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US Diplomacy Snubbed in Bosnia

On the heels of the latest senior US Congressional delegation visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet another diplomatic incident involving senior American officials indicates that US diplomatic efforts in the troubled country are being increasingly snubbed. The US delegation, made of Russ Carnahan (Democrat from Missouri), Mike Turner (Republican from …

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Tomb Raiders Try to Plunder Albania Ancient City

raiders who attempted to open a series of graves in the ancient city of Apollonia on Sunday. The raiders, who remained unidentified and are suspected of being part of regional ring that smuggles artifacts, aimed to plunder a group of 2000-year-old graves, local broadcaster Top-Channel TV reported.  

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Macedonia Media Rank Minister Pay Scandal Murkiest

The unresolved case of Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski, who had been illegally receiving both a minister’s salary and a state pension for several months, has been chosen by Macedonian media editors as the murkiest corruption-related case in June. The case garnered 17 out of 19 votes from Macedonia’s top media …

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Moguće prolongiranje kontrole neba

SARAJEVO Formiranje upravnog vijeća Agencije za pružanje usluga u zračnom prometu BiH kasni, zbog čega bi moglo biti prolongirano preuzimanje kontrole preleta preko BiH, upozoravaju u Ministarstvu prometa i komunikacija te Direkciji za civilno zrakoplovstvo BiH (BHDCA). BiH godišnje gubi više od 20 miliona KM, jer prelete preko BiH naplaćuju …

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Najavljuju uštede novca, a plaćaju nove komisije

SARAJEVO Parlamentarne istražne komisije o kupovini auta za članove Vijeća ministara BiH i trošenju donacija potrošiće više od 50.000 KM u vrijeme dok iz Administrativne komisije bh. parlamenta najavljuju uštedu od 300.000 KM upravo na raznim komisijama. Takođe, novac za ove dvije istražne komisije parlament je odobrio nakon što je …

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Serb ForMin: Serbs Are Not Welcome In Croatia

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Vuk Jeremic gave an interview to the Press paper on Sunday, explaining the country`s foreign affairs goals, the issue of Kosovo, the economic situation and the political situation linked with Croatia. – The economic situation is extraordinary difficult, but our citizens have experienced difficulties before – …

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Stanishev signs Nabucco deal in Ankara on July 13

Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev is to sign the Nabucco deal on Ankara on July 13, the Government press centre has reported. During the official inauguration ceremony, top brass officials from four European Union countries as well as Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Erdogan, are to commit themselves to the Nabucco …

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CEDB chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov: We will seek responsible policy, not narrow party one

SOFIA “We will seek a responsible policy, and not a narrow party one”, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, chairperson of the Citizen for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) and named as the future Interior Minister of Bulgaria, said short before the sitting of the CEDB MPs.

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Srebrenica Anniversary Marred by Ethnic Tension

The 14th anniversary of the massacre of Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) in Srebrenica and the memorial service for fallen Bosnian Serb soldiers in nearby Bratunac were marred by ethnic tensions over the weekend. Injuries and more serious consequences were averted by local police, which prevented Bosniak and Bosnian Serb groups from …

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