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Snow fines will be introduced in Belgrade, (21/01/2012)(News from Serbia)
Belgrade authorities decided to fight with snow-covered streets in the old-fashioned way. Organization and homes residents, who will not clear the territories adjacent to their buildings and homes from snow, will be fined. The amount of fine will be from 5,000 to 20,000 dinars (50-200 Euros), according to siol.net.
Serbia and Turkey will create a joint airline, (13/02/2011)(News from Serbia)
The Turkish Airlines is ready to sign a contract with the largest airline of Serbia JAT Airways by March 2011. The contract will enable Turkish Airlines to create one of the largest airlines in the Balkans - Balkan Airways.
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The performance of Leonard Cohen in Belgrade promises to gather a lot of his fans. It promises to be unique not only because Cohen's tour is the first concert tour in which the artist went over the last 15 years. Taking into account the significant age of
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02/02/2012
River of Memory will appear in Minsk
Memorial composition in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack on April 11, 2011 in Minsk subway will be installed at the Oktyabrskaya station exit. Now there is a temporary marble memorial plaque where are always burning candles and church lamps.
01/02/2012
Holidays in Bulgaria: visa-free regime for Schengen owners
The Bulgarian government decided to simplify for many tourists the procedure of entering the country. From now on all people with a valid Schengen visa can go on holiday to Bulgaria without national visa. In such way Bulgaria is preparing its structures for the upcoming country’s entry into the visa-free regime, which today functions between the EU countries.
The decision to introduce new visa rules was taken by the Bulgarian cabinet of ministers on Wednesday January 26, 2011. According to the Bulgarian cabinet, the new visa policy will spur the tourist interest and will make Bulgaria more attractive to foreign investors.
Schengen visa owners will be able to get permission to enter Bulgaria and stay on its territory for a period of up to 3 months during the six months from the date of first entry.
It should be noted that the new visa rules in Bulgaria will be useful not only for the EU citizens, but also tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who have a Schengen visa.
New measures, inter alia, must stir up not only the tourism sector, but also resort property market in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 leading Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria have marked decreasing of the square meter price. Opportunity to visit the country for Schengen owners will facilitate entry of potential buyers and will indirectly stimulate the demand for Bulgarian property.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, in 2011 its consulates issued in total 733 623 visas, which is by 18% more than in 2010.
01/02/2012
Ryanair enters the Ukrainian market
Already in May 2012 on the Ukrainian airline market will appear a new player - Ryanair. Ryanair is an Irish budget airlinefounded in 1985, which is the European leader of low-cost airlines.
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