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Macedonia Caves In to Students on Education Law
Macedonia's government has thrown in the towel to student protesters and has agreed to draw up a completely new Higher Education Law without the controversial and unpopular external tests, the Students Plenum said late on Tuesday.
MUP looking for organisers of migrant trafficking
BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior Affairs (MUP) are trying to establish the circumstances of the accident near Leskovac, southern Serbia, which inflicted light and serious injuries to 42 illegal migrants early on Tuesday, Deputy Head of the Border Police Administration Dragan Gligoric stated.
Macedonian Opposition Tapes Lift Lid on Boskoski Arrest
Macedonia's opposition Social Democratic party, SDSM, published seven more conversations on Friday, which the party said showed the arrest of opposition politician Ljube Boskoski was a setup.
Ljube Boskoski, a former Interior Minister and former leader of the United for Macedonia party, was arrested on June 6th 2011, one day after the general elections of that year.
Thaci explains why Albanians are leaving Kosovo
Thaci explains why Albanians are leaving Kosovo
BERLIN -- Hashim Thaci says that thousands of citizens from Kosovo have flocked to the West "because of rumors Germany was generously handing out work permits."
The Kosovo foreign minister spoke for the German conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and was asked why "Kosovo citizens are leaving their homeland."
Germany's Talanx Sells Bulgaria, Ukraine Subsidiaries to Bulgaria's EIG
German holding and insurance company Talanx has sold its subsidiaries in Bulgaria and Ukraine to Euroins, a Bulgarian insurance group.
The aim is to streamline the company's portfolio in Eastern Europe, German news websites report. No price tag is mentioned, though a "single-digit million deal" (in EUR) is suggested by most sources.
Vucic: Slovenia important partner for Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbia wishes to pursue its cooperation and develop good relations with Slovenia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said ahead of his official visit to the country on Friday.
Vucic told reporters at the Belgrade Fair that he will confer with the Slovenian president, prime minister and MPs during his visit to Ljubljana.
Bulgaria, Macedonia to Strenghten Trade Relations
A Bulgarian-Macedonian business forum will take place in Sofia in the spring of 2015.
The two countries discussed Macedonia's European future.
The announcement was made during a meeting between representatives of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Macedonian-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Chamber of Macedonia in Skopje on Tuesday.
Western Balkans continue co-operation against terrorism, extremism
Western Balkans continue co-operation against terrorism, extremism
Experts point to the importance of regional and international co-operation among prosecutors in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
Co-operation between law enforcement officials in the region is a necessary part of fighting organised crime and terrorism, experts said. [AFP]