Romanian voters would go to the polls on November 22 to elect a new President of the country and give their vote in a referendum for the change of parliament, Romanian media note. Romanian president Traian Basescu issued Thursday the decree organizing the referendum for a single-chamber Parliament and reducing …

All state shares in the Albanian public companies will be privatized in the next four years, said Albanian Economy Minister Dritan Prifti. Prifti said the ministry was making inventories and assessments in the companies concerned.

Russian companies are interested in building energy projects in Montenegro, announced Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sergey Shoygu. The minister visited Podgorica on Thursday. He and Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen signed the protocol from the third session of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation between …

The European Union is the biggest active donor in Montenegro. The European Commission’s annual assistance through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) amounts to around 1% of the country’s GDP.

Republika Srpska Premier Milorad Dodik has sharply criticised recent negotiations initiated by senior EU and US officials and called for new talks among local leaders without the presence of international officials. The “Butmir talks were an unnecessary adventure,” local media quoted Dodik as saying on Friday.

Romania’s interim Prime Minister Emil Boc has offered his support to his designated replacement, Lucian Croitoru, pledging to help him build a new government. Despite the offer, the final decision regarding the structure of a rejigged cabinet belongs entirely to Croitoru, the outgoing premier declared. Boc’s Democratic Lliberals announced that …

A second IMF mission will review Romania’s progress in achieving benchmarks linked to a major aid package, from October 28 to November 9. The Fund’s Romania mission chief, Jeffrey Franks, said on Thursday: “Due to ongoing political developments, a follow-up mission may be necessary to continue discussions after a new …

Predsjednici sedam najvećih stranaka u BiH jučer nisu mogli postići sporazum o ustavnim promjenama u BiH, a razgovori u vojnoj bazi u Butmiru biće nastavljeni danas. Nakon okončanja runde pregovora stranački lideri iznijeli su suprotstavljene stavove o ponuđenom paketu ustavnih promjena, a predstavnici SAD i EU razgovore su ocijenili “prilično …

The Hague Tribunal trial chamber has turned down a prosecution motion to impose a defense counsel on Vojislav Šešelj. “The trial chamber, given the new information, has decided to reject the motion to impose a defense counsel… So, you’ll continue representing yourself?” Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti (presiding) asked the Serb Radical …

The authorities in Transnistria say they received no related complaints and that the situation is under control. The situation of the persons held at the remand center of the Tiraspol police station, who went on hunger strike last weekend, remained unchanged. Representatives of the OSCE Mission paid a visit to …