:11. February 2012.
New wave of cold hits region
19:10 |
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| Tanjug
A new wave of high snowfall, strong winds and low temperatures has once again created problems in the region, blocking traffic and causing problems in electricity supply.
Defence Minister Oprea orders air bridge to ship food to isolated places
11:51 |
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| Agerpres
Defence Minister Gabriel Oprea has ordered the establishment of a coordination centre at Air Fleet 90 of Otopeni, near Bucharest City, for an air bridge to be used to ship food to people in areas cut off by massive snowfall and blizzards.
Prime Minister Ungureanu goes on Saturday to areas affected by bad weather in country's east
11:49 |
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| Agerpres
Prime Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu announced that he is going, on Saturday, to the counties of Buzau and Vrancea (northeast of Bucharest), in the area affected by extreme weather conditions in the last period.
Macedonia to hold parallel talks with EU and Greece, NATO membership without delay - Latvian FM
11:45 |
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| MIA
We fully and deeply believe that Macedonia is ready to start membership negotiations with the EU immediately, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics stated after a meeting in Riga on Friday with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki.
Bosnia gets new government, ends 16-month deadlock
11:43 |
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| MIA
The 42-seat House of Representatives on Friday appointed, by a majority vote, Bosnia and Herzegovina's new Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Vjekoslav Bevanda, after the country had been without the state government since general elections in October 2010.
Over 150 documentaries to be shown at ZagrebDox
11:35 |
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| tportal.hr
The eighth edition of ZagrebDox, a leading documentary film festival in southeastern Europe, will take place from 26 February to 4 March in Movieplex in Kaptol Centar in the Croatian capital.
Bulgarian resort Pamporovo excited about hosting European Ski Cup
11:26 |
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| Novinite.com
The best racers from 17 countries are set to take part in the European Cup in Bulgaria's top winter resort Pamporovo on February 12-13, 2012.
17 Bulgarian cities to rise against ACTA
11:25 |
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| Novinite.com
People from 17 Bulgarian cities and towns are going to rally against the notorious ACTA, the anti-online piracy deal, on Saturday, February 11, 2012, joining thousands in a global protest coordinated by Stopp ACTA.
Chinese Ambassador hands donation on the occasion of bad weather by snow in BiH
11:23 |
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| Fena
Ambassador of National Republic of China to BiH Wang Fuguo handed a donation of 10.000 KM in Sarajevo today on the occasion of bad weather caused by snow in BiH.
Trhulj: Electricity production stable in FBiH
11:21 |
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| Fena
Energy sector is stable, citizens will have electricity and they should not be scared, Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry in Government of FBiH Erdal Trhulj stated today at the press conference of Party of Democratic Action.
10. February 2012.
Greek PM faces new problem as five cabinet members resign
18:10 |
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| ekathimerini.com
Five cabinet ministers, including the whole contingent from the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), resigned on Friday ahead of a meeting to be chaired by interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos.
LAOS leader says will not vote for debt deal
16:21 |
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| ekathimerini.com
The leader of the rightwing Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), Georgios Karatzaferis, on Friday called on Prime Minister Lucas Papademos to reshuffle his government, installing technocrats in the place of Socialist PASOK ministers, adding that he would not approve a new debt deal
Montenegro suffers severe weather conditions, three people die
13:08 |
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| Emg.rs
Heavy and almost incessant snow that had fallen over the whole territory of Montenegro in early February caused many troubles to road infrastructure, energy supply and access to many rural areas especially in the northern part of the country.
FYRMacedonia: Business start-up loans for the unemployed
13:06 |
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| MIA
Unemployed individuals who want to start their own business can do this through the self-employment project by way of crediting. They can apply February 11-March 2 in job clubs of the 30 employment centers throughout Macedonia.
Gruevski: Greece finally decides to receive Nimetz, but obstructs name process
13:04 |
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| MIA
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski believes it is good that mediator Matthew Nimetz comes to Macedonia and Greece, but what remains to be seen is who he will meet in Athens and whether talks will have some essence.
