October, 2009

• 31 October

  Drago Kalabić: CEMT dozvole dijeljene mimo Pravilnika

  Dozvole za međunarodni cestovni prevoz (CEMT) u Ministarstvu prometa i komunikacija BiH dijeljene su mimo Pravilnika, a prevoznici su za njih morali plaćati ogromne sume novca. Kazao je ovo juče Drago Kalabić, predsjedavajući Istražne komisije za provjeru raspodjele CEMT dozvola Parlamenta BiH, pozivajući se na prijave prevoznika koji su se …

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• 31 October

  Moldova – National minorities appeal to parliamentary parties

  The Moldovan society is having a growing feeling of an approaching catastrophe that may break out in case of an early parliamentary election, says the Appeal of the heads of Moldova’s national minority communities and ethnic-cultural organizations to the Moldovan Parliament.

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• 31 October

  Moldova – Dorin Chirtoaca not MP anymore

  After the Parliament declares a seat of MP vacant, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has ten days to examines the substitute candidate on the list. Within 30 day of the declaration of the seat vacant, the Constitutional Court confirms the next candidate proposed by the CEC. 

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• 31 October

  Croatia to hold presidential polls on December 27

  Croatia will hold the first round of presidential elections on December 27, officials said on Friday. If none of the candidates garners more than 50 percent of the vote, the runoff election will be held on January 10, 2010. The incumbent President Stjepan Mesic’s term in office expires in early …

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• 31 October

  Higher education to be more accessible for Armenians & Azerbaijanis in Georgia

  Higher education will become more accessible for Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Georgia. Relevant amendments will be made to the Law on Higher Education. The bill, which was initiated by the government, has been already introduced to the Parliament. It aims to promote integration of Georgian citizens of Armenian and Azerbaijani …

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• 31 October

  Bulgarian Minister Plevneliev: Danube Bridge toll fees should go down

  Danube Bridge toll fees should be reduced, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Rosen Plevneliev told PMs on Friday, 30 October, adding he had sent a letter of request to the mayor of Ruse. The transit fees between Bulgaria’s Ruse and Romania’s Giurgiu are one of the highest in …

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• 31 October

  Bosnian Serb commander convicted of war crimes

  Former Serb army commander Predrag Kujundzic was convicted of crimes against humanity including murder and rape by Bosnia’s war crimes court on Friday and sentenced to 22 years in jail. Judge Saban Maksumic said the court found Kujundzic, 48, guilty of “committing and coercing sexual slavery, rape, severe deprivation of …

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• 31 October

  EU, US Remain Committed to Bosnia Talks

  The EU and US remain committed to ending the political gridlock in Bosnia, despite the apparent failure of their joint diplomatic initiative earlier this month, officials said. EU and US representatives moved to dispel fears that they were abandoning talks on Bosnia’s future, saying that their senior technical experts were …

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• 31 October

  Macedonia, Greece Break Diplomatic Ice

  Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski held a short informal meeting with his new Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, on Thursday in Brussels, the first between leaders of the two countries in several years. Both prime ministers avoided journalists after the 20-minute discussion, which was held on the sidelines of the EU Council …

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• 31 October

  Serbia, IMF Agree on Budget

  An IMF delegation and the Serbian government have reached an agreement on Serbia’s state budget for next year. Broadcaster RTS reports that there will be no increase in VAT and that the projected budget deficit will be 4 per cent, half a per cent lower than for this year.

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