Author: Mirza Čubro Poslanici parlamenta BiH predložili su smanjenje svojih plaća i plaća ministara, članova Predsjedništva te ostalih visokih državnih dužnosnika. Cinici bi rekli da se lako odreći dijela plaće kada mjesečno za nerad dobijete između 4.000 i 5.000 KM. Mnogi će se složiti sa ovom konstatacijom jer uistinu funkcioneri …
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EU says Turkish Cypriot election results should not affect reunification talks
BRUSSELS, Belgium The EU issued a statement Monday (April 20th) saying the hard-line National Unity Party’s (UBP) victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) should not impact ongoing reunification talks with Greek Cypriots. “We do not think that the outcome of the elections …
Read More »Turkish court merges Ergenekon, Council of State attack cases
ANKARA, Turkey A court decided on Monday (April 20th) to merge the case involving a deadly 2006 attack on judges from the country’s top administrative court with the ongoing Ergenekon investigation. On May 17th 2006, a gunman stormed into the Council of State in Ankara, killing a senior judge and …
Read More »Belgium maintains labour restrictions on Romanians, Bulgarians
BRUSSELS, Belgium The government announced on Monday (April 20th) it has decided to maintain labour restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers. It will lift the restrictions on eight new EU member states, but the newest — Bulgaria and Romania — are not among them, the government said.
Read More »No date announced for return of customs officials to northern Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo Officials have again failed to provide a date when customs officials will return to northern points at the border with Serbia. During a meeting Monday (April 20th) with the head of the Customs Administration, Naim Huruglica and police chief Sheremet Ahmeti, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci promised that the …
Read More »Croatian cabinet submits answer to Rehn’s proposal
AGREB, Croatia Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic announced on Monday (April 20th) that Croatia has submitted its response to a proposal by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn for resolving the country’s border conflict with Slovenia.
Read More »Bulgaria weighs stronger measures against abductions
SOFIA, Bulgaria Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev has requested legislative amendments regarding abductions, Interior Minister Mihail Mikov announced on Monday (April 20th) after an emergency meeting between Stanishev and ministry officials.
Read More »Zagreb concerned over alleged involvement of Croats in plot to kill Bolivian president
ZAGREB, Croatia Government officials are concerned over the alleged involvement of two Croat-Bolivians in an assassination plot against Bolivian President Evo Morales, local and Serbian media reported on Monday (April 20th). The plot emerged in the news late last week, when Morales said five members of a gang of mercenaries, …
Read More »Georgian opposition protests increasing in Tbilisi
TBILISI, April 22 The Georgian opposition is beefing up its protests in the country’s capital as supporters began arriving on Wednesday in Tbilisi from other Georgian regions. Meanwhile, the opposition has erected around 140 wooden jail cells along Tbilisi’s central street to symbolize Georgia having turned into a police state. …
Read More »Moldavian opposition MPs abandon their Romanian citizenship
Chisinau. Candidates for MPs in Moldavian Parliament from the three opposition parties took joint decision to abandon their Romanian citizenship, spokesman of Liberal Party Korina Fusu said, cited by Interfax. In her words this decision had been taken by all the 20 candidates from the three opposition parties for members …
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