April, 2009

• 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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March, 2009

• 31 March

  Slovenia Has Already Responded To Rehn`s Proposal

  Zbogar has announced that Slovenia would respond to Rehn`s proposal in time, but there are still no details. Slovenia has responded to the latest proposal of European Union expansion commissioner Olli Rehn on Monday, Slovene STA agency reports Tuesday, stating that the Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the …

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• 31 March

  Russia Oligarch Wants Putin As Witness In Trail

  Khodorkovsky appeared in court on Tuesday for the first day of a new trial that could keep him in prison for a further 22 years. Lawyers for jailed Russian oil oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday they would call Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a witness to fight embezzlement charges …

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• 31 March

  EU To Consider Visa Free Travel For Balkans In `09

  Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn also said Croatia could still wrap up entry talks with the EU this year. The European Union may decide this year on offering visa-free travel to citizens of some Western Balkan countries and on opening membership talks with Macedonia, the EU’s enlargement chief said on Tuesday. …

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