Languages of Europe

VRANJE - The construction of a Geox factory in Bunusevac, near Vranje, southern Serbia, has formally begun by laying the cornerstone, and the plant will provide jobs for 1,250 people in the first stage of its operation.

Serbian and Croatian officials insisted they wanted to leave the past behind but could not drop their lawsuits against each other, which begin next week at the International Court of Justice.

Experts don't expect "monolingual civilization"

BELGRADE -- Domestic linguists warned on International Mother Language Day that the Serbian language was "under the growing influence of English."

However, they also said Serbian was "endangered to the same extent as other languages with great traditions."