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NOVI SAD - The German automotive company Continental opened a research and development facility in Novi Sad on Wednesday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said this was a "leap forward" for the Serbian economy, considering it was now in a "higher league of investments and investors."

The police in Novi Sad have confiscated more than five kilograms of marijuana and arrested two residents of the town of Sombor.

The Interior Ministry (MUP) made the announcement on Thursday.

Britain's Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Novi Sad Thursday as they continued their visit to Serbia.

They arrived at the Yard of the Catholic Church accompanied by Novi Sad Mayor Milos Vucevic, and were welcomed by the British military attache, Colonel Simon Fitzgibbon.

Delphi Automotive "will hire 3,000 people in Novi Sad as part of what will be the first investment of that size in the city in 35 years."

This is what Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said after Serbian government officials signed an agreement with the British car parts maker on incentives for a new plant.

Three persons have died while two were seriously injured in a car crash on the Novi-Pazar-Ribarice road, the Novi Pazar police have announced.

Sto Plus Radio was told that two vehicles were involved in the crash that took place around 23:00 ours CET on Sunday.

The Bulgarian Interior Ministry has revoked the information that police specialized teams have been sent urgently near Sofia's Novi Han.

NOVI SAD - An international conference discussing ways to improve regional cooperation and conditions for the development of medical tourism in South Eastn Europe is being held at the Novi Sad Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday.

NOVI SAD - France's Conquest group has opened a plant for manufacturing, sales and servicing of public utility equipment in the Novi Sad Free Customs Zone.

Conquest SRB Ltd. CEO Bojan Cimbal said on Tuesday that the opening of the plant is the beginning of the first stage of the group's investment.

BELGRADE - Novi Sad is still on the top of the list of Serbia's tourist destinations according to the number of overnight stays and domestic and foreign tourists, as the number of tourists from the beginning of 2014 to the end of February went up by 26.2 percent compared to the respective period in 2013, the Novi Sad Tourist Organization released in a statement on Tuesday.