Eurasia Press & News

GORAŽDE – Vlada Bosanskopodrinjskog kantona Goražde u mandatu premijera Salka Obhođaša, aktuelnog ministra prostornog uređenja i okoliša Federacije BiH, dala je 2003. godine lovište “Vražalice” na koncesiju od 30 godina. Emir Frašto, poslanik u Skupštini ovog kantona, tvrdi da to nije moglo biti urađeno jer je Zakon o lovstvu donosen …

SARAJEVO, MOSTAR – Ministarstvo zdravstva FBiH potvrdilo je jučer da je 13-godišnja djevojčica koja je primljena u Sveučilišnu kliničku bolnicu Mostar oboljela od nove gripe tipa A (H1N1), što je drugi slučaj pojave ove gripe u BiH. “Laboratorijski nalazi pokazali su da je djevojčica koja je primljena u mostarski Klinički …

TIRANA, Albania Albania’s opposition Socialists accused the governing party on Monday of interfering with a recount of some ballots from last month’s general election in an effort to win more seats in parliament.

The Albanian Transportation Ministry has announced the temporary closure of the Thirre tunnel in the Rreshen-Kalimash road, one of the key segments of the Albania-Kosovo highway. The 5.6-kilometre tunnel will be closed from Monday till Thursday, with crews continuing construction work, which cannot be carried out with traffic passing through. …

PRISTINA, Kosovo The European Commission (EC) has decided that visa liberalisation should apply only to citizens with exact addresses within Serbian territory, and “not … citizens living on Kosovo’s territory”, according to local media reports Monday (July 6th).

TIRANA, Albania The opposition Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI) announced Sunday (July 5th) that it will hold an extraordinary national convention Tuesday to secure party support for a future coalition government with Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s Democratic Party (DP).

BELGRADE, Serbia The government plans to ask the IMF to increase the budget deficit envisioned in its agreement with the institution, due to the global economic crisis, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic told Tanjug on Sunday (July 5th). When IMF representatives visit Belgrade next month, authorities will request that the limit …

ANKARA, Turkey The army has submitted a list of objections to President Abdullah Gul regarding a controversial law that limits the power of military courts, local newspapers reported on Sunday (July 5th). Parliament adopted the bill late last month at the request of the ruling Justice and Development Party.

NICOSIA, Cyprus The two Cypriot communities will draft a plan to reunify the divided island by the end of the year, Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said on Sunday (July 5th) in an interview with the Greek Cypriot daily Simerini. Talat, however, predicted international arbitration will be required.

BRUSSELS, Belgium Several EU countries and Turkey will sign an inter-governmental agreement on the construction of the Nabucco pipeline in Ankara on July 13th, the European Commission (EC) announced on Friday (July 3rd). Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to host the ceremony.