March, 2009

• 3 March

  Karadzic set to face new charge

  Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is set to appear in court at The Hague to face a new version of his indictment for alleged war crimes. Prosecutors at the United Nations tribunal have re-drafted the charges and Mr Karadzic now faces two counts of genocide instead of one. He …

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• 3 March

  Greece Warns On Visiting Macedonia After Attack On Tourists

  ATHENS – Greece Tuesday warned its nationals to take “particular attention” when visiting the neighboring country of Macedonia after a vandalism attack on a Greek tourist group over the weekend. “Greek citizens are encouraged…to take measures of particular attention and prudence concerning the safety of their persons and property whilst …

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• 3 March

  Croatia, Hungary sign pipeline connection deal

  ZAGREB, March 3 – Croatia and Hungary signed an agreement on Tuesday to connect their natural gas pipelines by mid-2011, to ensure a steady supply for the region and avoid a repeat of a gas crisis earlier this year. The agreement was signed by the heads of Plinacro and FGSZ …

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• 3 March

  Serbia to host regional conference on border security co-op

  Serbia will host the sixth ministerial conference on border security cooperation in Southeast Europe this week, the Balkan country’s authorities said on Monday. The interior ministers of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and three EU member states — Italy, Slovenia and the Czech Republic — would discuss the realization …

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• 3 March

  Kosovo Doctors Cut Deal With Government-End Strike

  Kosovo doctors re-opened state clinics and hospitals on Tuesday, ending a week-long strike after the government pledged to investigate options for responding to their demands for higher salaries. The union of health workers and the government agreed to form a parliamentary commission to look into the issue. “I want to …

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• 3 March

  Bulgaria MP Yanev: Numerous Southern Villages Are Converted to Islam by Force

  Despite Bulgaria’s European Union membership, some regions of the country need a second liberation from Ottoman yoke, the Bulgarian Member of the Parliament (MP), Yane Yanev, stated, cited by the Bulgarian news agency, BGNES. Yanev, who is the leader of the opposition “Order, Law, Justice” Party (RZS) spoke Monday in …

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• 3 March

  Bulgaria, EU Flags to Fly at Record Height at Country’s Borders

  The Bulgarian Minister of State Administration, Nikolay Vasilev, is participating Tuesday in the official hoisting of the Bulgarian National Flag and the European Union Flag at the border cross point “Kapitan Andreevo.” The hoisting coincides with Bulgaria’s National Holiday and the 131st anniversary of the country’s Liberation from five centuries …

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• 3 March

  President Georgi Parvanov lays wreaths at the Unknown Soldier monument

  Sofia. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and chairperson of the National Assembly Georgi Pirinski have paid honor to the national heroes that had died for Bulgaria’s Liberation. The three top officials lied down wreaths at the Unknown Soldier monument in downtown Sofia. The three state officials alongside …

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• 3 March

  EIB Head Happy with Slovenia

  The president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe Maystadt told during his visit to Slovenia that cooperation with Slovenia was excellent. With more than EUR 3bn in loans, Slovenia is the biggest recipient per capita among new EU members. Maystadt is to sign three loan contracts, worth a total …

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• 3 March

  Greek Buses Vandalised In Macedonia

  Macedonian and Greek authorities have condemned a graffiti attack on Greek tourist buses visiting Macedonia’s lake town of Ohrid at the weekend. The three buses carrying Greek tourists were parked in downtown Ohrid when they were spray-painted with slogans such as “United Macedonia”, “Alexander the Great” and some obscenities. The …

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