News Archive

17. March 2010.

3 islands, 36 hotels and 8 bays on sale in Turkey

16:57 | 0 | Pioneer-Investors.com

Three islands, 36 hotels and 8 bays have been put on sale in Marmaris and Datca resort areas of Mugla, western Turkey.

Japan lends Romania 315 mln Euros to build tube network

16:55 | 0 | Pioneer-Investors.com

Japan agreed to lend Romania a loan worth of 315 million Euros for Romanian authorities to build the Bucharest - "Henri Coanda" Airport tube network.

Eni head suggests Nabucco-South Stream merger

16:51 | 0 | Pioneer-Investors.com

Italian group Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni suggested that Nabucco and South Stream projects would bring major benefits if they merged, at least along some parts of the transit route.

Minister Osmani supports adoption of declaration on European cooperation in e-health sector

16:45 | 0 | MIA

Health Minister Bujar Osmani addressed Tuesday EU conference "E-Health 2010" in Barcelona, which adopted a declaration on European cooperation in e-health.

ECB announces EU-funded cooperation programme with the Central Bank of BiH

16:43 | 0 | Fena

The aim of the programme is to support the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its efforts to implement the central banking standards of the European Union (EU) in preparation for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s accession to the EU.

Bulgaria to salvage budget through stimulus privatisation

08:42 | 0 | Dnevnik

In the eight month since sweeping into power, pressured by insufficiency tax revenue, Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB is starting to fulfill its promise to shed minority stakes in various companies.

FYROM: Enough finances for private sector this year, bankers claim

08:40 | 0 | MIA

Credit growth and support for businesses this year will be more significant. There will be enough finances for the private sector, bankers estimate.

"Greece name row, FYRMacedonia's biggest obstacle"

08:37 | 0 | MIA

Slovenia's ambassador to Macedonia Alain Bergant delivered Monday a lecture at the Tetovo-based University of Southeast Europe, focusing on his country's experiences in the EU integration process.

EU mission chief says Croatia must prepare for using European funds

08:35 | 0 | Tportal

The chief of the European Union Mission to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, said in Varazdin on Tuesday there was a lot of money from European funds at Croatia's disposal, but that Croatia must prepare the infrastructure and the projects to use it.

Kristalina Georgieva to act as one of Catherine Ashton’s deputies

08:34 | 0 | BNR

Kristalina Georgieva, the Bulgarian commissioner for humanitarian aid, will be one of the three commissioners who will act as deputies of Catherine Ashton, the EU's recently-appointed foreign policy chief.

A false and damaging dichotomy

08:32 | 0 | EMportal

The EU has delivered security and prosperity to 500 million people by developing a free and vibrant single market and an open society protected by the rule of law, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, told a conference on the BiH business environment

Ashton warned of a breakdown in communication between Bosnia’s ethnic leaders

08:31 | 0 | BH News, Dnevni Avaz

The European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has submitted an unusually sharply-worded quarterly report on Bosnia to the United Nation.

EU Commisioner to visit BiH

08:28 | 0 | Fena

Štefan Füle, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, will make his first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, 18 March.

Department of State launches new tool to foster "Online Open Dialogue"

07:48 | 0 | EMportal

The Department of State today launches "Opinion Space", an interactive site hosted on State.gov that seeks to foster global conversations on foreign affairs.

16. March 2010.

Eurogroup on Greece

17:07 | 0 | EMportal

The objective would not be to provide financing at average euro area interest rates, but to safeguard financial stability in the euro area as a whole. The proposals would be fully consistent with the Treaty framework and national law and would provide strong incentives to return

PPC union announces strikes this week

15:08 | 0 | ANA

The union, GENOP-DEH, is vociferously objecting to recent pay cuts affecting PPC's workforce and a projected decrease of 10 percent of the state's funding towards the utility's insurance fund.

Greece: Credit conditions improved

15:06 | 0 | ANA

Credit conditions showed signs of improvement in February, as an economic recession is taking its toll on financial transactions in the country.

Bulgaria, Russia boost Black Sea ferry line

15:03 | 0 | Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria and Russia are adding a second ship to the Varna-Port Kavkaz ferry line in the Black Sea starting April 2010.

Inzko: Energy has no national symbols

14:59 | 0 | Fena

Four and half years since the BiH has signed an agreement on forming the energy community, it still has not implemented basic provisions of the agreement, warned today HR Valentin Inzko before the beginning of the session of the "Parliament for Europe" dedicated to

Biofuels contested. Doubts about climate change origins, doubts about its remedies too.

Green groups sue Commission over withheld biofuels documents.

07:40 | 0 | Pioneer-Investors.com

On Monday 8 March 2010, a coalition of environmental groups filed a legal action against the European Commission over its refusal to release documents

FYROM: Gasoline, diesel prices upped

07:14 | 0 | MIA

Prices of gasoline and diesel fuel as of midnight rise by Denar 2,5 and 2 per liter respectively, the Energy Regulatory Commission decided on Monday.

FYROM:Ohrid hosts annual conference of European customs administrations

07:13 | 0 | MIA

The Macedonian Customs Administration hosts March 15-16 in Ohrid the annual conference of Heads of Customs of the Europe Region of the World Customs Organization (WCO).

Man dead in Skopje armed incident

07:11 | 0 | MIA

A man was shot to death Monday afternoon near the Universal Hall on "Partisanski Odredi" boulevard in Skopje.

Russia: All four parliamentary parties win seats in regional legislatures.

07:09 | 0 | Itar-Tass

All the four parties represented in the State Duma - United Russia, KPRF, LDPR and Just Russian parties, will have their representatives in the legislatures of eight territories of the Russian Federation where parliamentary election was held on Sunday.

Russia, Bulgaria creating design company for South Stream

07:08 | 0 | Itar-Tass

Russia and Bulgaria are planning to create soon a design company within the framework of the implementation of the South Stream project, in accordance with a bilateral agreement between the two countries.

Greece: Rises in broad consumption goods and fuel

07:05 | 0 | ANA

VAT rates rise to 10% from 9% for food products, restaurants, coffe shops, DEH, EYDAP, drugs, hotel accommodation and to 21% from 19% for clothing, shoes, mobile phone bills, cosmetics, drinks, detergents, electric appliances, electronic products and furniture.

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