http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/index.html EMG - Product of Ekonomist Media Group en Copyright 1999 - 2012, EMG.rs rss@emg.rs (RSS Admin) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:17:49 +0000 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:17:49 +0000 Business and Economy http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.emg.rs/img/emportal-rss.png http://www.emg.rs/en/news/region/index.html 144 38 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173946.html FrieslandCampina and Salford Capital Partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the acquisition of Imlek and Mlekara Subotica.This acquisition will add the activities of both companies in the Western Balkans to the FrieslandCampina network. 173946[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:26:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/174017.html An informal trilateral meeting between Serbian President Boris Tadic, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic and the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), chaired by Zeljko Komsic, began at about 10 p.m. CET on Mt. Jahorina near Sarajevo Friday. 174017[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173958.html An economic growth of 2.4% in 2012, and annual inflation rate of 2% and a current account deficit of the balance of payments of an estimated 4.5% of GDP has been forecast by the Council of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM). 173958[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:40:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173957.html The European Union says it will provide €82 million in aid to Albania over the next two years for infrastructure projects and reforms. 173957[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:39:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173956.html Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and the Government team are satisfied from the turnout of Turkish companies and their interest to invest in Macedonia. About 1,700 companies have attended presentations over the past four days, which is the largest number in countries visited thus far, MIA reports from Bursa. 173956[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:37:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173955.html Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces his toughest challenge since he assumed his role last November as he prepares to meet -- either Friday or Saturday -- with the leaders of the three parties in the shaky coalition and win their backing for additional austerity measures that are a prerequisite for a second bailout for Greece. 173955[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:36:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173954.html The leader of the Orthodox Church is warning that a rapid rise in poverty could trigger a "social explosion" and described austerity measures demanded by EU-IMF rescue creditors as "lethal medicine". 173954[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:34:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173953.html The prosecutor has recommended to investigating magistrate Irini Kalou to grant Abbot Ephraim"s request for release from remand in Korydallos prison on health grounds. 173953[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:32:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173950.html The three biggest economic and development challenges faced by the new Croatian government are fiscal consolidation, structural reforms and maximising the benefits of the country's accession to the European Union, the World Bank Director for Central Europe and the Baltic Countries, Peter Harrold, told a press briefing in Zagreb on Thursday. 173950[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:27:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173949.html Record low temperatures are registered in Vidin (-21.2C), Vratsa (-17.8C), Kardzhali (-12.7C), Lovech (-18.7C), Lom (-16C), Montana (-17C), Oryahovo (-15.4C), Plovdiv (-17C), Razgrad (-18C), Svishtov (-17C), Chirpan (-20.8C). 173949[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:25:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173948.html Prime Minister of FBiH Nermin Niksic received managers of German company ''Umarex'' at headquarters of Government of FBiH in Sarajevo yesterday, vice president Martin Wonisch and executive investment director Johanes Finke. 173948[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:23:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173947.html The European Commission (EC) reacted on the occasion of inaccurate reporting of the Federal Television (FTV) of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the meeting held On Monday 30 January in Brussels, within the structured dialogue between EU and BiH on judiciary. 173947[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:21:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173935.html Ambassador of Hungary in Belgrade Oscar Nikovic compared the present situation in which Serbia is when it comes to Kosovo with the situation in which Hungary was when it joined the EU. 173935[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:51:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173889.html Cinema Millennium will not be screening films on Thursday and Friday, because it will prepare the hall for Saturday's premiere of the first digital 3D projection in Macedonia. 173889[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:04:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173888.html Setting up of agricultural and investment funds of a total amount of EUR 100m is the first result of a several-day visit of British business delegation, led by Prince Michael of Kent, to Macedonia. 173888[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:05:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173887.html The potentials and the traditionally strong cordial ties between Macedonia and Turkey are an additional reason to believe that there are plenty of unexhausted opportunities. This business forum is the right move in identifying them. 173887[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:06:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173886.html On January 31, 2012, Romania's international reserves totalled 37.08 billion euros, compared to 37.25 billion euros on December 31, 2011. 173886[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:07:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173885.html The Slovak Parliament on Wednesday ratified Croatia's Treaty of Accession with the European Union, as the first parliament of an EU member state to do so, TASR news agency reported. 173885[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:08:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173884.html National Geographic ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina among the 10 best adventure destinations for 2012. Among the destinations that offer excellent rafting, mountaineering, skiing and other adrenaline sports, B&H was named as offering the best mountain biking trails. 173884[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173879.html The Church of St. George in the village of Mala Recica in Macedonia was set on fire Tuesday night but did not burn down fortunately thanks to the quick reaction of the local populace, mainly Albanians. 173879[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:14:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173871.html 173871[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173827.html Slovenia's outgoing Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar, who will take over the office of the EU's Special Representative and EU Ambassador in Kosovo on Wednesday, expects the country to join in the process of integration with the EU just like other countries in the region have done. 173827[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:14:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173826.html Macedonia's NATO integration process was the focal point of Tuesday's meeting between Premier Nikola Gruevski and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. 173826[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:11:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173825.html Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas on Tuesday held a working lunch here with members of the board of the Association of Greek Enterprises, which represents Greece-based companies active in Serbia. 173825[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:07:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173824.html Health Minister Andreas Loverdos and Government Vice-president and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Tuesday announced that they plan to cooperate in order to 'reconstruct' the PASOK party and guarantee its unity. 173824[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:05:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173820.html The Governor of the Croatian National Bank (HNB) Zeljko Rohatinski has warned that 2012 will be the toughest of all "crisis" years. 173820[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:47:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173819.html UniCredit Bulbank, part of the UniCredit Group, came out as a winner in the annual poll of Euromoney magazine on the best providers of trade finance services on the local markets in countries worldwide. 173819[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:44:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173816.html Prime Minister Sali Berisha received today a delegation from the Foreign affairs committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey headed by its chairman Volkan Bozkir. 173816[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:34:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173818.html A ten percent ice flow has formed along the Danube River in the region of the Bulgarian town of Silistra, the Agency for monitoring and maintenance of navigation along the Danube informs. 173818[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:37:00 +0000 http://emportal.rs/en/news/region/173813.html Montenegro supports Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic's candidacy to become the president of the United Nations General Assembly, the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry announced. 173813[at]emg.rs News - RegionNews Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +0000