursday for the first time a scoreboard on transport in the EU.

Three EU member states proposed Thursday that the bloc deploy a police mission to Ukraine, according to unofficial Brussels sources.

The idea put forward by the UK, Poland and Sweden is aimed at providing assistance to Ukraine it re-building its own police structures, the EUObserver has reported, citing the EU sources.

BELGRADE - The action plan for the strategy on prevention of and protection from discrimination, which is in the final stage of public debate, inspires the hope that Serbia will implement its self-imposed goals in the European integrations process in the most efficient way, a round table conference of state administration officials and representatives of the civic sector and vulnerable groups w

Greece is set to return on capital markets on Thursday, launching EUR 3 B worth of bonds, the first such action in more than four years.

According to results of initial price talk for the bond sale, the nation may pay between 5 and 5.25 of yield to borrow, but the rate on Thursday morning was as low as 4.95, the website Investor.bg reported.