July, 2009

• 2 July

  Croatian PM Criticised for Jumping Ship

  The abrupt resignation of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, continued to draw praise but also much condemnation, both from Croatia and abroad. “Despite Mr. Sanader’s upbeat comments, he leaves the country in its worst economic state since the devastating 1991 war,” reported the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

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• 2 July

  Pristina Donates Prime Site to US For Embassy

  Pristina’s Municipal Assembly is to hand five hectares of prime real estate to the US for a new embassy building, according to an agreement signed between the two parties on Wednesday. The city decided to give this land to the US government as a sign of gratitude for the country’s …

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• 2 July

  Bosnia: Premier Pointlessness

  Bosnia’s Federation government gets a new prime minister, but as the entity government faces economic crisis and protests over planned social benefits cuts that threaten to bring it down, the only options are bankruptcy or political suicide, Anes Alic comments for ISN Security Watch. The Bosniak- (Bosnian Muslim) and Bosnian …

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• 2 July

  Freedom House Criticises Albania’s Democracy

  Nations in Transit for 2008, a report published by the US-based rights watchdog Freedom House, has criticised Albania for failing to uphold the separation of powers between politics and the law. The report says the separation of powers between the legislature, executive, and judiciary remains fragile and is intermittently damaged …

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• 2 July

  Brussels Urges Macedonia to Replace Bocevski

  The European Commission urged Macedonia to appoint a new official in charge of EU affairs as soon as possible. The appeal came after Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ivica Bocevski, who was in charge of EU integrations, resigned on Tuesday. “We are awaiting additional information to find out who will be …

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• 2 July

  Brussels Closely Watching Albania Poll

  The new Swedish Presidency of the European Union warned Albanian political leaders that it was carefully monitoring the aftermath of Sunday’s parliamentary elections. “The final assessment of the elections will depend, to a significant extent, on the conduct of the vote count, the aggregation of results, and the handling of …

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• 2 July

  Skuplje cigarete, kafa i gorivo

  SARAJEVO – Cigarete su od jučer skuplje za 15 odsto, kafa za pola KM po kilogramu, a gorivo deset feninga po litiri, što je rezultat primjene Zakona o akcizama u BiH, potvrdio je Mesud Lakota, sekretar Udruženja potrošača BiH. Uprava za indirektno oporezivanje BiH jučer nije imala nove cijene, jer …

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• 2 July

  Sweden Respects PM Sanader’s Decision

  Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said he respected the decision of Croatian prime Minister Ivo Sanader to resign from his position and recalled Sanader’s importance in Croatia entering European integrations. Sweden has taken over the presidency over the European Union on Wednesday. – There comes a time in life when …

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• 2 July

  Slovenia, Brussels to Blame for Sanader Resigning

  Member of the European Parliament and foreign policy spokesman of the German Christian Social Union (CSU) at the European Parliament, Bernd Posselt, expressed regret over the resignation of Croatia’s Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, blaming the European Union and its policy towards Croatia’s accession for such a development of events. – …

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• 2 July

  Quake Reported South Of Greece, No Casualties

  An earthquake of at least 5.9 magnitude struck in the Mediterranean Sea off southern Greece on Wednesday and was felt as far away as Cairo in Egypt, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, officials said. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake struck at 0930 GMT, 170 km …

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