:News Archive
24. November 2009.
BiH: First review of stand-by arrangement with IMF completed
09:34 |
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| Fena
After seven days of negotiations, BiH Fiscal Council and International Monetary Fund (IMF) came to an agreement which successfully completed the first review on the stand-by arrangement, stated today BiH CoM chair Nikola Spiric who chairs the Fiscal Council.
President Georgi Parvanov to go on state visit to Greece 24-26 November
09:35 |
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| BNR
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will go on a state visit to Greece from 24 to 26 November at the invitation of the Greek President Karolos Papoulias.
Croatia: Undergraduates resume protest actions
09:37 |
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| RadioNET
Undergraduates of Pula University on Monday began with protest actions demanding free education, the building of dormitories and the standardisation of the Bologna process.
Athens municipal health centres begin H1N1 vaccinations
09:39 |
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| EMportal
Health professionals were the first to undergo vaccination on Monday against the new flu virus at seven city of Athens municipal health clinics, within the framework of a national action plan to counter any major outbreak of the A/H1N1 flu virus in Greece.
Greek PM invites Albanian, Macedonian PMs in an informal meeting
09:41 |
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| EMportal
The meeting will discuss the possibility of cooperation for the protection and viable development of the Prespes national park region, which straddles the borders of all three countries.
FYROM: Gasoline prices surge, diesel fuel prices remain the same
09:45 |
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| MIA
Prices of gasoline increase by Denar 1 and prices of diesel fuel remain the same as of Monday midnight.
First swine flu death reported in Romania
09:46 |
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| Agerpres
The first swine flu death as a result of A/H1N1 infection has been reported in Romania
Romania: Central Electoral Office announces partial official results
09:49 |
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| Hotnews.ro
Traian Basescu obtained 32.43% of the votes, Mircea Geoana 31.16% and Crin Antonescu 20.02% according to the partial official results published by the Central Electoral Office on Monday, at 8PM, after counting 99.81% of the votes
Albanian opposition issues ultimatum to government
09:54 |
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| SEtimes.com
Opposition parties wrapped up three days of protest on Sunday (November 22nd), issuing an ultimatum to the government: launch an investigation into the June 28th general elections within ten days or prepare for more protests.
BiH fails to meet conditions for visa-free regime
09:56 |
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| SEtimes.com
Mirel announced that an EC team will arrive in BiH next month to assess Sarajevo's readiness to meet the criteria for visa-scrapping. Once the criteria are met, the EC could propose abolishing visas for Bosnian citizens early next year.
Turkey lifts visa requirement for Albanians
09:59 |
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| ANSAmed
The agreement exempts Albanian citizens from visa requirement for their stay in Turkey for up to 90 days in a six months period.
BSE follows global trends
11:50 |
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| Dnevnik
The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) stuck to foreign market trends last week, in a low trading volume, stirred by only several large deals.
Croatian Gov't sends draft 2010 budget to parliament
11:54 |
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| RadioNET
The Croatian government on Saturday forwarded to parliament a draft 2010 budget which envisages revenues of HRK 112.8 billion, up 1.5 per cent from this year, and expenditures of HRK 121.4 billion, HRK 904 million more than this year.
Romania's presidential election generally meets standards, but remaining shortcomings must be addressed
14:46 |
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| EMportal
Presidential election in Romania generally met OSCE commitments and other international standards, but steps are needed to address remaining shortcomings, the limited election observation mission deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded
Citibank closes Attica offices
12:07 |
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| ANSAmed
Citibank has decided to close or unify ten offices in the Attica zone of Greece.