July, 2012

• 23 July

  Serbia’s Progressives Unveil Names of New Ministers

  The Progressives, the biggest party in the new Serbian government, have announced the names of 19 future members of the government.The Serbian Progressive Party has announced, after the main board meeting on Sunday, that the future government will have 17 ministries and 19 officials to run them. The government, which …

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• 23 July

  Fire Damages Kosovo’s Palace of Justice

  Six teams of fire-fighters spent over four hours battling to bring the blaze under control.Kosovo’s Palace of Justice caught fire on Sunday, damaging at least three floors of the building, which is still under construction. No workers on the site were injured. Work on the construction of the Palace of …

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• 23 July

  Italy Blocks Illegal Waste Shipment to Albania

  Italy’s Customs Agency said on Thursday that it had stopped 21 tons of non-hazardous waste from being illegally shipped to Albania.“In the course of controls against illegal trafficking, the customs office in Bari has sequestered 21 tons of special non-hazardous waste,” the Italian customs agency said. “The shipment collected in …

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• 23 July

  IMF To Loan Bosnia $500 Million

  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced a loan to Bosnia worth $500 million to be delivered within a Stand-By arrangement which should be approved in September.The IMF delegation lead by Costas Christou visited Bosnia from July 11 to 20 where it agreed with the country’s authorities on an economic program …

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• 19 July

  Bulgaria, US and Israel to conduct investigation on Burgas bus bombing

  US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick has announced that the governments of Bulgaria, Israel and the US will cooperate in the investigation of the July 18 terror attack in Burgas and pool efforts to prevent such incidents from recurring. On Thursday, the US Ambassador took part in a memorial service …

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• 19 July

  Buglarian President says the terrorist act will not be tolerated and forgotten

  Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev conversed with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy after the deadly attack against Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian city of Burgas. “The attack shocked us with its cruelty. This act will not be forgotten and its cruelty will not be tolerated,” stated Plevneliev.

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• 19 July

  Serbian President wants to take responsibility for Kosovo

  Serbia’s President Tomislav Nikolić has stated he is ready to assume responsibility and lead the fight for Kosovo. “I will gladly take the historic responsibility. I will gather everybody who means something in Serbia, politicians, intellectuals, businessmen, religious dignitaries, in order to finally

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• 19 July

  UN Secretary-General to start a tour of Balkans on Friday

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will start a six-day tour of the Western Balkans on Friday. He will visit all countries created after the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, with July 23 reserved for Serbia.

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• 19 July

  Barroso expects more reforms from Bulgaria and Romania

  Bulgaria and Romania must improve efforts to fight organized crime and corruption, the President of the European Commission Jose Manual Barroso, said on Wednesday. Barroso said on Wednesday that Bulgaria had made some progress

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• 19 July

  Romania does not recognize presidential elections held in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Romania does not recognize the so-called “presidential elections” in Nagorno-Karabakh, Embassy of Azerbaijan in Romania said on Thursday. Romanian Foreign Ministry released a statement which considers illegal the so-called “presidential elections” held in Nagorno-Karabakh on July 19.

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