Food and drink

Three Athens policemen were receiving treatment at the 401 military hospital on Tuesday for dog bites suffered during an attempt to arrest a man who had been causing a disturbance in the neighborhood of Ambelokipi earlier in the day.

The European Central Bank’s decision to cut its main interest rate and positive local unemployment data gave the bourse benchmark the push required to clear the 1,280-point mark on increased turnover on Thursday, in what is evolving into one of the best weeks of the year for stock prices.

French President François Hollande announced plans on June 2 to redraw the country’s map, by reducing the number of regions from 22 to 14.

"No food shortage, enough wheat for export"

BELGRADE -- Between 3 and 4 percent of arable land in Serbia was covered in water in the recent floods, but there will be enough food for the country's needs.

The wheat harvest will even yield enough for export, head of the association of grain farmers and exporters Žita Srbije Vukosav Saković told Tanjug on Friday.

BELGRADE - Between three and four percent of arable land in Serbia was covered in water in the recent floods, but there will be enough food for the country's needs, while wheat will even be exported, head of the association of cereal farmers and exporters Zita Srbije Vukosav Sakovic told Tanjug on Friday.

Bulgaria's probably most favourite dish – the Shopska Salad – topped the culinary preferences of the Europeans. 

It garnered 19 529 facebook Likes in the European Parliament's campaign “A Taste of Europe”, which started several weeks before the European Elections. 

In it the citizens of the 28 EU member states could vote for their favourite national dish.

Flood relief accounts receive nearly EUR 6 million

BELGRADE -- Donors have so far paid nearly EUR 6 million to the dinar (RSD), hard currency, and PayPal accounts of the Serbian government set up to help flood victims.

Coca-Cola HBC, the world’s No 2 bottler of Coca-Cola Co drinks, posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by currency losses mainly in its Ukrainian operations.

Bulgaria will export Rose petal jam to China after signing a contract during the first day of the international Food and Beverage Trade Show SIAL China 2014 in Shanghai.

Ahead of the European Parliament elections, the EP's Facebook page has launched "A Taste of Europe" campaign.

Facebook users can vote for their favorite national dish of the 28 EU member states. Each country has nominated one dish to be represented.