Због неисплаћене прошлогодишње помоћи и најава смањења субвенција за ову годину, хрватски пољопривредници блокирали путеве у Славонији и Барањи. Уколико се не постигне договор са министарством сељаци тракторима крећу према Загребу.
Хрватском се све више шири протест пољопривредника који траже исплату заосталих субвенција из 2008. и одустајање од смањења помоћи за ову годину.
Ако се на сутрашњем разговору не постигне договор с министром пољопривреде Петром Чобанковићем, у понедељак демонстранти са више од 2.000 трактора крећу према Загребу.
Иако, сељаци за одустајање од протеста траже да им се не режу овогодишњи подстицаји и исплате заостале субвенције у висини од 205 милиона куна (28,2 милиона евра), премијерка Јадранка Косор поручила им је да су болни резови нужни, па тако и одлука о смањивању подстицаја у пољопривреди.
На сутрашњем разговору министра и представника удружења пољопривредника покушаће се договорити модел помоћи пољопривредницима путем компензација кроз репроматеријал.
По најавама организатора протеста, до резултата разговора трактори остају на друмовима, а ако се договор не постигне креће се за Загреб.
Осим у селу Феровац где су је блокирана раскрсница путева за Славонски Брод, Пожегу и Осијек, пољопривредници из источне Славоније налазе се близу Винковаца где блокирају један правац заобилазнице, а они из Подравине блокирају магистралу код Вировитице и Питомаче.
По лошем времену које влада по целој Хрватској, пољопривредници су се окупили код Доњег Михољца у Славонији и Чеминца у Барањи, у протест су се укључили и сељаци Бјеловарско-билогорске жупаније у селу Гудовац, али и чланови удружења сточара из десетак села у околини Велике Горице, 15 километара од Загреба који су тракторима делимично блокирали саобраћај на улазу у град.
Протест повод за политички обрачун
Протест се одржава и у атмосфери међусобног обрачуна политичких странака.Наиме, опозициони Хрватски демократски савез Славоније и Барање чији је оснивач Бранимир Главаш, даје подршку сељацима, од горива до кобасица, истичући да су за лош положај пољопривредника криви ХДЗ и Хрватска сељачка странка.
Премијерка Јадранка Косор нагласила је да се проблеми не могу решити на друму већ у дијалогу, а "неким политичким елитама које обилазе демонстранте на киши и нуде им брда и долине" поручила да не могу износити неистине и варати људе.
"Они који им нуде куповину горива за долазак у Загреб обмањују људе, јер никакав пут не може довести до налажења 600, 700 милијуна или милијарду куна", истиче Косорова.
Professor Ahmet Ercan, head of Turkey's Geophysical Society, says he is expecting one centered 20 to 25 kilometers south of the city, estimated at 6.3 to 6.7 magnitude. But he says the destructive force of the earthquake could be felt to be around seven to eight magnitude in certain parts of the city, because of the geology. He says an earthquake there could also cause tsunamis.
Bulgaria's prime minister has demanded for a check of contracts, signed during the term of the previous government without secured financing.
In the words of Boyko Borisov the contracts, signed in the period 2007-2009 by the Socialist-led cabinet of Sergey Stanishev, are the major reason for the delay in payments from the state to the business, the press office of the prime minister said in an statement.
The check will also include annexes to contracts, won in public procurement tenders, which obliges the state to pay more than the bid of the winner, such as the contract for the construction of Lyulin highway, whose costs increased more than three times over a period of five years.... Read more...
4.8 earthquake in Kosovo
The Seismological Survey of Serbia has confirmed that an earthquake of a magnitude of 4.8 degrees Richter was recorded in Kosovo.
According to this, the epicenter was near the town of Istok, in the northwestern part of the province.
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The Evening Tribune
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No Bulgarian Injuries, Damages in Kosovo Quake
There are no reports of Bulgarian nationals injured in the 5,0 magnitude earthquake, which was registered Wednesday afternoon in Kosovo, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry announced, citing information from the country's embassy in Pristina.
