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EU to Lift Visas on Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:13:52 +0000

The European Commission will propose lifting visa restrictions on three Western Balkans states – Macedonia, Serbia and Montengro – the Justice Commissioner confirmed Friday.

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Albania Election Result in Suspense

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:20:23 +0000

With only a hundred ballot boxes still left to be counted, the right-of-centre coalition led by the Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha was running neck-and-neck with the opposition Socialists led by Tirana Mayor Edi Rama on Wednesday in...

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Albania Arrests Illegal Dumping Suspects

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:52:08 +0000

Three people have been arrested in the southern Albanian town of Vlora on suspicion of dumping large quantities of oil residue in the Adriatic Sea.

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Report: Albania ID Process Problematic

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:48:51 +0000

A newly released monitoring report by the European Movement in Albania, EMA, funded by USAID, says that the process of distributing new identity documents to voters ahead of June 28 elections is problematic.

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Three Balkan States Eye Visa-Free Travel

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:45:51 +0000

European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot confirmed the possibility that the EU might decide this year to grant a visa-free regime to three Western Balkans countries.

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Macedonia Passes Budget Rebalance

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:42:50 +0000

Macedonia’s Parliament Thursday adopted a budget rebalance proposed by the government aimed at cutting revenue and expenses amid the global economic downturn.

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US Concerned Over Albania Poll

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:38:34 +0000

The US ambassador in Tirana expressed concern on Thursday about the process of issuing voters new identity cards in order to cast ballots in June 28 parliamentary elections, which will be a crucial litmus test for Albania's EU aspirations.

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Albania: Banks Show Major Losses

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:35:52 +0000

Albania’s banking system registered net losses of 869 million leks (6.56 million euro) in April, down from net earnings of 275 million lek in March, data from Albanian Banks Association show.

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Albania Banks Accused of Abuse

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:27:19 +0000

Albania’s government watch dog Competition Authority has opened an investigation into the public debt market based on suspicions that some local banks are running abusive practices.

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ODIHR/OSCE to Strengthen Cooperation on Albanian Poll

editor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:14:59 +0000

WARSAW, 3 June 2009 - The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Vice President, Wolfgang Grossruck, today expressed their strong commitment...

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