EMG News http://www.emg.rs/en/news/index.html EMG - Product of Ekonomist Media Group en Copyright 1999 - 2010, EMG.rs rss@emg.rs (RSS Admin) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:08:39 +0000 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:08:39 +0000 Business and Economy http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.emg.rs/img/emportal-rss.png EMG News http://www.emg.rs/en/news/index.html 144 38 Espana: Kosovo to attend conference only under UNMIK auspices http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116789.html Spanish Ambassador to Serbia Inigo de Palacio Espana has stated that the authorities in Pristina can be presented at international conferences organized by the EU only under the UNMIK auspices and in accordance with the Resolution 1244, adding that this will be the condition for the Kosovo authorities to be invited to the conference planned for the beginning of June in Sarajevo. 116789[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:41:00 +0000 Hungarian President did not mediate http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116800.html Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom's proposal to hold a trilateral meeting between Croatian, Serbian and Hungarian presidents is an offer and an initiative, rather than a mediation between Zagreb and Belgrade, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic stated. 116800[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:49:00 +0000 Croatian FinMin says no Christmas bonuses, holiday cash grants this year http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116788.html Finance Minister Ivan Suker said that this year there would be no money in the state budget for Christmas bonuses and holiday cash grants, that in possible budgetary cuts salaries and pensions would be reduced last, and that children's and maternity allowances would definitely not be reduced. 116788[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:31:00 +0000 Dalimunthe: Indonesia's unwavering support to Serbia http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116799.html Indonesian Ambassador to Belgrade Muhammad Abduh Dalimunthe stated that Indonesia gives its unwavering support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia. 116799[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:45:00 +0000 Putin, Clinton to meet in Moscow Friday http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116787.html Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on March 19, Putin's spokesman said on Thursday. 116787[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:29:00 +0000 Serbian FM urges NAM to continue to back Serbia http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116798.html Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic expressed gratitude in Manila to the majority of member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for not having recognized the independence of Kosovo, and urged them to maintain the stance and back Serbia's efforts to find a solution for its southern province via dialogue. 116798[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:43:00 +0000 Albania: Central Bank's inflation alarm http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116786.html Albania's rate of inflation during February reached 4.4%, exceeding the safety range fixed by the country's Central Bank, of between 2-4%, by 0.4%. 116786[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:27:00 +0000 Kosovo and Montenegro sign MoU in the field of telecommunications http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116797.html Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Kosovo (TRA) and the Agency for Electronic and Postal Communications of Montenegro (TEAM), have signed in Prishtina a memorandum of understanding in the field of electronic communications, which aims to exchange information, regulation of radio spectrum and coordination between regulators of the region. 116797[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:42:00 +0000 Greece urges EU aid, but Germany 'open' to IMF appeal http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116784.html Greece warned on Thursday it could call on the IMF for help unless European leaders offered financial aid next week, with Germany now appearing "open" to the idea as the Greek debt crisis hit the euro. 116784[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:25:00 +0000 Kosovo and Montenegro to remove double taxation http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116796.html Kosovo Minister of Economy and Finances, Ahmet Shala and his Montenegrin counterpart, Branko Vujovic, agreed in Podgorica to intensify economic cooperation, mainly in the field of privatization, tourism and removal of double taxation. 116796[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:41:00 +0000 EIB vice-president: Romania's economy is undergoing the last crisis stage http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116783.html The Romanian economy is currently going through the last stage of the economic crisis after getting over the hardest part, European Investment Bank (EIB) vice-president Mathias Kollatz-Ahnen declared. 116783[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:23:00 +0000 Sejdiu addresses NATO Council http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116790.html Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu, addressed Wednesday in Brussels the Ambassadors of the NATO Council states, where he requested from the North Atlantic Alliance to continue to guarantee territorial integrity of Kosovo and to continue with the support for Kosovo Security Force. 116790[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:52:00 +0000 EU enlargement commissioner visits Montenegro http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116782.html European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule told Montenegrin leaders in Podgorica on Thursday the country was facing a more demanding integration phase full of challenges, saying concrete results were necessary in the struggle against corruption and organised crime. 