March, 2009

• 4 March

  Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue ‘Key To Balkan Stability’

  Dialogue between officials in Pristina and Belgrade is key to the stability of the Balkan region, International Civilian Office chief Pieter Feith on Tuesday. Serbia has vowed to never recognize Kosovo’s seccession and relations between Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians are tense and occasionaly hostile. Serbia has blocked imports coming …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Karadzic: “This Court Has No Right To Try Me”

  Refusing to recognise the authority of the Hague Tribunal to try him, Radovan Karadzic, who is charged with genocide and war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992-95 war, once again declined to enter a plea. “This Court has no right to try me,” Karadzic said, again invoking …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Romanian, Bulgarian Arrested For Spying

  A non-commissioned officer within the Romanian Defense Ministry (MApN) and a Bulgarian citizen were arrested on Tuesday on charges of espionage and treason for allegedly passing on classified information to Ukraine. Romanian prosecutors say officer Floricel Achim passed classified military information, between 2002 and 2007, to Bulgarian citizen Marinov Zikolov …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Serbia: Tadic Gives Stark Economic Warning

  In a keynote speech delivered at an annual forum of Serbian economists the country’s president Boris Tadic delivered an impassioned call for an end to links between business, the state and crime. Addressing what some sections of the media have dubbed “Serbia’s Davos”, Tadic told delegates that without greater development …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Bosnian Bank Blocks Fraud Probe

  The director of the Development Bank in the Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim)-Croat Federation has verbally assaulted members of the financial police and blocked their investigation into his own alleged misuse of power. In what threatens to be one of the biggest corruption scandals in the Federation in the past year, the …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Bulgaria Energy Minister Dimitrov Expects New Russian Gas Crisis

  Bulgaria expects a new crisis with the supplies of Russian natural gas, and a gas restriction plan is set to be put forward in a few hours, the Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov announced, cited by Darik Radio Wednesday. “Bulgaria is aware, and prepared for it”, Dimitrov added explaining his concerns …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Parliament discusses motives in Constitution amending bill

  Sofia. The MPs are discussing the motives in the bill amending the Constitution. The amendments have been tabled by MPs from National Movement for Stability and Progress. The motives were presented by Kamelia Kasabova. The amendments to the Constitution concern the carrying out of national and European parliaments elections on …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Macedonian Parliament Speaker to pay visit to Bulgaria

  Skopje. A Macedonian delegation headed by Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski is to pay an official visit to Bulgaria between Wednesday and Friday. Veljanovski is scheduled to meet Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov and National Assembly Speaker Georgi Pirinski. He is to lay flowers before the Monument of the Unknown Soldier and …

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Scandal of the year is absence of mandate holder from national holiday: Boyko Borisov

  Sofia. It is scandalous that the mandate holder does not attend the ceremonies commemorating 131st anniversary of Bulgaria’s liberation, Sofia Mayor and leader of Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov said.

  Read More »
• 4 March

  Bulgaria Ends National Holiday Celebrations with Salute of Units and Fireworks

  The Russian-Turkish Liberation War is one of the most fair and just wars of the 19th century, Bulgaria’s President Georgi Parvanov told the crowd gathered Tuesday evening at the “Narodno Subranie” (National Assembly) square in the capital Sofia. Parvanov, who is also Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, took …

  Read More »