:News Archive
05. September 2008.
Bulgaria re-launches construction of Belene nuclear plant
09:15 |
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| BTA
Minister Sergei Stanishev formally launched work on the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project here on Wednesday, the Government Information Service said. Bulgaria aims to regain its earlier role as a Balkan energy powerhouse.
Romania to build two radioactive waste storage facilities, by 2055
09:26 |
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| ACG News Agency
Romania will be obligated to build one storage facility for low-level radioactive waste by 2014, and another one for high-level radioactive waste by the year 2055, in a highly challenging project with painstaking requirements.
Montenegro: Foreign investments around EUR 1bn
16:32 |
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| Pobjeda
Total inflow of foreign capital amounted to EUR 913.9m.
Police cooperation to stop the Balkans' criminal route
16:36 |
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| Vijesti
Top police officials analysed the cooperation and activities enforced in the areas of Dubrovnik, Niksic and Trebinje, which resulted in stopping several channels of organised crime.
FBiH: Three decisions on electrical energy
16:40 |
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| www.pincom.biz
The Government of Federation adopted three decisions in a meeting in Mostar yesterday that relate to the electrical energy system.
Germany to write off EUR 5.9 million debt
16:41 |
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| www.seebiz.eu/www.seebiz.net
RS finance minister Aleksandar Dzombic was in Frankfurt on September 3, for negotiations about writing off a debt of RS to the German state and the Kfw Bankengruppe.
EUR 3 million loan to strengthen credit potential of Mi-Bospo
16:45 |
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| ww.capital.ba
The credit is part of an EBRD framework financial program for the Western Balkans and Croatia worth EUR 250 million, with the aim to make access to these funds easier for small clients.
EBRD invested more than EUR 750 million in BH
16:46 |
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| ww.capital.ba
The president of the BH Council of Ministers said yesterday that the EBRD was the most important financial partner of the SEE countries, and that it had so far invested more than EUR 750 million in BH through various projects.
September 8, non-working day for Macedonia
16:52 |
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| EMportal
Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced that in line with the Law on Holidays, Independence Day-September 8 (Monday) is non-working for all citizens.
Tomato row unsolved
16:55 |
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| Makfax
The processing companies in Macedonia are offering MKD 4.5 to 5.5 for every kilogram of tomatoes, but producers are still dissatisfied.
Cash-free payment in private public transportation
16:57 |
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| Total
The system enables passengers to pay for their fair in privately run buses in Skopje without having to use cash.
Total value traded in the MSE in August – EUR 28.4m
16:59 |
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| Net Press
Total value traded in the Macedonian Stock Exchange in August this year amounts to MKD 1,738,52,930, i.e. EUR 28,400,000, which is twice as much as in July.
Coalition defends the Slovenian PM
17:03 |
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| www.finance.si
The members of the coalition in power requested an extraordinary session of the National Assembly to discuss the suspicion that the Finnish Patria bribed in Slovenia.
Bulgarian football boss arrested in Greece
17:07 
17:21 |
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| EMportal
The president of the Bulgarian football team “Belasitza” Kostadin Hadjiivanov has been arrested in Greece, informed the Bulgarian ambassador in Athens Andrei Karaslavov.
Lukoil Romania merges through absorption with Lukoil Black Sea
17:13 |
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| EMportal
Lukoil Romania, a unit of Russian oil company Lukoil Holdings, merged through absorption with Lukoil Black Sea, the company’s share capital being unchanged as the absorbed company reported more debts than assets
Albanian government announces budget increase
17:17 |
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| SEtimes.com
The government is drafting the country's 2009 budget and it will exceed this year's budget by 690m euros, Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Wednesday (September 3rd).
Montenegro: Fears over aluminium industry sale
16:12 09:04 |
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| ANSAmed
Montenegro's s Privatisation Council and Economy Restructuring and Foreign Investment Agency fear that KAP could soon be closed or sold by its owner, Russian billionaire Deripaska.
Montenegro eats the most expensive food in Western Balkans
16:16 09:05 |
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| Vijesti
Montenegrin households budget and standard of citizens is decreasing in regards to the neighbours.
Pensioners will be able to buy meat on credit
16:21 09:05 |
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| Pobjeda
President of the association of pensioners Bogic Vucinic said that 350 lambs are planned for the pensioners of Mojkovac and they will be delivered Bijelo Polje-based company Mesopromet after September 20.
Slovenia will invest in tourism in the north of Montenegro
16:22 09:05 |
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| Pobjeda
Slovenian companies are interested in investing in the development of the north of Montenegro, mostly in tourist projects.
