All News from Balkans
Kerry, Zarif, Ashton start talks on Iran's nuclear programme
Talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry, his Iranian counterpart and the EU foreign policy chief towards advancing troubled negotiations on Iran's nuclear drive started on Oct. 15
More than 82 million in poverty in China: official
More than 82 million people in China still live on less than about $1 a day, a senior official said, despite a decades-long boom that made it the world's second-largest economy.
PM Ponta: Romania increasingly competitive, determined to seek full OECD membership
Premier Victor Ponta said on Wednesday that Romania has made efforts to meet a set of high standards, regarding primarily competitiveness and transparency, and that the Government plans to seek for Romania full membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Ministers talk about "planned incident", call for tolerance
Ministers talk about "planned incident", call for tolerance
BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vulin says the incident during the football match between Serbia and Albania late on Tuesday was "carefully planned and intentionally staged."
FT: Cut in Russian Gas Flow Could Speed Up Diversification in Europe
Bulgaria is seen as ‘extremely vulnerable' if tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine lead to a cut in Russian gas supplies to Europe this winter, the Financial Times has said.
...
London considers ban on smoking in parks, squares
Smoking should be banned in London parks and landmarks including Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square, a report by the London Health Commission said on Oct. 15.
Second health worker in Texas tests positive for Ebola
A second health worker at the Texas hospital where the first case of Ebola contamination on US soil occurred has tested positive for the disease, the state government said
State Agency Issues Thousands of Certificates of Bulgarian Origin without Proof
The State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad has issued thousands of certificates of Bulgarian origin to citizens of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, without having received any proof of their Bulgarian origins.
This was established after an inspection was carried out by the Supreme Administrative Public Prosecutor's Office at the request of the Ministry of Justice late last year.
EcoMin Nita: Taxes could be reanalysed when Gov't tax revenue collection is 37-38pct of the GDP
Tax on special structures as well as other rates and taxes could be reanalysed when the Romanian Government's tax revenue collection reaches between 37 -38 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up from a current 32-33 per cent, Economy Minister Constantin Nita told a taxation conference on Wednesday.
New Zealand, Spain, Turkey vie for seat on UN Security Council
Venezuela has taken the spotlight in this year’s campaign for coveted seats on the U.N. Security Council, but the hottest race is among New Zealand, Spain and Turkey
"Football should not be used for political messages"
"Football should not be used for political messages"
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has condemned the incident during Tuesday's abandoned Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania,.
According to him, "football should not be used for political messages."
Premeditated political provocation
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said that the incident which took place at the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday was a premeditated political provocation, and added that Serbia bears no responsibility for match abandonment.
"Concrete issues" to be discussed with Putin - PM
"Concrete issues" to be discussed with Putin - PM
MOSCOW -- Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić has said that "many concrete issues" will be discussed during Thursday's visit to Belgrade of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Turkey’s jobless rate increases in July
Turkey’s unemployment rate increased 0.7 percent in July, up to 9.8 percent from 9.1 percent in June, official data has shown
Boskovic: Trade embargo does not affect us
BELGRADE - Serbian Agriculture Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said Wednesday that Serbia is not affected by the trade embargo between Russia, the European Union and the United States, and expressed hope that Serbia will soon obtain the license to export meat cuts to the Russian market again.