Eurasia Press & News
Pristina – Kosovo has begun registering people and recording their financial statistics in a pilot scheme in five cities in preparation for a complete census.
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October, 2008
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27 October
US State Dept Official in Macedonia Trip
Skopje – The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Stuart E. Jones, is visiting Macedonia and is to hold meetings with President Branko Crvenkovski and Premier Nikola Gruevski.
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Kosovo PM Hails Albania’s NATO Progress
Pristina – Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has congratulated senior Albanian leaders for their progress in joining NATO after the United States signed a key protocol.
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Kosovo ‘Example of Preventative Diplomacy’
Pristina – The former UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari sees Kosovo as an example of ‘preventative diplomacy’ and a warning to all dictators who mistreat their people.
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27 October
UN, EC ‘Blacklists’ Bosniak Leader, Minister
Sarajevo – Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) member of the tripartite presidency, Haris Silajdzic, and party associate, Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj are “not welcome any more†in senior UN and EC circles.
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27 October
Bulgaria Far-Right Leader Mulls Coalition
Sofia – The leader of Bulgaria’s far-right Ataka party, Volen Siderov, says he believed there was nothing in the way of his cooperation with the GERB party of Sofia’s Mayor.
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27 October
Bulgaria ‘Working with EU’ in Fraud Probe
Sofia – A spokesman for the EU’s Anti-Fraud Office says Bulgaria has so far showed political will in cooperating with the body over the misuse of funds.
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27 October
Macedonia Invites Investors for Hydro Plants
Skopje – In an effort to increase power production, Macedonia has issued a public notice to investors interested in building hydropower plants along its biggest Vardar river.
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EU Halts €50 Million in Projects for Bosnia
Sarajevo – The European Commission has halted projects for Bosnia and Herzegovina worth €50 million, until Sarajevo cancels or refunds taxes on grants and donations.
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27 October
Europe follows Asian markets tumble
 European markets opened lower on Monday, adding to sell-offs that raced across Asia, including a near-13 percent plunge of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, as investors sold amid deepening fears of a global recession.
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