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IMF mission arrives in Skopje today

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission arrives at Skopje on Thursday, Macedonian media informed. IMF’s experts will make analyses all macroeconomic indexes to work out a recommendation report to the Macedonian government. According to Macedonian Financial Ministry it is a regular visit of IMF mission to Skopje.

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Macedonians Celebrate EC Endorsement

People celebrated on the streets of Skopje as news came through Wednesday that the European Commission, EC, had recommended that Macedonia begin EU accession talks. Some paraded in cars through the streets of the capital honking and waving the Macedonian and EU flags. Others gathered in front of the government …

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Serbia Pleased With EC Report

Serbia’s premier and foreign minister, Mirko Cvetkovic and Vuk Jeremic, have expressed their satisfaction with the annual European Commission, EC, report on their country’s reform progress. The report states that Serbia has maintained its European orientation and improved cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, despite …

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Basescu Nominates Economist for PM

Romanian President Traian Basescu has nominated respected economist Lucian Croitoru for the office of prime minister, having rejected the candidate proposed by opposition parties. “We need a person with experience in dealing with banks and international economic and financial institutions,” Basescu said, adding: “Mr. Croitoru is also politically independent and …

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Lav od papira

Tužilaštvo Federacije BiH potpuno je razvlaštena institucija. Zvanično postoje, imaju milionski budžet, desetine zaposlenih, ali kada se sve sabere, njihov je utjecaj, najblaže rečeno, skroman. Institucije koje su lav od papira čest su slučaj u BiH. Nije to izum ovdašnjih političkih umova, ali je praksa koju su svesrdno prigrlili. Zemlja …

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Greece: Balkans in EU by 2014

Greece is proposing a new EU membership road map for the Western Balkans states, which would make them fully-fledged members by 2014. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had outlined the plan to him yesterday. “It was a great honor to be the first representative …

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UNDP Montenegro report “inaccurate”

The director of the regional office of the UN Development Program for Europe, Kori Udovički, says the organization regrets the report published on Montenegro. In this internal UN report, Podgorica was referred to as “a provincial town” in which it was difficult for foreigners to live. Udovički told a press …

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