EMG News - Region http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/index.html EMG - Product of Ekonomist Media Group en Copyright 1999 - 2010, EMG.rs rss@emg.rs (RSS Admin) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:58:40 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:58:40 +0000 Business and Economy http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.emg.rs/img/emportal-rss.png EMG News - Region http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/index.html 144 38 3 islands, 36 hotels and 8 bays on sale in Turkey http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116596.html Three islands, 36 hotels and 8 bays have been put on sale in Marmaris and Datca resort areas of Mugla, western Turkey. 116596[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:57:00 +0000 Japan lends Romania 315 mln Euros to build tube network http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116595.html Japan agreed to lend Romania a loan worth of 315 million Euros for Romanian authorities to build the Bucharest - "Henri Coanda" Airport tube network. 116595[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0000 Eni head suggests Nabucco-South Stream merger http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116592.html 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. 116592[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:51:00 +0000 Minister Osmani supports adoption of declaration on European cooperation in e-health sector http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116590.html Health Minister Bujar Osmani addressed Tuesday EU conference "E-Health 2010" in Barcelona, which adopted a declaration on European cooperation in e-health. 116590[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +0000 ECB announces EU-funded cooperation programme with the Central Bank of BiH http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116589.html 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. 116589[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:43:00 +0000 Bulgaria to salvage budget through stimulus privatisation http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116506.html 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. 116506[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:42:00 +0000 FYROM: Enough finances for private sector this year, bankers claim http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116505.html Credit growth and support for businesses this year will be more significant. There will be enough finances for the private sector, bankers estimate. 116505[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:40:00 +0000 "Greece name row, FYRMacedonia's biggest obstacle" http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116504.html 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. 116504[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:37:00 +0000 EU mission chief says Croatia must prepare for using European funds http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116502.html 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. 116502[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:35:00 +0000 Kristalina Georgieva to act as one of Catherine Ashton’s deputies http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116501.html 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. 116501[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:34:00 +0000 A false and damaging dichotomy http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116500.html 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 last week. 116500[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:32:00 +0000 Ashton warned of a breakdown in communication between Bosnia’s ethnic leaders http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116499.html The European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has submitted an unusually sharply-worded quarterly report on Bosnia to the United Nation. 116499[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:31:00 +0000 EU Commisioner to visit BiH http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116498.html Štefan Füle, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, will make his first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, 18 March. 116498[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:28:00 +0000 Department of State launches new tool to foster "Online Open Dialogue" http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116492.html The Department of State today launches "Opinion Space", an interactive site hosted on State.gov that seeks to foster global conversations on foreign affairs. 116492[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:48:00 +0000 Eurogroup on Greece http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116472.html 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 to markets as soon as possible. 116472[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +0000 PPC union announces strikes this week http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116447.html 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. 116447[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +0000 Greece: Credit conditions improved http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116446.html Credit conditions showed signs of improvement in February, as an economic recession is taking its toll on financial transactions in the country. 116446[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:06:00 +0000 Bulgaria, Russia boost Black Sea ferry line http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116445.html Bulgaria and Russia are adding a second ship to the Varna-Port Kavkaz ferry line in the Black Sea starting April 2010. 116445[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +0000 Inzko: Energy has no national symbols http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116442.html 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 the energy sector reform. 116442[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:59:00 +0000 Green groups sue Commission over withheld biofuels documents. http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116397.html On Monday 8 March 2010, a coalition of environmental groups filed a legal action against the European Commission over its refusal to release documents 116397[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:40:00 +0000 FYROM: Gasoline, diesel prices upped http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116394.html 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. 116394[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:14:00 +0000 FYROM:Ohrid hosts annual conference of European customs administrations http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116393.html 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). 116393[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:13:00 +0000 Man dead in Skopje armed incident http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116392.html A man was shot to death Monday afternoon near the Universal Hall on "Partisanski Odredi" boulevard in Skopje. 116392[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:11:00 +0000 Russia: All four parliamentary parties win seats in regional legislatures. http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116391.html 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. 116391[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:09:00 +0000 Russia, Bulgaria creating design company for South Stream http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116390.html 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. 116390[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:08:00 +0000 Greece: Rises in broad consumption goods and fuel http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116389.html 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. 116389[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:05:00 +0000 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy visits Turkey http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116359.html Prior to his visit, Commissioner Füle stated: "I am confident that at the end of the process it will be a new, modern and reformed Turkey whose accession to the EU will be to the benefit of both the EU and Turkey". 116359[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:28:00 +0000 Slovenia: 1 bln Euro bond issued to deal with crisis http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116315.html Slovenia issued state bonds yesterday valued at 1 billion euros to deal with the lack of liquidity due to the economic crisis. This is the fourth time the country has resorted to this sort of action in a year. 116315[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:21:00 +0000 Montenegro: Exports -41.5% in 2009 http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116314.html As reported by the authorities in Podgorica, last year Montenegro exported goods to 60 counties, in particular to Serbia, Italy and Slovenia, whilst Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are the primary countries for imports. 116314[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:19:00 +0000 Italo-Bosnian robotics centre set up in Sarajevo http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116313.html A centre for new robotics technologies has been set up in Sarajevo following an technical and trade agreement between two companies in the sector: 116313[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:16:00 +0000