Serbia – Media Review – December 10

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- Serbia will begin the construction of EU-defined Corridor X's branch towards Bosnia and Herzegovina next year, Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjic said, adding that the construction will be carried out in cooperation with Bosnia’s Serb Republic. Serbia plans to invest 500 million euro in road construction next year, up from 300 million euro it invested in 2009, Mrkonjic added.

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- Serbian retailer Delta Maxi, part of Delta Holding, is eying the possibility of entering a equity partnership in a bid to speed up the company's development, marketing head Jelena Krstovic said, adding that the retail chain is holding talks with the U.S. Blackstone Group about a possible partnership.

- The European Union is donating a combined 14 million euro aimed at developing 17 of Serbia’s municipalities.

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- Serbia will raise its 2010 agriculture budget by 25% to 26 billion dinars, Agriculture Minister Sasa Dragin said.

(1 euro=95.3235 Serbian dinars)