Public Administration

Romania's economic growth over the first nine months of 2018 was 4.2pct, both in unadjusted terms and seasonally adjusted, compared with the same period of 2017; compared with Q2 2018, Q3 2018 economic growth was 1.9pct higher in real terms, according to data with the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Wednesday.

According to the Serbian government, Brnabic told the gathering that her country's strategic commitment is membership in the EU, whereas maintaining stability and developing regional cooperation of essential importance for the country.

They disused the first results of implementation of a new prograe of macroeconomic and structural reforms supported by the Policy Coordination Instrument, the government announced.

The head of the Athens prosecutor's office, Ilias Zagoraios, is to continue the investigation into July's deadly fires on the eastern coast of Attica after Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou backtracked on her request to delay its completion until a report by a top public administration official has been taken into account.

Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou on Tuesday back-pedalled on her request to delay the completion of a report on the deadly blaze in east Attica until the General Inspector of Public Administration has sent her separate findings, after facing intense criticism.

An inquiry into July's wildfires is being extended after Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou asked that a report prepared by Greece's top public administration official be taken into account and due to the fact that a new expert study has been sent to the prosecutor leading the probe.

Amid an ongoing debate in Kosovo over the pay of the Prime Minister, which Ramush Haradinaj has doubled, the government is meeting union discontent over a new Law on Levelling Salaries.

The General Inspector of Public Administration, Maria Papaspyrou, is to face Parliament's ethics and transparency committee on Tuesday following claims by opposition New Democracy according to which she has not shown objectivity in her role.

The union representing workers of the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) on Wednesday issued a statement claiming that its members had been threatened and intimidated by associates of Deputy Health Minister Pavlos Polakis.

It was decided during the meeting that information in the languages of national minorities remains a priority area for funding for 2018, the government announced.

The budget fund for national minorities has been increased 12 times over in comparison with the previous year and now it stands at RSD 21.8 million.