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) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:24:54 +0000 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:24:54 +0000 Business and Economy http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.emg.rs/img/emportal-rss.png http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/index.html 144 38 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132128.html Ankara relies on Sofia to support its membership in the EU, outgoing Turkish Ambassador Mehmet Gucuk said in a public lecture Tuesday, organized by the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria. 132128[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:53:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132120.html Problems include the low e-waste management capacities of NGOs, low citizens" awareness about the e-waste hazards, the lack of statistical data on the quantities of e-waste and the lack of networked structures dealing with problems in the area of e-waste. 132120[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:48:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132116.html The fully reconstructed, restored and conserved southwest bulwark of Skopje Fortress has been lit up late Tuesday in honor of Macedonia's Independence Day - September 8. 132116[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:29:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132115.html The Finance Ministry lowered Tuesday the interest rate of state bills by 0.3 percent, aimed at meeting requirements of the business community. 132115[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132087.html Romania's financial assistance programme, totaling over 20 billion, is supported by the IMF (13.6 billion euros), the European Commission (five billion), the World Bank (one billion euros) and other international institutions. 132087[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:09:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132086.html The government and public sector workers' unions agreed on Tuesday on a new basic collective agreement whereby the unions gave up a Christmas bonus for this year of HRK 1,250 per employee (170 euros), union representatives said after a meeting at the government. 132086[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:06:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132085.html Drug smugglers are using donkeys to take packets of weed from neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) into Croatia, Split police have said. 132085[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:01:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132084.html With the aim of strengthening the social protection and inclusion of children in BiH, a two-day seminar "Currents and perspectives in pre-school education in the world and here", organized by UNICEF, was held on Jahorina. 132084[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132083.html During his two-day stay in official visit to BiH, president of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gül, accompanied by BiH Presidency Chair Haris Silajdzic visited Mostar on Friday, where he met with the Mayor Ljubo Beslic and Chairman of the City Council of Mostar Murat Coric. 132083[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:57:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132066.html This year's TIF, that will last until September 19 and have Hungary as its theme country, will focus on innovation-green growth and have 16 official state participations. It will include 11 special dedications, conferences, concerts and several "green" activities. 132066[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:47:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132043.html Greek foreign debt totaled 297.2 billion US dollars in March 31, 2010, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced on Monday. 132043[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132042.html Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou on Tuesday will brief his EU counterparts over progress in implementing an economic consolidation program agreed with the EU and the IMF before a Eurogroup meeting approves the handout of a second tranche of an EU loan facility to Greece, worth 9.0 billion euros. 132042[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:34:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132041.html Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a major cabinet reshuffle in the early hours of Tuesday. 132041[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132028.html A number of 210 companies from 12 countries will participate in the nineteenth edition of the International Furniture and Wooden Products Fair (BIFE - TIMB), which opens on September 8, in Bucharest. 132028[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:29:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132025.html Situation in the baking industry is not alarming, although wheat is lacking due to the fact that producers keep it for the cattle due to the high corn prices, say manufacturers. 132025[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:27:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132023.html Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has said there is no need to engage the International Monetary Fund in Croatia and that her cabinet has not considered calling the Fund. 132023[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132017.html President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gul, along with BiH Presidency Chair Haris Silajdzic and the member of BiH Presidency Zeljko Komsic opened a new building of the International Burch University (IBU) today, on the second day of his visit, in Ilidza. 132017[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:09:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132003.html Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has stated in an interview published by the Vienna daily Der Standard that Tirana will not submit its own resolution on Kosovo to the UN GA. 132003[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:48:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/132014.html On the occasion of the visit of president of the Republic if Turkey Abdullah Gül to BiH, News Agency "Anadolija" formally opened its branch office in BiH last night. 132014[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131964.html The next local elections in Albania will be organized on May 8, 2011. The President of Albania issued a decree on Monday, where he defined this date as the day when the electoral challenge of the 65 municipalities and 319 communes will be held. 131964[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:21:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131963.html Presidents Georgi Purvanov of Bulgaria and Karolos Papoulias of Greece will inaugurate a new border crossing checkpoint between their countries, at, Ivailovgrad-Kyprinos, on September 9. 131963[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:19:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131901.html FYRMacedonia and Kosovo police forces are in constant communication after Lirim Jakupi-Nacist (31), one of the most dangerous criminals and extremists on the Balkans, convicted for murders, terrorist attacks and kidnappings in Kosovo, FYRMacedonia and Serbia, was arrested in Pristina on Sunday. 131901[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:13:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131900.html An aircraft of the Slovakian airline Air Explore caught fire in one engine shortly after landing in Kos airport on Saturday morning after a flight from Verona in Italy. All 170 passengers on board were safely evacuated without injuries. 131900[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:44:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131899.html The Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping ministry has unveiled a new list of prices for pharmaceuticals that will apply as of Monday. 131899[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131898.html Ruling PASOK retains a solid lead over main opposition New Democracy based on opinion polls published on Sunday, although "none of the above" remains the firm favourite among disillusioned Greek voters, with percentages vying those of the top party. 131898[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:38:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131897.html Energtek Inc., a world leader in the development of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, today announced that business development activities in the Republic of Serbia are advancing steadily, with several potential partners interested in the company's proprietary natural gas distribution technology. 131897[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:33:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131896.html The European Commission, the competition watchdog, said the fund would last until June 30, 2017. State aid: Commission authorises recapitalisation scheme implementing the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund for credit institutions 131896[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131895.html Patria and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia signed an Amendment related to the manufacturing and delivery contract of 126 Patria AMV 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles on July 2010. 131895[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131894.html The centre, strategically located on Bucharest-Pitesti Motorway at kilometre 102, nearby Dacia plant and the suppliers' industrial area, covers a 65,000-square metre area and it is the fourth centre, according to its size, in the Renault global network, which comprises 29 such centres. 131894[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:27:00 +0000 http://www.ekonomist.rs/en/news/region/131891.html Work has been a constant guideline of this Government, which respects the principles of transparency and accountability, Prime Minster Nikola Gruevski said Friday at a press conference, elaborating his Cabinet's achievements in the last four years. 131891[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:23:00 +0000