April, 2009

• 1 April

  Slovene President: Dispute Solvable in Few Months

  Tuerk said for Al Jazeera that the European Commission mediation is a good offer, if Croatia accepts it seriously. With the help of the European Commission and its mediation in the Slovenian-Croatian border dispute, that issue “could technically be solved in a few months”, evaluated on Tuesday the Slovenian president …

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• 1 April

  Macedonia Barbershop Bans Politics

  Krusevo barber, Slavko Kalevski, says he has had much happier times working in his salon in this remote Macedonian mountain town since he banned discussions about politics in the shop. A large sign saying “no talking politics inside” hanging on the door greets his customers, warning them to leave their …

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• 1 April

  Radicals Obstruct Work of Serb Parliament

  MPs are set to reconvene on Wednesday after the Serbian Parliament was forced to adjourn its sitting on Tuesday by opposition Serbian Radical Party deputies who refused to sit in the seats assigned to them by the Administrative Board two months ago. Parliamentary speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic issued a number of …

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• 1 April

  Rehn Meets Slovene, Croat Ministers

  The EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn met the Slovenian and Croatian foreign ministers on Wednesday in an another attempt to end Ljubljana’s blockade of Croatia’s EU accession talks. In Brussels, Rehn was to meet Slovenia’s Samuel Zbogar and Croatia’s Gordan Jandrokovic to discuss the latest proposal to resolve the border …

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• 1 April

  Kosovo NGO to Monitor Govt. Decisions

  Government ministries have been taking decisions on a range of different issues unnoticed by the public gaze, a report published by Kosovo’s Institute for Advanced Studies, GAP, claims. This, the NGO states, has been primarily caused by lack of suitable mechanisms for monitoring government activities within the NGO community, little …

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• 1 April

  Romanians to Enjoy Bigger Old Age Pensions

  Starting from the first day in April, pensions in Romania are to increase by 3 per cent. The announcement came as good news for retired people, estimated at around 5.8 million people out of 21,5 million. The financial situation of retired people in Romania is often dire, as the majority …

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• 1 April

  Albanian ‘Word of Honor’ in Ramallah

  An exhibition by Norman Gershman, “Word of Honor – Jews Saved during WWII in Albania” has opened in Ramallah. The exhibition consists of 70 black and white photographs and portraits of Albanian families who saved Jews from persecution during World War II. The selection has already been displayed as part …

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• 1 April

  Thaci: Kosovo Will Use Donor Funds Wisely

  Kosovo’s Prime Minister has guaranteed full transparency over donor funds directed to Kosovo. “I guarantee donors that every cent they spend will be accounted for,” Hashim Thaci told a press conference about the Donor Forum. The Donor Forum was organised by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Agency for European …

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• 1 April

  Macedonia Denies Secret IMF Loan Talks

  Macedonia’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday denied media reports that it was holding secret talks with the IMF over a new loan to deal with a growing current account deficit. Makfax news agency reported that a Finance Ministry official has responded to today’s edition of the newspaper Utrinski Vesnik, in which …

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• 1 April

  Electricity Goes Up in Price in Kosovo

  A 2.5-per-cent increase in the price of electric energy came into force in Kosovo on Wednesday. The increase is line with proposals of the Regulatory Energy Office. The decision was backed by the government but condemned by various consumer and rights organisations. 

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