The building of the embassy has not suffered any damages, all its officials and the members of their families are safe and sound, the ministry said.
The epicenter of the tremor was registered at 46 kilometers West of Pristina, 26 kilometers Southwest of Kosovska Mitrovica and 220 kilometers West of Sofia.
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S&P Raises Outlook on Romania, Still below Bulgaria
Romania's credit rating outlook was raised to stable from negative at Standard & Poor's after the International Monetary Fund resumed a bailout loan to the country and the government passed an austerity budget.
It affirmed its 'BB+/B' long- and short-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings and its 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term local currency sovereign credit ratings on the country.
The EU's second poorest country, which aims to sell euro-denominated bonds in the next week, is rated below Bulgaria, its neighbor, and in line with Azerbaijan and Montenegro.
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US Black Sea Military Buildup Could Trigger Missile War
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Media Monitors Network
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EU Asks US to Lift Visa Requirements for All Member States
The EU Home Affairs Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, appealed to the US Administration to lift the visa requirements for Bulgaria and all EU Member States.
The information was reported by the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, Wednesday.
The request came on the heels of the announcement the US President, Barack Obama that Greece will join 35 other nations on the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
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Belgium: Bulgaria, Romania EU Entry was Mistake, Lesson
Europe has learned its lesson after the hasty accession of Romania and Bulgaria and won't repeat that mistake, Belgium's state secretary for European affairs, has said.
Speaking for the Romanian newspaper Romania Libera, Olivier Chastel stressed that the new EU hopefuls, led by Croatia, will not be accepted in to the bloc unless they fully align their legislation with the European laws.
Belgium, which will take over the presidency of the European Union in the second half of this years, taking over from Spain, has not encouraged in no way Croatia's hopes that it can wrap up its accession negotiations before the end of the year, Chastel said.
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Bulgaria Finance Minister takes over Bourgas-Alexandroupolis project
The goal was to optimise the decision-making process and the funding of Bulgaria's participation in the project company that would build and operate the pipeline, Dyankov said.
In January 2010 the construction production in Bulgaria is down 31% year on year, data published by the National Statistics Institute (NSI) reveals.
The reduction is explained by the crisis in building construction - over 38% less compared to January 2009.
In the infrastructure construction, the decrease is 12% year on year, which according to NSI experts, is a sign building contractors are redirecting their attention.... Read more...
Bulgaria Commemorates Rescue of Jews in 1943
Bulgaria commemorated the 67th anniversary of the salvation of Bulgarian Jews and the 65th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust on March 10 with a ceremony at the memorial by the National Assembly.
"The salvation of Bulgarian Jews, which began with the participation of MPs and was supported by members of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, as well as of hundreds and thousands of honest Bulgarian citizens, was a peak achievement of the civic society," Parliamentary speaker Tsetska Tsacheva said.
Even though Bulgaria was an ally of Nazi Germany in World War II, 50,000 Bulgarian Jews were not deported to the Nazi death camps in 1943 thanks to mass civil protests, active stance by 43 Bulgarian MPs, and Tsar Boris III's resistance to Hitler's demands for deportation.
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Bulgaria's revenue agency completes U-turn on small-business social contributions
The amendment to the directive said that social security contributions would only be owed if a salary is paid for the work.
A 5,0 magnitude on the Richter scale was registered Wednesday afternoon in Kosovo, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center announced.
The epicenter is 46 kilometers West of Pristina, 26 kilometers Southwest of Kosovska Mitrovica and 220 kilometers West of Sofia.
The earthquake was felt lightly in the Bulgarian capital but there is no information about casualties or material damage.
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Albanian deputy PM expected in Belgrade
The Albanian government stated that it believes that the visit by its Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta to Serbia will be "historic".
News agencies report that Kosovo will be discussed in meetings between Meta and Serbian officials and that this is the first visit by a senior Albanian official to Serbia since 2005.
