June, 2012

• 14 June

  Macedonian Schools Join Bid to Bridge Ethnic Divide

  Ten Macedonian elementary and high schools have joined a project run by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, which aims to unite children of different ethnic backgrounds.

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• 14 June

  Romanian MPs Demand TV Chief’s Head

  Head of public television has to resign after parliament’s hostile scrutiny of last year’s activity report for TVR.

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• 13 June

  Belgrade Re-Elects Dragan Djilas as Mayor

  Democratic Party candidate Dragan Djilas has started his second term as mayor of Belgrade after 63 of the 110 members of the City Assembly voted for him. “We will continue to do what we have been doing so far, which is continue our fight for a better Belgrade,” Djilas said …

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• 13 June

  Ahmeti Urges Macedonia ‘Name’ Solution in 2013

  Head of Macedonia’s main ethnic Albanian party, the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, says a solution to the “name” dispute between Macedonia and Greece may be nearer in 2013, when both countries have elections out of the way.

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• 13 June

  EULEX Recovers Remains of Kosovo War Victims

  EULEX’s Department of Forensic Medicine exhumed three bodies in Fushe-Kosovo on Tuesday, which are suspected to be victims of the Kosovo war.EU Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo, EULEX, forensics team exhumed the remains of three unidentified people on Tuesday, from the cemetery in Fushe-Kosovo, who were buried immediately after …

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• 13 June

  Bosnia Urged to Cut Red Tape For Investors

  Over-complicated red tape and the long time needed for completing paperwork are key reasons why people do not invest more in Bosnia, a conference on investment in Sarajevo heard on Tuesday. Other serious problems are transport and the culture of graft, as the country has a poor reputation for corruption …

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• 13 June

  Macedonia Bank Says Economy is Holding Up

  Macedonia’s economy faces a prolonged period of danger from the crisis affecting the eurozone but macroeconomic stability and the stability of the currency, the Denar, are not shaken, the Central Bank says.

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• 13 June

  Serbia Should Encourage Investors

  Soskic said that the government should be formed quickly and get a positive review from the IMF because that will encourage new investors. Due to the size of the country, Soskic highlighted the necessity for Serbia to constantly demonstrate its macroeconomic security and encouraged the government to introduce reform measures.

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• 13 June

  Croatia Helps Montenegro’s EU Efforts

  Montenegro and Croatia signed a partnership agreement, concluding the meeting on the optimistic note that regional co-operation will improve once the post-election atmosphere in Serbia “calms down“.

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• 12 June

  Regional Boycott Overshadows Serb President’s Inauguration

  Tomislav Nikolic pledged to work with everyone and conduct a policy of peace, stability and cooperation in the region – but his message was not enough to persuade several regional leaders to attend the ceremony. Overshadowed by a boycott of the ceremony by several regional leaders, the inauguration of President …

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