Greece: Nationwide strike Friday and Saturday
13:02 |
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| AMNA
A nationwide 48-hour strike on Friday and Saturday (February 10-11) was called on Thursday by Greece's two main umbrella federations GSEE and ADEDY, representing the private and public sectors respectively, in protest of the new memorandum agreed with the troika.
Greece: Minister quits over new austerity
13:00 |
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| AMNA
Deputy Employment Minister Yiannis Koutsoukos has resigned over drastic new austerity measures agreed by the coalition government.
Croatia: Farmers start protest rallies
12:58 |
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| tportal.hr
Protests of farmers, dissatisfied with the pace of payments of agriculture grants and with the government's plan to cut state aid for this sector, began throughout eastern and northern Croatia on Thursday, the leader of the protesting farmers, Stjepan Kunovec, told the media
Croatia: VAT to rise from 23 per cent to 25 per cent
12:57 |
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| Croatian Times
Croatian Finance Minister Slavko Linic announced that effective as from 1 March 2012, VAT in Croatia will rise from 23 per cent to 25 per cent, writes 24 sata.
Sea storm unveils ancient town on Bulgaria's coast
12:55 |
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| Novinite.com
The wall of an ancient building, most likely from Roman times, emerged in Sarafovo, near the Balck Sea city of Burgas Wednesday.
Morningstar: US is Bulgaria's strategic partner in energy
12:54 |
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| Novinite.com
The main issues that Bulgaria needs to stress on in its energy policy are diversification and transparency, stated US Energy Envoy for Eurasia Richard Morningstar, who is on an official visit to Sofia.
Bulgaria raised its export level to third countries in 2011
12:49 |
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| BNR
In 2011 the export of Bulgaria to third countries increased by 24.4 percent on 2010, exceeding EUR 8 bln., data of the National Statistical Institute shows.
European Court of Human Rights: Abu Hamza cannot be deported to Syria, his stay at immigration center illegal
12:47 |
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| Fena
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg announced a decision yesterday stating that Imad Al Husin (also known as Abu Hamza), who has been in custody at Immigration center in Istocno Sarajevo since 2008 cannot be deported to Syria for potential threat that he would be exposed
Festival "Sarajevo Winter" begins, 1.000 artists from 47 countries
12:46 |
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| Fena
This-year's, 28th ''Sarajevo Winter'' festival was opened last night with performance ''Awakening of spirits'' at the oldest cultural institution in our country, Earth Museum of BiH.
Agrokor withdraws its bid for Merkator
12:45 |
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| Fena/Hina
Agrokor has dropped its non-binding bid to purchase a 52.1-percent stake in the Slovenian retail chain Mercator, the private Croatian food and retail concern reported on Tuesday evening.
09. February 2012.
Greece: The agreement with the troika has been completed
18:50 |
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| Emg.rs
The government’s discussions with the troika were concluded successfully this morning on the issue which had remained open for further elaboration.Thus there is general agreement on the content of the new program, in view also of this evening’s Eurogroup meeting.
Greek PM, party leaders agree "on all points except one"
15:29 |
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| Emg.rs, AMNA
According to sources, the three party leaders -- PASOK leader and former prime minister George Papandreou, New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras and Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) leader George Karatzaferis -- authorised Papademos to negotiate with the troika the alternative
Member States react swiftly to Bulgaria’s request for assistance for fighting floods and harsh winter conditions
09:38 |
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| Emg.rs
Despite dealing with severe winter conditions at home, European countries have responded swiftly to Bulgaria’s request for assistance to fight floods and prevent further damage from the severe winter that has engulfed much of the country. Several dams are overflowing in
Bulgaria among EU Countries with lowest innovation performance
09:36 |
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| BTA
Bulgaria is one of the countries with moderate innovation performance according to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 presented by the European Commission on Tuesday. Romania, Lithuania and Latvia are in the same group of countries well below the EU27 average.
Minister: Croatia set to strengthen finances despite risks
09:34 |
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| Tanjug
Croatia's austerity budget for 2012 should help the government maintain the country's credit rating and take on new borrowing abroad, Finance Minister Slavko Linic said in an interview with Reuters published earlier this week.
