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Udovicic: Albania and Slovenia accepted initiative
BELGRADE - There is great interest form the countries of the region to get involved in creating a Western Balkans youth union, Serbia Minister of Youth and Sport Vanja Udovicic said on Tuesday, adding that Albania and Slovenia had already accepted the initiative.
Turkey, Azerbaijan to start work on new mega gas pipeline
Turkey and Azerbaijan will on Tuesday formally begin construction on a new gas pipeline costing over $10 billion which will pump gas from the vast Azerbaijani Shah Deniz 2 field across Anatolia to Turkish and EU consumers.
New snag in Norman Atlantic probe as data files found destroyed
Italian investigators looking into the causes of a deadly blaze on the Norman Atlantic ferry as it sailed from Greece in December are seeking expert help to recover any traces of audio evidence that may have been salvaged on the ship?s data recorder, which was almost entirely destroyed in the blaze, Italian media reported on Monday.
Albania Seeks 550 Million Euros of Credit
The ministry announced on Sunday that it has received prior approval from the World Bank for a partial guarantee of up to 200 million euro, which will allow it to request a loan from international lenders of up to 250 million euro. Banks have been invited to make their offers by April 1.
Balkan nations contribute to anti-ISIL coalition
Balkan nations contribute to anti-ISIL coalition
Albanian Oil Production Registers Peak in 2014
The biggest company in Albania, Canadian-based Bankers Petroleum, registered its highest ever crude oil production in Albanian oilfields during 2014, earning $583 million, 3 per cent more than in 2013.
Oil production averaged 20,690 barrels per day, 14 per cent more than in 2013, the company said in a press release.
Opposition Albanians Call on Speaker to Quit
Several thousand supporters of Albania's opposition centre-right Democratic Party showed their strength in Tirana on Thursday at a rally demanding the resignation of the speaker of parliament, Ilir Meta.
Tom Doshi, a former Socialist Party MP, has caused ructions by claiming that Meta paid an assassin to have him and one other MP killed.
New Tapes Highlight Chicanery in Macedonian Local Poll
Top officials from Macedonia's ruling VMRO-DPMNE party did every unlawful activity they could think of in order to win the local election in 2013 in the municipality of Centar in Skopje, the mayor of the municipality, Andrej Zernovski, claimed on Thursday.
They want to be Greek - but Greece doesn't want them
By Fiachra Gibbons
There are tears in their eyes and the last hugs are achingly long. No one wants to let another smart young person leave Greece for Germany.
Serbia drops to No. 40 in FIFA world rankings
GENEVE - The Serbian national football team has dropped by one position to 40th in the latest FIFA world rankings.
With 709 points, Serbia is ahead of Nigeria (701), Iran (692) and Sweden (663), and behind Scotland (727), Cape Verde (762) and Wales (763).
Albania Opposition Rally to Seek Speaker's Resignation
Supporters of Albania's opposition centre-right Democrats plan to gather on Thursday in front of the government office in Tirana amid allegations of a murder plot involving the speaker of parliament, Ilir Meta.
Changes to Albanian School Boards Alarm Experts
School in Tirana. Photo: LSA/Malton Dibra
Government plans to change the law on public education and transfer the power to employ teachers from school boards to school directors has alarmed civil society groups.
They call it a step back towards politically motivated appointments of teachers.
Montenegro Greens Rally Against Adriatic Oil Drilling
Environmental organisations in Montenegro have announced a protest rally on Tuesday in the coastal town of Budva against the government's decision to allow the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the Adriatic Sea.
They say the Montenegrin government has not produced a convincing argument that drilling is either necessary or desirable.
Voltaj band to represent Romania in 2015 Eurovision song contest
The Voltaj band will represent Romania in the 2015 Eurovision contest with the song 'De la capat' (Over Again), after winning the national selection on Sunday night in Craiova (west of Bucharest).
Photo credit: (c) Ilie BUMBAC / AGERPRES FLOW
Voltaj got 24 points, with the specialized jury and public vote weighing 50 percent each.
Macedonia Tapes Reveal Blatant Election Trickery
The ruling VMRO DPMNE party has orchestrated massive electoral fraud during the past elections, using fictive voters, fake ID cards, pressure on individuals and firms and misuse of police and administration, the opposition Social Democrats claimed on Friday.