April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Varna is likely to become the natural gas hub of Bulgaria, Petar Dimitrov, Minister for Economy and Energy announced Tuesday while in the coastal city. “The exploitation of the newly-discovered gas deposits Kavarna 1 and Kavarna 2, Kaliakra and the small deposits that meet local needs will boost the city’s …
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April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Politically, Macedonia has been performing well which might recommend it for exemption from the European Union’s visa regime, the European Union Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn, was quoted as saying Wednesday in Brussels. Skopje is very eager for a quick decision to lift the EU visa barrier that has been hampering …
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April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
The attack against the independence of the Constitutional Court by the main ruling VMRO DPMNE party is “unacceptable”, Macedonia’s outgoing President, Branko Crvenkovski says. Crvenkovski’s statement made Tuesday afternoon, referred to the reaction of the ruling ‘right from centre’ party on the Constitutional Court’s decision to annul their law allowing …
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April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
Croatian Foriegn Minister Gordan Jandrokovic has met with commissioner Olli Rehn, who is holding diplomatic meetings on both sides of the Croat-Slovene border dispute. Slovenian and Croatian foreign affairs ministers Samuel Zbogar and Gordan Jandrokovic have initiated meetings in Brussels at the European Commission headquarters to find a resolution their …
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April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Kosovo’s Philately issued a new postage stamp picturing the Monastery of Decan. Decan’s monastery, located near Peja is considered by art historians as one of the greatest sites of Kosovo’s cultural heritage. The monastery is built in the 13 century corresponding to the Christian Orthodox legacy, and is considered one …
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April 23, 2009 Eurasia News, Romania News
By mid-May, Romania’s ruling coalition has decided to adopt new Criminal and Civil Codes. Romania’s ruling coalition has decided to adopt, by mid-May, new Criminal and Civil Codes. On Wednesday, the center-right Democratic Party and its ruling partner, the Social Democracy Party, decided that the procedures will be voted on …
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April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Kosovo leaders along with authorities from the US Embassy will be planting chestnut trees in Pristina’s city park today, to mark ‘International Earth day’. Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Pristina, Thomas Yazgerdi, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu, Minister of Environment and Spatial …
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April 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Bulgarians are becoming seriously concerned about the ongoing economic and financial crisis, according to a survey administered by the Open Society Institute in Sofia, the Dnevnik daily reported Wednesday. The survey was administered in March and April this year and revealed that since last October, the share of people who …
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April 22, 2009 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Author: Mirza Čubro Pronaći sve odgovorne za planiranje, podstrekivanje i izvršenje ratnih zločina u cijeloj BiH prvi je i ključni preduvjet za izgradnju povjerenja, dobrih odnosa i suživota u BiH. Hapšenje svih osumnjičenih za ratne zločine posebno je važno za povratak. Povratnici ne mogu spokojno živjeti u svojim domovima ako …
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April 22, 2009 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Udruženje stradalnika “Grabovica 93” traži od vlasti BiH da Nihada Vlahovljaka, Seada Karagića i Harisa Rajkića, bivše pripadnike Armije RBiH osuđene na po 13 godina zatvora zbog ratnog zločina u selu Grabovica, odmah upute na izdržavanje kazne. “Svakom normalnom čovjeku je nezamislivo da se odgovorni …
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