Thursday, March 08, 2007

Burns: NATO membership for Albania, Macedonia, Croatia is key priority


Fried: Kosovo status should be resolved by end of year
Southeast European Times


Kosovo Plan Leaves Albanians and Serbs at Loggerheads
BIRN - 1 hour ago
While the Albanian majority in the towns of Bujanovac and Presevo welcomed the proposal drawn up by Martti Ahtisaari, which offers Kosovo the trappings of statehood, Serbs feel disgruntled. Local Albanians praised the plan hoping it will pave the way ...
Albanian Students Face Uphill Battle for Higher Education BIRN


Playfuls.com
Kosovo: mobile operator licence signed
ECIKS.org - 1 hour ago
Prishtina, 8 march 2007 - Telekom Slovenija - IpkoNet Consortium has officially been announced winner of the license for the second mobile telephony operator in Kosovo. Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku, Head of TRA Anton Berisha and representatives of ...
Telekom Slovenia becomes second mobile operator in Kosovo Monsters and Critics.com
ROUNDUP: Telekom Slovenia becomes second mobile operator in Kosovo EUX.TV


Ahtisaari’s revised plan is a good basis for Kosovo
Focus News - 1 hour ago
The revised plan of UN special envoy for the Kosovo status Martti Ahtisaari is a good basis for finding a solution to the issue, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Daniel Fried said during talks with Macedonian President ...
AP: Serbia reaffirms stand against UN plan for Kosovo Focus News
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ECIKS.org
Kosovo Winery Institute inaugurated
ECIKS.org - 1 hour ago
Rahovec, 8 March 2007 - The Kosovo Winery Institute was inaugurated yeterday in the town of Rahovec, known for long winemaking tradition.



Lawmakers oppose possible pay cuts for Guard soldiers in Kosovo
WKBT - 5 hours ago
MINNEAPOLIS The Pentagon is considering combat pay cuts for soldiers serving in peacekeeping missions in Kosovo -- just as members of a Minnesota National Guard battalion are about to be shipped there.
MN Guard soldiers heading to Kosovo WKBT


ECIKS.org
Kosovo: no more subsidies for energy
ECIKS.org - 1 hour ago
According to Dida the subsidies should instead be allocated to the health and education sectors. “Kosovo cannot enter the new independence stage with this huge burden in the energy sector, which is absorbing the scarce resources needed in other sectors ...

Balkans Set to Experience Tourism Boost in 2007
Newswire Today (press release) - 34 minutes ago
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom, 03/08/2007 - Bulgaria and Romania’s inclusion into the European Union in 2007 is expected to result in a major boost to tourism for Eastern Europe, and in particular the Balkans region, ...

Interhome Store Chain to Appear in the Balkans
Property Xpress (subscription) - Mar 7, 2007
07-03-07, 15:27, (Property Xpress) - Interhome, a Belgian-based company operating on the DIY market in Eastern Europe is to launch several outlets in Romania this year.


Albania: Police seizes 27 kg of drugs
dtt-net - 4 hours ago
(Tirana, DTT-NET.COM)-Albanian police has arrested two citizens suspected being involved in drugs network after seizing 25 kg of heroine and cocaine in an apartment in capital of Tirana.
US lawmakers call for NATO entry of Albania, Croatia, Macedonia dtt-net


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Burns: NATO membership for Albania, Macedonia, Croatia is key priority
Southeast European Times - Mar 6, 2007
Albania, Croatia and Macedonia's entry into NATO in 2008 or 2009 should be a priority, according to US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns.
CONGRESS ENDORSES NATO EXPANSION Free Market News Network

Montenegro, Croatia close to agreement on war reparations
Southeast European Times - 2 hours ago
Croatia, which has been seeking reparations for wartime damages, may take a softer approach to newly independent Montenegro, accepting shares in state companies instead of monetary compensation.


Hовини.bg
US REPORT LINKS BULGARIA’S BORISSOV TO ORGANISED CRIMINAL GROUPS
Sofia Echo - 5 hours ago
The publication quoted a report on risks related to Bulgaria that a private bank requested. According to CQ Borissov was connected to nearly 30 unresolved public murders.
Sofia Mayor is linked to biggest mobsters in Bulgaria: US report Focus News

European Court imposes EUR 90.000 fines to Macedonia
Makfax - 3 hours ago
Macedonia is to pay 90.000 euros in fines on the basis of rulings of the European Court of Human Rights relating violation of the right to trial within reasonable time, Macedonian Helsinki Committee announced.


Macedonia: Government, E. Albanian opposition meet to ease tensions
dtt-net - 4 hours ago
(Skopje, DTT-NET.COM)-Macedonian government leaders and opposition met yesterday in presence of EU and US envoys attempting to ease political tensions in the country on several outstanding issues, but no deal was reached at the first talks since last ...


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NATO Secretary General Reminds Serbia Of Its Obligations
Playfuls.com - 5 hours ago
Scheffer said it was of vital importance for Belgrade to realize that "Serbia's entrance into the Partnership for Peace has not lessened the importance of full cooperation" with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).


Playfuls.com
YouTube asking Turkey to restore access to site
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
PARIS: A ban on YouTube in Turkey has followed a week of what the media dubbed a "virtual war" of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube and came as governments around the world - including France �-rappled with the freewheeling content now ...

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