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Serbia School Shooting Leaves 8 Children Dead
Eight children and a security guard have been killed after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on his teacher and other students in a school shooting in Serbia, the country's interior ministry has said.
The seventh-grade student used his father's gun...
Europe
FYROM’s Zaev ‘Has Already Found The Votes’, Serbian State TV Says
According to a report of the First Channel on the Serbian State television, the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Zoran Zaev, has already found the 80 votes that are needed in the Parliamentary vote...
Europe
Leaders Of Greece Bulgaria Romania Back Serbia EU Membership
The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania have expressed their support for Serbia's bid to join them in the European Union, saying the move would help guarantee regional peace and security.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai...
Europe
Croatia Opens Serbia Border to Migrants
Croatia opened its border with Serbia late Monday afternoon, allowing about 3,000 migrants who had been stranded in cold, rainy conditions for nearly two days to stream through.
Melita Sunjic, a spokeswoman with the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) who is...
Europe
Refugee Pressure Builds on Serbia, Hungary
Pressure is building in Serbia and Hungary as officials brace for a new influx of refugees this week.
U.N. officials in Serbia said they expect 7,000 refugees to cross from FYROM into southern Serbia in a 24-hour period between Tuesday...
Europe
Greek Rescue Team Joins Serbian Rescue Operation
On Monday, a Greek rescue team will be participating in a rescue operation in Serbia and Bosnia, which started in recent days due to the worst floods in the Balkans’ modern history.
Eight members of the Hellenic Rescue Team, active under the umbrella of the...
Art
Paintings of Greece by Serbian Artists
An exhibition of paintings titled Greece in the consciences and hearts of Serbian painters, by art historian Nikola Kusovac, was opened in the large gallery of the Serbian Armed Forces Club.
The exhibition, which coincides with the Greek EU presidency,...
Europe
Greek Presidency Supports Serbia EU Bid
Greece fully supports Serbia's bid to join the European Union, Greek Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos told reporters after meeting with Serbian Premier Ivica Dacic on Tuesday.
Speaking in the Serbian capital, Venizelos said that during its six-month...
Diaspora
Greek-Serbian Relationships Concern Local Communities
The construction of highways in southeastern Serbia had been the dream of many generations since the lack of road infrastructure was considered a major cause of underdevelopment. The commencement of work, however, brought problems that none of the residents...
Europe
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomew in Serbia
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Serbia on Oct. 5 to participate in the celebration of the 1700-year anniversary of the "Edict of Milan" which was signed by Constantine and Licinius, who controlled the Balkans. The order established the freedom of...
Diaspora
Greek Minority Political Party Authorized in Serbia
A political party founded by members of the Greek minority in Serbia was registered in the list of political parties of the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration of Serbia.
According to the decision, which was published in the Official...
Europe
Holy Mount International Conference in Serbia
The International Conference, The Holy Mount Athos – the Unique Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Humanity, dedicated to the Orthodox spiritual center, the Holy Mount in Greece, took place on June 23-25 in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade.
The conference, which was...
Europe
Greek President Karolos Papoulias Meets With Serbian Officials
Greek President Karolos Papoulias will meet with Serbian officials in Belgrade on Tuesday.
Papoulias will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, Parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic and Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej, said the Greek embassy.
An official...
Europe
Greek Minister of Tourism in Serbia
Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefaloyiannis, is in Serbia for a two-day visit, accompanied by the Vice President of GNTO, Christopher Kaparounakis.
Kefaloyiannis met with her Serbian counterpart Goran Petkovic. They discussed extensively on issues concerning bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector...
Europe
Ceremony for Greek WWI Victims in Serbia
The annual ceremony honoring the memories of the Greek victims of World War I in Serbia was held at the military cemetery of Pirot, southeastern Serbia. The ceremony was organized by the defence attaché of the Greek Embassy to...