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Berlusconi to receive Berisha today

14:22 | 0 | ANSAmed

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, will have a meeting in the Prime Minister's office on February 12 at 1 pm with Albania's Prime Minister, Sali Berisha.

Inzko: Delaying this country's European integration is unacceptable

14:24 | 0 | Fena

The High Representative and EU Special Representative stressed the need for the engagement of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political leaders since the issue of State and Defence property has a direct bearing on the process of OHR transition.

Promachonas roadblock remains

14:26 | 0 | ANA

Protesting farmers blocking the Promachonas border post, at midnight Thursday allowed for a few hours the passage of trucks to and from Bulgaria.

Greece: Nasty Weather on Ash Monday

14:28 | 0 | ANA

The heavy showers and storms that hit Greece caused serious damage to several areas of northern and central Greece.

Econonomic crisis discussed at event hosted by Greek-Israeli Chamber

14:33 | 0 | ANA

"The economic crisis phenomenon has not been fully interpreted yet because it is still in progress," Deputy Finance Minister Filippos Sahinidis underlined on Thursday, at a working luncheon hosted by the Greek-Israeli Chamber of Commerce and Technology in Athens.

Greece: OA, Aegean in partnership talks

14:33 | 0 | ANA

Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines SA on Thursday confirmed partnership talks between their main shareholders, although both companies said there was "nothing concrete" to be announced so far.

UN mediator on FYROM issue due in Athens late February

14:34 | 0 | ANA

The UN secretary general's mediator on the FYROM name issue, Matthew Nimetz, will visit Greece in the last week of February, foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras announced in Athens on Thursday.

Rental levels of retail space in Western Europe 5 times higher than in the Balkans

08:22 | 0 | EMportal

Colliers International EMEA (www.colliers.com) conducted research of retail rental levels in the “Europe, Middle East and Africa” region for the period from the end of 2009 to the beginning of 2010. As a point of reference, Colliers used rents for top quality retail

European Parliament votes down agreement with the US

08:09 | 0 | EMportal

Parliament refused on Thursday to give its consent to the EU's interim agreement on banking data transfers to the USA via the SWIFT network, amid concerns for privacy, proportionality and reciprocity. The resolution rejecting the agreement was approved by 378 votes to 196, with

EP’s view on Croatian, Macedonian and Turkish EU hopes

08:16 | 0 | Sofia News Agency

The European Parliament has given a positive overall verdict on efforts in 2009 by Croatia and FYRMacedonia to qualify for EU membership.Progress on concrete reforms remained limited in 2009, says the resolution on Turkey drafted by Ria Oomen-Ruijten and adopted by show of hands.

Turkey will continue to march towards EU membership with determination

08:19 | 0 | EMportal

Assessments of the EU institutions regarding candidate countries, while drawing attention to the shortcomings expected to be overcome, should be drafted with an objective approach, conducive to furthering the process and encouraging the candidate country.

Reforms on human rights will strengthen Turkey and Europe

08:34 | 0 | EMportal

“I have been reassured that human rights reform will continue, and that Turkey is committed to play its role in a new Europe”, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland said upon concluding his visit to Turkey on Tuesday.

Greece: Commissioner Hammarberg welcomes initial steps to improve refugee policy, police conduct and minority rights - and urges determined implementation

08:35 | 0 | EMportal

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Greece during which he held discussions with a number of authorities including the Vice-President of the Government, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Citizen

EU promises Greek solidarity, but no hard cash yet

08:37 | 0 | EUbusiness.com

European leaders pledged solidarity Thursday with debt-stricken Greece and "determined" measures to defend the eurozone but stopped short of offering an immediate injection of hard cash.

Italy strengthens relations with Eastern neighbours

09:51 | 0 | ANSAmed

The Balkans have called and Italy has answered: first and foremost with around 50 thousand companies from small to medium-sized, spread from Romania, which hosts 30 thousand of them alone, and Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo.

Turkish Bank forecasts some 230 mln USD investment

08:41 | 0 | Anadolu

Turkey's Akbank foresees 350 million TL (230 million USD) of investments in 2010, director general Ziya Akkurt told a press conference in Istanbul.

NATO Wise Men Group to talk in Duma on relations with RF

08:42 | 0 | Itar-Tass

The previous concept had been approved in Washington in 1999. It reflected the summary experience of NATO resulting from the Balkan wars, and by the present time this concept has largely lost its relevance. At the same time it for the first time fixed a possibility of conducting

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12. February 2010.