Eurasia

Authorities in Romania plan to reward snitches in order to reduce the high level of tax evasion, one of the owrst in Europe.The tax authority in cash-strapped Romania is planning to offer financial rewards to people who denounce individuals or companies for tax evasion, officials have announced. “The idea is …

Unions say that 10,000 workers will also stage a public protest against the privatization of the Post-Telecom PTK and the Power Company, KEK, on Friday.The Alliance of Independent Unions of Kosovo, BSPK, said it had gathered 50,000 signatures for its petition opposing the privatization of the Post-Telecom of Kosovo, PTK, …

Albania’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday played down the risks of trying to renegotiate a maritime border deal with Greece, which Albania’s Constitutional Court has deemed unlawful.“There are no reports or secret scripts regarding the issue of the maritime border between Greece and Albania,” the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, …

President Barroso met today with President Băsescu to discuss the institutional and political developments in Romania and the current issues of the European agenda. President Barroso expressed his concerns about recent political events in Romania and the image that this has created with European Union partners. He made it clear …

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso expressed EU concerns Friday over political developments in Romania, insisting there can be no compromise on respect for the rule of law. Barroso “made it clear” to Romanian President Traian Basescu that the EU “will not compromise on the need for all member states …

Bulgaria has “lost patience” with the Netherlands over its veto on the Bulgarian bid to join the Schengen Area, Bulgaria’s Deputy PM and Finance Minister, Simeon Djakov, has told the Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf.”The Netherlands has been changing the rules of the game for election campaign reasons,” Djankov told the …

Serbia’s ruling coalition at national level has taken power in the capital of the northern Vojvodina province.Twenty hours of stormy debate in the Novi Sad city assembly have finished with the election of new leadership in the city and the dismissal of the mayor. In a secret vote, the assembly …

Serbian law expert says that by broadcasting the testimony of an alleged participant in organ-harvesting, the War Crimes Prosecutor broke Serbia’s own criminal procedures.Nikola Lazic, a Belgrade criminal lawyer, said Serbia’s Prosecution Office for War Crimes had broken Serbian law as it is forbidden for a protected witness in an …

To fight modern organized crime, the Balkan countries must work together to improve security and stability in the region, a regional security conference in Sarajevo has concluded.The conference – titled “Balkan security – The challenges within cyber infrastructure“ – was held in Sarajevo on September 13, and it was attended …

Bosnia and Serbia should look forward and leaving their unhappy past behind them, the prime ministers of both countries agreed on Wednesday.Bosnia’s Prime Minister, Vjekoslav Bevanda, and Ivica Dacic, his Serbian partner, pledged to build a fresh relationship between the two countries in Sarajevo on September 12.Putting the bloody conflicts …