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Hundreds of migrants on crippled ship off Crete
Ships from Greece rushed to help after a crippled freighter crammed with hundreds of migrants floundered for hours Tuesday in gale-force winds and high waves in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said.
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Basescu asks for Gov't strategy for Black Sea gas transit to be made via Transgaz
President Traian Basescu called on the Government during a meeting of the Romanian Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) on Tuesday to find a strategy that it should also turn into law by which the transit of the natural gas to be drilled for in the Black Sea be made via Romanian gas transporter Transgaz, the Presidential Administration said in a press release.
Serbia may decide to build TPP Stavalj soon
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining Aleksandar Antic said Tuesday that in the following few months, Serbia could make a decision to start the construction of a Thermal Power Plant (TPP) Stavalj and expand and build new mines in the complex, which should be implemented in cooperation with partners from the Czech Republic.
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TS: Serbia should open Chapter 23 as soon as possible
TS: Serbia should open Chapter 23 as soon as possible
BELGRADE -- Chapter 23 of the accession talks with the EU should be among the first Serbia will open, a gathering organized by Transparency Serbia has concluded.
The chapter refers to the judiciary and battle against corruption.
Serbia should open Chapter 23 as soon as possible
BELGRADE - Serbia should open Chapter 23 of the accession talks with the EU, which refers to the judiciary and battle against corruption, among the first chapters, the participants of a meeting on ways to fight corruption, which was organised by Transparency Serbia, have concluded.
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Prosecution, DANS Conduct Operation Against 'Anti-Democratic Ideology' In 4 Bulgarian Cities
Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office and the National Security Agency (DANS) are conducting a special operation against radical ideologies in four Bulgarian cities, said the prosecution on its website.
Macedonian Journalists 'Kept on Short Leash'
Many Macedonian journalists are kept on a short leash with fixed-term contracts that are often prolonged for years without the potential of permanent employment, said the new study carried out by Macedonia's Independent Journalists' Trade Union, SSNM.
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Cargo vessel carrying hundreds of migrants adrift southeast of Crete
A cargo vessel allegedly carrying 500 to 700 undocumented migrants was discovered adrift off the southeast coast of Crete on Tuesday, Kathimerini understands. According to initial reports, the Kiribati-flagged boat was stranded due to mechanical failure.
Professor convicted over accepting bribes to pass students
A professor at the University of Macedonia in northern Greece has been suspended following his conviction for seeking under-the-table-payments from students who wanted to pass his class.
The academic, also known as the grosser among his colleagues, had set a price tag ranging from 250 euros for a 6, 300 euros for an 8 and 400 euros for a top mark (10).
Jonathan Allen: Bulgaria Needs Transparent Public Procurement, Predictable Business Environment
Novinite.com is interviewing ambassadors of Bulgaria's main trading partners as well as neighboring countries. Here is an interview with the British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen.
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