545 FBiH privatization contracts reviewed
16:24 09:06 |
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| Fena
Control of 545 privatization contracts in FBiH, which is 89.20% of all concluded contracts, showed that buyers executed their obligations when it comes to payment of agreed price and investment obligations in 73.81%.
No weapons left BH in 2007 and 2008
16:27 09:06 |
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| Dnevni Avaz
Glas Srpske published an alleged document from the ministry, indicating that defence minister Cikotic and his deputy Pendes gave clearance to Sarajevo Unis Promex to export 66,000 82-calibre grenades.
Workers want a share in the wood-processing factory
16:29 09:06 |
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| www.capital.ba
Around 100 former workers of Sipad Fojnica, which has been bankrupt since 2003, are planning to buy a portion of assets of Sipad Vranica, and start the production of pallets, among other things.
RS: By 5 per cent less electricity
16:33 09:07 |
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| www.investitor.ba
The reason for that, he explained, lies in lower precipitation levels which reflected on the Driva and the Trebisnjica generation results, and in the overhaul of Rite Ugljevik, which took two months.
Croatia: EBRD interested in Eurocable producer
16:36 09:07 |
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| ANSAmed
EBRD's total investments in Croatia exceeded 1.7 billion euro ranging from the agriculture and food sector to the banking sector and the granting of subsidies for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Croatia: Good performance by Italian Deutz Fahr
16:37 09:08 |
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| ANSAmed
The Italian investor announced that in the next five years it intends to invest some 25 million euro in raising the yearly combine harvester production to 1,000 units.
Russians deny problems regarding gas supply contract
16:44 09:08 |
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| business.hr
Both Gazprom and Russian Embassy in Zagreb deny the speculations about extension of the gas supply contract between Russia and Croatia being questionable.
EIB: Up to EUR 400 million in loans to Croatia a year
16:45 09:08 |
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As the EU’s development bank, EIB has been present in Croatia since 1990s, but now it is prepared to reach the annual volume of EUR 350-400 million in new loans a year.
Konzum cuts prices of 22 articles
16:46 09:09 |
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Agrokor’s retail chain Konzum launched a permanent campaign of lower prices of 22 basic food articles in its 600 stores across Croatia.
Ading opens business and residential center worth EUR 1 million
16:53 09:09 |
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| Total
The new building is located at the exit of Skopje, on an area of 3,000 square meters, and a formal inauguration is planned in about ten days.
Inflation rate to fall to 6 percent by December in Macedonia
16:55 09:10 |
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| Net Press
According to the latest data of the Macedonian Statistics Bureau published on September 1, the annual inflation rate in Macedonia fell from 9.5 percent in July to 8.6 percent in August.
Increased passenger volumes at Aleksandar Veliki Airport
16:58 09:10 |
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| Total
Increased traffic has been reported for passengers on almost all routes, except for those traveling to Zurich, Düsseldorf and Hamburg.
Piraeus Bank Bulgaria H1 net profit up 79% to EUR 18.2 M
17:03 09:10 |
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| Reporter
Piraeus Bank Bulgaria, part of Greece's Piraeus Bank, posted a 79% rise in net profit in the first six months of the year, to BGN 35 million (EUR 18.2 million), the bank said.
Ford will produce medium class commercial vehicles in Romania
17:08 09:11 |
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| EMportal
Ford became the majority shareholder at Automobile Craiova in March 2008. The factory joins other 7 assembly facilities and 13 engine production plants the group owns in Europe.
Albania: Trade centers sector on the rise
17:10 09:11 |
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| ANSAmed
Numerous trade centres such as Casa Italia, ETC-European Trade Centre, Qendra Tregtare Univers (QTU), Univers Trade Centre, Kristal, Metropol and others operate in the country.
Greece: Investment Bank top securities firm in Jan-Aug
17:17 09:12 |
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| ANA-MPA
Investment Bank topped the list of most busier securities firms in August and in the eight month period from January to August
Talks in New York on Sept. 11on name issue
17:21 09:12 |
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| ANA-MPA
The UN announcement does not clarify whether Nimetz will have separate meetings with the two representatives or whether there will be a joint meeting.
Brčko '92: Beyond reasonable doubt
08:24 |
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| EMportal
The Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), in cooperation with the ICTY Outreach Programme is organizing the conference: Brčko '92 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt, which will present judicial facts as established by the ICTY and a public hearing of the victims of crimes committed in Brčko
Company Krauss Maffei sets new trends in development of automotive industry
08:53 |
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Automotive industry is the largest market of Krauss Maffei group, which has put its expertize and prestige behind the world’s biggest brends of automotive manufacturers (Mercedes, Skodia Fabia, BMW, Smart). Company "Neofyton", is an excllusive distributor of Krauss
