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BELGRADE - As an EU membership candidate, Serbia must coordinate its foreign policy with the EU's positions, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miscevic has said, but added that preparations for membership leave enough room for the country to resolve some issues on its own.

Foreign policy to be "coordinated" with EU positions

BELGRADE -- As an EU membership candidate, Serbia must coordinate its foreign policy with the EU's positions, Serbia's chief EU negotiator Tanja Miščević has said.

But she added that preparations for membership leave enough room for the country to resolve some issues on its own.

"There's no longer reason to be against SNS"

BELGRADE -- SDPS party leader Rasim Ljajić says he was "against Aleksandar Vučić when that was needed" - but that now "there's no reason to be against the SNS."

Some 25% of buildings can become energy efficient by 2020 if Bulgaria absorbs the next programming period funds, according to Regional Development Minister Desislava Terzieva.

Bulgaria's EU funds absorption is characterized by a lack of priorities, according to EU funds expert Atanas Kirchev.

Serbia wants trade ties with both Russia and EU

BELGRADE -- PKS President Željko Sertić says Serbia has opted for the path to the European Union, but will continue economic cooperation with other countries.

Nearly 18 000 kilometers of roads have disappeared from Bulgaria's map after 2002, following data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), an NGO informs.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic conferred on Wednesday with the head of the EU delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport, who said that the EU foreign policy and security chief Catherine Ashton wishes to visit the Republic of Serbia after its new government has been formed.

Bulgaria and Vietnam will cooperate in the field of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the government press office announced Wednesday.

Bulgarian government approved the draft for cooperation in the field of culture between the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam for the time period 2014-2016.

"EU understands Serbia's complex ties with Russia"

BRUSSELS -- The European Union has some understanding for "complex relations" between Serbia and Russia, the Beta news agenxy quoted its European Commission sources.