March, 2009

• 2 March

  Macedonia Unveils 8 Bln Eur Investment Plans

  Macedonia plans to invest an unprecedented 8 billion euros on strategic infrastructure projects stimulate long-term development over the next seven years, the government said on Sunday, also mentioning plans for a nuclear power plant. The money to improve energy capacities, transport, environmental protection, education and culture will partially come from …

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• 2 March

  World Bank Probe “Damaged” Albania Relations

  lbania’s Minister of Finance accused the World Bank on Friday of damaging their excellent relations with a probe by an independent investigative panel on a coastal management project that has embarrassed the conservative government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha. “We regret to note that Bank’s internal issues are being transposed …

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• 2 March

  Rights Group Slams Harrassment Of Kosovo NGO

  International human rights group Front Line accused Kosovo’s public telecoms company of harrassing civil society group COHU!, and called for a prompt investigation into the matter. The managing director of Kosovo’s Post and Telecommunications Kosovo, PTK, Shyqyri Haxhaj, accused the wife of COHU! director Avni Zogjani, a PTK employee, of …

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February, 2009

• 28 February

  Bulgarian Labor Minister Expects Crisis Unemployment Rise in 2009

  Emilia Maslarova, Bulgaria’s Minister of Labor and Social Policy, has suggested that unemployment in the country will rise sharply over the next few months. Maslarova expects many more people to be looking for work in 2009, Darik Radio reported Saturday. Maslarova stated that the government’s new work program will aim …

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• 28 February

  New coalition is forming between DSB and UDF after long circle of negotiations

  Plovdiv. New coalition is forming between Democrats for Strong Bulgaria /DSB/ and Union of Democratic Forces /UDF/ after long circle of negotiations. This is what MP and DSB member Ivan Ivanov said at press conference FOCUS News Agency reporter informs. Negotiations are almost finished, Ivanov added. The new coalition will …

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• 28 February

  Energy Minister: Bulgaria Prepared to Re-Boot Unit 4 of Kozloduy Nuclear Plant

  Bulgaria is already technically prepared to re-boot unit 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant according to Peter Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy and Energy, the Bulgarian daily Standart newspaper reported late Friday. Dimitrov stated; “We are technically prepared to switch Kozloduy’s unit 4 back on. We are ready to …

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• 28 February

  Bulgaria Confirms Anti-GM Corn Support to Hungarian Government

  Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Waters (MOEW), Dzhevdet Chakurov, has confirmed Bulgarian support for the Hungarian government’s decision to put a temporary ban on the production, distribution, import and sale of genetically modified corn in the country, Bulgarian information agencies reported Saturday. Minister Chakurov stated Bulgaria’s support to the Hungarian …

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• 28 February

  Romanian elite queues up to enter Parliament

  The battle for inclusion on the EU election lists of Romania’s main political parties has reached new heights as a 28 February registration deadline approaches. The prospect of salaries five times higher than those of current Romanian MEPs appears to be an irresistible incentive. A “war of candidates” is raging …

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• 28 February

  Envoy: Romania to assist Nigeria on military training

  LAGOS, – Marian Parjol, Romanian ambassador to Nigeria, has pledged his country’s readiness to assist Nigeria in the area of military training, reported the News Agency of Nigeria. Parjol made the pledge on Thursday in Abuja when he visited Nigeria’s Minister of Defense Shetimah Mustapha in his office. The envoy …

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• 28 February

  Romania Soldier Dies In Afghanistan

  Romania’s Defence Ministry said a soldier serving in the country’s peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan was killed when his vehicle drove over an explosive device. The ministry said the soldiers were on patrol on Thursday on the highway between Kabul and Qalat, a town near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. The dead …

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