August, 2012

• 2 August

  Bosnia Pressured to ‘Name and Shame’ Tax Evaders

  After Croatia published a list of tax evaders, the Bosnian institutions are under pressure to do the same as the country is missing around 130 million euros in unpaid taxes.The Bosnian Indirect Taxation Authority, ITA, said on Wednesday that they support the idea of going public with the names of …

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• 2 August

  KFOR Asks for Serbia’s Help with Illegal Crossings

  NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, has called on Serbia’s authorities to unblock its border crossing with Kosovo at Jarinje for commercial traffic.On Thursday, the peacekeeping forces have ordered all the truck drivers to use the administrative border crossing to import goods to Kosovo, or otherwise return to Serbia. In …

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• 2 August

  Serbia MPs to Decide Fate of Central Bank Chief

  The new Serbian government has prepared the ground to dismiss the chief of the central bank – the move that both the IMF and the EU strongly oppose.The Serbian parliamentarians will be considering changes to the Law on the National Bank of Serbia today. Draft amendments to the Law on …

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• 1 August

  Fikret Abdic Wants to Go Back to Business

  The controversial Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, Fikret Abdic, speaking for the first time since he was released from prison, has said that he wants to return to his career in business.Speaking at a press conference in Zagreb on Tuesday, Abdic, known as Babo [Daddy] to his followers, said …

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• 1 August

  Conference Reviews Croatia-Serbia Relations

  The chairman of the Serbian National Council in Croatia has expressed his dissatisfaction that the homes of Serb returnees to Croatia were being rebuilt slowly.Speaking on Tuesday at the opening a regional conference on Serbian-Croatian relations held near the Croatian town of Obrovac, Milorad Pupovac, the chairman of the Serbian …

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• 1 August

  EULEX Charges Eight Kosovo Judges with Corruption

  Six Kosovo Albanians and two Kosovo Serbs, all former judges, have been charged with corruption by the EU rule of law mission to Kosovo, EULEX.EULEX prosecutors have charged the former President of Pristina’s Municipal Court, Nuhi Uka and seven other local judges with embezzlement. The former judges are suspected of …

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• 1 August

  Bulgarian Police Release Photo of Burgas Suicide Bomber Suspect

  Bulgarian police have succeeded to provide a computer-generated image of the suicide bomber who staged the July 18 terror attack in the coastal town of Burgas.The photo of the suspect was released on Wednesday by the press office of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry. The Interior Ministry urges anyone who has information …

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• 1 August

  Almost All Serbia’s Draft Laws Withdrawn

  The new government of Serbia withdrew almost all the draft legislation of the previous administration on Tuesday.Out of the 79 bills submitted to parliament by the previous government only two remained – the bill on payment deadlines for users of public funds and government companies and the amendments to the …

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• 1 August

  Croatia Publishes List of 100,000 Tax Debtors

  Croatia’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday published a list of over 102,000 companies and individuals who have failed to pay the state millions of euros in taxes.The list of companies that owe the state is headed by the Zagreb-based Tempo construction company, with a tax debt of HRK 292 million [€39 …

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July, 2012

• 31 July

  Montenegro to Hold Elections on October 14

  As the tiny Adriatic country faces tough EU accession talks, its president has called early parliamentary elections.Filip Vujanovic, Montenegro’s president, has called early parliamentary election for October 14, some six months ahead of schedule.

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