On the eve of the spring festival Nowruz in the capital of Croatia has been opened a new office of the Kazakhstan Embassy. Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is located in the trendy neighborhood Zagrebapo
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Albania PM Excludes Return of Death Penalty
Prime Minister Sali Berisha has slapped down calls for the return of the death penalty, following outrage over a suspected paedophile accused of murdering an 11-year-old.“This case was the act of a monster who killed a child and was prepared to kill another,” Berisha told the cabinet on Wednesday. “A …
Read More »Howitt Upbeat About Resolution on Macedonia
The European Parliament rapporteur, Richard Howitt, says Macedonia can expect a positive resolution from the Parliament, now the recent political crisis has been defused.Howitt said the European Parliament will vote on April 8 on a resolution that he compiled, and the country can expect another recommendation to the European Council …
Read More »French President says Mali sovereignty will be restored within “a few days”
Mali’s sovereignty over almost all of its territory will be restored within “a few days”, French President Francois Hollande promised as French troops prepare to pull out. The announcement came as Paris scrambled Wednesday to verify a claim
Read More »Germany still not decided on Serbia’s EU talks date
Germany has not yet made a final decision whether to vote for or against granting Serbia a date for the beginning of the EU accession negotiations in June. This is according to Andreas Schokenhoff who led a delegation of the German Bundestag during a visit to Belgrade.
Read More »Croatia TV Punishes Staff Over Anti-Serb Rant
Croatian public broadcaster HRT replaced two editors and a presenter after Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said they allowed hate speech to be aired on prime-time news.Katja Kusec, presenter of the evening news show Dnevnik 3, and two of Dnevnik 3’s editors, Ruzica Renic and Denis Latin, were replaced on Tuesday …
Read More »Cost of Mismanagement Rises in Albania
The annual report of the High State Audit office says poor management of state-owned companies cost Albania twice as much in 2012 as it did the previous year.The head of Albania’s State Audit Office, Bujar Leskaj, told parliament on Tuesday that audits in 2012 brought to light €97.3 million worth …
Read More »Serbia Tops Balkans For Illicit Financial Flows
The organisation Global Financial Integrity has ranked Serbia worst of all Balkan countries when it comes to illegal financial flows.About 5 billion dollars worth of money has “disappeared” every year in Serbia from 2001 to 2010 through illegal financial flows, the research and advocacy organisation Global Financial Integrity says. It …
Read More »Serbia did its best to reach a compromise in the dialogue with Kosovo, says Serbian President Adviser
Serbia did its best to reach a compromise in the dialogue with Kosovo, said Marko Djuric, adviser of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic. According to Djuric, the success in the dialogue
Read More »Stefan Fuele says EU integration date for Serbia depends on Pristina dialogue
European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule paid a visit to Belgrade on Monday. He said that: “Setting the date for the start of the EU accession talks for Serbia depends on the realisation of the
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