116782[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:21:00 +0000 NYTimes predicts financial apocalypse in 2012 http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116781.html 2012 also is the beginning of a three-year period in which more than $700 billion in risky, high-yield corporate debt begins to come due, an extraordinary surge that some analysts fear could overload the debt markets, US newspaper "The New York Times" says. 116781[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:20:00 +0000 Slovenian Embassy: Conference on Western Balkans to be held http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116778.html The conference on the Western Balkans, scheduled for Saturday, March 20, at Brdo pri Kranju near Ljubljana, will surely be held, as the Slovenian Embassy in Belgrade told. 116778[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:05:00 +0000 Greece open to IMF solution http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116780.html Prime-minister George Papandreou used his speech in the European Parliament to send the message that Greece would refer to International Monetary Fund unless a European solution is given for Greece to borrow at same interest rates as other countries. 116780[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:19:00 +0000 Fule: All regional leaders should be in Brdo pri Kranju http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116777.html European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule stated that the conference that is scheduled to be held in Brdo pri Kranju in Slovenia will send positive messages, adding that all regional leaders should take part in it. 116777[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:03:00 +0000 Bulgarian NA confirmed Tomislav Donchev as Minister for European Funds http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116779.html At the suggestion of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov the National Assembly adopted a cabinet structure change. MPs approved Tomislav Donchev for the newly inaugurated post of Minister for EU Fund Management. 116779[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:12:00 +0000 In case Tadic shows up, Van Rompuy attend conference http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116776.html EP rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin stated that President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said that provided Serbian President Boris Tadic attends the meeting of the Western Balkan leaders in Slovenia, he will be ready to attend it as well. 116776[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:02:00 +0000 Ministry of Environment supports Earth Hour 2010 campaign http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116775.html The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning has supported the global campaign Earth Hour 2010, as part of which all lights and electronic devices will be switched off for an hour on 27 March 2010, in a move to add to the global fight against climate change. 116775[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 Djelic at meeting of national coordinators of EU strategy for Danube region http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116774.html Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Bozidar Djelic will pay a working visit today to Brussels where he will participate in a meeting of national coordinators for the EU"s strategy for the Danube region. 116774[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:58:00 +0000 No statement after Pahor-Van Rompuj meeting http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116773.html The chairman of the Council of the European Union, Herman van Rompuj, met on March 18 with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor, who made a surprise visit to Brussels in order to convince Van Rompuj about the need for his participation in the meeting of Western Balkan officials, to be held in Brdo kod Kranja in Slovenia on March 20 116773[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:09:00 +0000 US companies in Serbia employ 8,000 people http://www.emg.rs/en/news/serbia/116772.html Newly appointed US Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick said in Novi Sad that US companies in Serbia employ 8,000 people and that the number is constantly increasing. 116772[at]emg.rs News - SerbiaNews Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:52:00 +0000 Commissioner Štefan Füle on a regional visit to the Western Balkans http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116646.html European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle started his regional visit to the Western Balkans on 17 March. 116646[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:09:00 +0000 FYRMacedonia to submit reply to Greek counter-memorial by June 9 http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116645.html FYRepublic of Macedonia should submit a Reply to Greece's counter-memorial at the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) by June 9, regarding the case concerning the violation of the 1995 Interim Agreement. 116645[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:08:00 +0000 "Name issue settlement with identity left aside" http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116644.html UN-mediated talks focus on the name and all other debates are subsidiary. Identity is something sacred for every nation and it must not be touched upon. 116644[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:03:00 +0000 Europe shames its major powers over debts http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116641.html The European Union accused its major powers on Wednesday of running away from bulging government deficits, after Germany warned that repeat eurozone offenders deserve expulsion from the bloc. 116641[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0000 Bulgaria: Energy Minister says some EUR 600 mln were spent last on Belene N-Plant's site http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116634.html The documented expenditures on the last "spurt" of construction on the site of the Belene nuclear power plant are about 600 million euro, Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov told journalists on Tuesday. 116634[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:06:00 +0000 Ban Ki-moon to hold talks with Russian leaders in Moscow http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116633.html UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Moscow Wednesday for talks with the Russian leadership on interaction in the format of the UN. 116633[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:04:00 +0000 Feasibility study for Croatian section of South Stream pipeline to be completed by year's end http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/116632.html A feasibility study for the Croatian section of the South Stream gas pipeline should be completed by 30 December 2010 at the latest, the Russian media reported on Tuesday. 116632[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:03:00 +0000