Eurasia

AutHor: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Vijeće ministara BiH utvrdilo je jučer Prijedlog izmjena Zakona o plaćama, kojim se osnovica za obračun plaće smanjuje sa sadašnjih 535 KM na 498. Izmjenama će plaće biti snižene u rasponu od 40 do 400 KM, usvojenim prijedlogom se i naknade za topli obrok smanjuju, …

AutHor: Mirza Čubro, Davud Muminović SARAJEVO – Stranka za BiH protivi se rekonstrukciji Vlade FBiH kroz smjenu nekoliko federalnih ministara, izjavio je Beriz Belkić, potpredsjednik Stranke za BiH. Odluku o imenovanju novog premijera i ministara potpisuju predsjednik i potpredsjednici Federacije BiH, a zbog protivljenja Stranke za BiH, Spomenka Mičić, potpredsjednica …

BRUSSELS, Belgium A new round of talks including Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar and EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will be held on Wednesday (June 17th) in Brussels in a last-ditch effort to find a solution to the border dispute that is blocking Croatia’s EU …

BERLIN, Germany Turkey is not ready to make any concessions in its EU membership negotiations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday (June 16th), after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

NICOSIA, Cyprus The Cypriot government has asked the UN and EU to halt a military exercise in the northeastern, Turkish part of the island, government spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said Tuesday (June 16th).

The 16th Summit of Central and East European Heads of State, featuring 14 presidents, is getting under way in Novi Sad today. Three-day summit will cover issues related to overcoming of 3 E challenges – economy, energy and European integration. Last year’s summitt was held in Ohrid, Macedonia.

Author: Mirza Čubro LUKSEMBURG, SARAJEVO – Vijeće EU na jučerašnjem zasjedanju u Luksemburgu ocijenilo je da sve zemlje regiona, uključujući i BiH, ostvaruju napredak u ispunjenju uslova za ukidanje viza. “Vijeće pozdravlja usvojeni i osvježeni izvještaj Evropske komisije o dijalogu sa zemljama zapadnog Balkana o liberalizaciji viznog režima. Izvještaj pokazuje …

LUXEMBOURG EU foreign ministers gave Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro the green light for visa liberalisation on Monday (June 15th). “The ministers encouraged the European Commission [EC] to launch a procedure to scrap visa requirements for compliant countries with a view of achieving a visa-free regime, ideally by the end of …

NICOSIA, Cyprus Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat discussed the territory issue and the opening of a new crossing point in Limnitis on Monday (June 15th). Another meeting is scheduled for June 26th.

PRISTINA, Kosovo The former UN envoy for Kosovo status talks, Martti Ahtisaari, received a warm welcome in Pristina on Monday (June 15th), the first anniversary of Kosovo’s constitution.”Kosovo’s independence is irreversible and this is evident from all the recognitions which continue to come from all around the world,” Ahtisaari said.