September 17, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Higher Court in Belgrade has determined the circumstances of the death of Dragoslav Draza Mihailovic, the former WW2 Chetnik leader, which is a legal condition for his rehabilitation process to continue.According to the lawyer acting on behalf of Mihailovic’s family, Zoran Zivanovic, the court will make its decision regarding …
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September 17, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Montenegro
As the deadline for submission of electoral lists in Montenegro nears, OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights announces it will oversee the elections.Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, the head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, said that 12 observers would monitor the elections, before and on the day of the vote, …
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September 17, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Kosovo’s opposition parties told the Alliance of Trade Unions on Monday that they would support a motion to stop the privatization of nationalized industries.Several opposition parties have pledged to support the cause of the Alliance of Independent Trade Unions of Kosovo, BSPK, to prevent the sale of the three biggest …
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September 17, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Romania
Authorities in Romania plan to reward snitches in order to reduce the high level of tax evasion, one of the owrst in Europe.The tax authority in cash-strapped Romania is planning to offer financial rewards to people who denounce individuals or companies for tax evasion, officials have announced. “The idea is …
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September 14, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Unions say that 10,000 workers will also stage a public protest against the privatization of the Post-Telecom PTK and the Power Company, KEK, on Friday.The Alliance of Independent Unions of Kosovo, BSPK, said it had gathered 50,000 signatures for its petition opposing the privatization of the Post-Telecom of Kosovo, PTK, …
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September 14, 2012 Albania, Balkan News, Balkan Press, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Albania’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday played down the risks of trying to renegotiate a maritime border deal with Greece, which Albania’s Constitutional Court has deemed unlawful.“There are no reports or secret scripts regarding the issue of the maritime border between Greece and Albania,” the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, …
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September 14, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Romania
President Barroso met today with President Băsescu to discuss the institutional and political developments in Romania and the current issues of the European agenda. President Barroso expressed his concerns about recent political events in Romania and the image that this has created with European Union partners. He made it clear …
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September 14, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Romania
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso expressed EU concerns Friday over political developments in Romania, insisting there can be no compromise on respect for the rule of law. Barroso “made it clear” to Romanian President Traian Basescu that the EU “will not compromise on the need for all member states …
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September 14, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Bulgaria has “lost patience” with the Netherlands over its veto on the Bulgarian bid to join the Schengen Area, Bulgaria’s Deputy PM and Finance Minister, Simeon Djakov, has told the Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf.”The Netherlands has been changing the rules of the game for election campaign reasons,” Djankov told the …
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September 14, 2012 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbia’s ruling coalition at national level has taken power in the capital of the northern Vojvodina province.Twenty hours of stormy debate in the Novi Sad city assembly have finished with the election of new leadership in the city and the dismissal of the mayor. In a secret vote, the assembly …
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