Macedonia
Turks May Help Macedonia Form National Airline
Turkish Airlines' Senior Vice President for Marketing and Sales, Ziya Taşkent, has said the company is willing to consider a joint venture in Macedonia aimed at setting up a new national carrier.
MAT, Macedonian Airlines, the last government-backed national carrier, collapsed in 2009. Mat Airways, Macedonia's last privately-backed national airline, folded in 2011.
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Number of Illegal Immigrants Entering Bulgaria Via Greece Increases
The number of illegal immigrants entering Bulgaria through the border with Greece, continues to rise, Interior Ministry sources tell Dnevnik.bg.
The information was confirmed by the Refugee Agency.
According to its data, the number of persons, apprehended at the border with Greece was 291 since the beginning of the year. For comparison, in 2013 the number was 31.
Subsidies set aside for gas system installation
Property owners will have until April 30, 2015, to apply to enter subsidy programs aimed at encouraging people to switch from heating oil to natural gas when it comes to heating their homes.
They will then have until July 10 to submit the 10 documents required for the disbursement of the subsidy, according to a ministerial decision published on Monday in the Government Gazette.
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Strong cooperation in fight against crime
BELGRADE - Members of 17 special police units from 12 South-East European countries staged a hostage rescue demonstration exercise within the international seminar on the fight against terrorism in 2014in Batajnica on the outskirts of Belgrade on Friday.
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Macedonia Police Foil Bid to Rig Eurovision Vote
Police in Macedonia are questioning four people in relation to attempts to rig the voting for Eurovision.
They include a music producer, a song writer and one of the owners of the company that organized the televoting at the Skopje song festival on Thursday.
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US looks to swift, mutual solution on FYROM name dispute
Following a new deadlock in talks between diplomats from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the Balkan state's official name, Washington has said it supports the continuation of United Nations-mediated efforts to resolve the longstanding dispute.
Bulgaria Hosts Int'l Conference on Ukraine, Middle East
Risks and threats to the national, regional and global security on the Balkan Peninsula and in the Black Sea region are on the agenda of an international conference that begins Thursday.
Participants are to discuss developments in Ukraine and the offensive of Islamic State (IS) and also their impact on Bulgaria and its neighbors.
No progress in FYROM name talks at UN
United Nations mediator Matthew Nimetz admitted on Wednesday that no progress was made in the latest round of talks between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) aimed at resolving their name dispute.
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Albania limits import of Serbian pharmaceutical products
Albania limits import of Serbian pharmaceutical products
BELGRADE -- Serbian Economy Minister Željko Sertić says Albania in September passed a law limiting imports of drugs and medications of all types produced in Serbia.
This move ignores all protocols and agreements signed between the two countries, he added.
FSS files appeal to UEFA over three-point deduction penalty
BELGRADE - President of the Serbian Football Association (FSS) Tomislav Karadzic has said that the FSS has filed an appeal to the European football union UEFA over the three points taken away from Serbia following the abandonment of its Euro 2016 qualifier match with Albania in Belgrade last month.