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.
Read More »Russia would build energy projects in Montenegro
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 …
Read More »EU is biggest active donor in Montenegro
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.
Read More »Dodik Slams Butmir Package, Proposes New Talks
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.
Read More »Lideri nisu postigli dogovor
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 …
Read More »Hague to allow Šešelj to defend self
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 …
Read More »Shoigu announces “new security system”
Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu says that Serbia, as a part of Europe, will be part of a common European security concept. He refused to get into details regarding the concept after his meeting with Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić, and advised journalists to them to ask Russian President …
Read More »Brammertz discusses Karadžić case
Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says he expects former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić’s trial to last “between two and a half and three years”. “We want a trial that will reflect a majority of the committed crimes, which gives space for victims to tell their stories and for that …
Read More »Macedonia, Bulgaria need to step up cooperation on Corridor 8
Macedonia and Bulgaria need to step up the cooperation in the construction of Corridor 8 given its significance as regional corridor, the two countries’ officials said. According to Macedonian Parliament’s press service, Macedonian parliament president Trajko Veljanovski and his Bulgarian counterpart Cecka Cacheva met on the
Read More »Albanian Constitutional Court to review maritime border agreement with Greece
Albanian Parliament postponed the ratification of the Albanian-Greek Maritime Border Agreement after the opposition parties lodged an initiative for reviewing of the document at the Constitutional Court.
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