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Hahn: EC, European family - Serbia's partner on EU patH
BELGRADE - Johannes Hahn, European commissioner for neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations, stated on Thursday that he came to Belgrade to once again assure Serbian people and authorities that the European Commission and the European family of peoples are Serbia's partner on the EU pathway.
Bulgarian Ministers Desperate to Negotiate Reduction of EU Funds Losses in 2014
A delegation of Bulgarian ministers headed by Tomislav Donchev, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU funds, held talks with representatives of the European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday.
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South Stream 'No Longer A Priority' for Italy
Italy's Economic Development Minister Federica Guidi has said the South Stream gas pipeline project is no longer a priority for her country.
"This is useful infrastructure, but is maybe not on the list of our priorities," Guidi told reporters on Wednesday.
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Weak exports hampering Greek recovery
The Greek economy may be basking in the glow of a record summer tourism season, but it is just one bright spot in a fragile recovery overshadowed by weak exports, economists say.
Tourism did the best it could to lift the Greek economy but it cant do it all, said economist Panayiotis Petrakis at the University of Athens.
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Minister sees no serious interest in Cyprus Airways
The Cypriot government said on Wednesday it has yet to receive any serious interest in Cyprus Airways, four months after launching a search for investors in the struggling airline.
Communications Minister Marios Demetriades appeared to dismiss interest from Irelands Ryanair and Greeces Aegean Airlines, which have been holding talks with his government.
KTB Majority Owner Appeals Banking Licence Withdrawal
The majority shareholder in Bulgaria's collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank, or KTB, has appealed the central bank's decision to scrap KTB's banking licence, frognews.bg reported on Wednesday.
Bromak, a company owned by Tsvetan Vasilev, is KTB's majority shareholder. The appeal was filed with the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC).
Vulin: WB ready to encourage employment in Serbia
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Social Affairs and veteran Care Aleksandar Vulin stated on Wednesday that representatives of the World Bank (WB) expressed readiness to back programmes aimed at encouragement of employment in Serbia.
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EU Commission Chief Juncker Facing No-Confidence Vote
The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will face a vote of no confidence tabled by right-wing and far-right Eurosceptic parties.
Hardouvelis, Venizelos meet over troika talks deadlock
Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis was meeting with deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos at 10 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss the apparent deadlock in ongoing negotiations between the Greek government and troika representatives.
Bulgaria’s Govt Will Pursue Schengen Accession in Stages – Deputy PM
Bulgaria has a clear economic and political interest in joining the Schengen Area and the accession in stages will be among the key goals of the government, according to Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policy and Institutional Matters.