Ethnic groups in Hungary

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban on Monday sent a message on the Sveti Sava Day saying that the Serb minority is "a model of inter-ethnic relations and social cohesion in Romania, to which it contributes alongside the other ethnic minorities and the majority population." "This is a special day for the ethnic Serbs.

"Someone from home" raises the question of belonging; he or she also has the opportunity to burst expectations. Through the study of cultural heritage, tradition and history, this question, this possibility, enters into the final performances of "Someone from home" in Austria, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.

The act, that was issued in the form of an order, states that all members of the Bunjevci ethnic minority in Serbia - regardless of how they declare themselves - are to be considered Croats.

Romania's Senate on Monday postponed a vote on a bill designed to commemorate March 15 as the anniversary of the 1848 Revolution in Hungary.

Hungarians everywhere honour the uprising against Habsburg rule - eventually crushed by Austria with Russian aid.

The goal of the declaration on the survival of the Serb nation is to preserve the Serbian language and culture from decay - "and we have something to protect."

This has been stated by Nikola Selakovic, the Serbian president's general secretary.

The last of nine suspects in the beating death of an American tourist outside a bar on the Greek island of Zakynthos will appear before an investigating judge on Saturday who will decide whether to order him held in custody pending trial or release him on bail.

On Monday, Hungary opened officially its military base in Hercegszántó, not far from the border with Serbia. The aim of the base is to stop illegal migration, announced Hungary's Defence Minister István Simicskó.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Monday received representatives of Montenegrin Serb parliamentary parties and cultural institutions, who conveyed concern over the position of the country's Serbs.

The delegation, headed by New Serb Democracy President Andrija Mandic, made concrete proposals how the Serbian government could help Serbs in Montenegro.

The situation with refugees from the Middle East on the Serbian-Hungarian border is becoming more complex, Aleksandar Vulin said on Tuesday.

The Serbian labor minister added that the situation "could spiral out of control."

An hour after new measures to control the inflow of migrants came into force in Hungary, the border crossing Horgos 2 on the Hungary-Serbia border was closed.

Tanjug is reporting on Tuesday morning that the number of refugees on the Serbian side of the borderline is increasing.