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PM Ponta: CAS consultation, meaningless; possibly some propaganda for President Basescu
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday said talks between him and President Traian Basescu at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace was political propaganda for the chief of state, and that in his opinion the President can do what he pleases in relation to the cut in the social security contributions (CAS).
Montenegro’s Capital Stuck in Political Limbo
Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said on Sunday that his ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, could sign an agreement on forming an administration in Podgorica by the end of July, ending the deadlock which has left the capital in limbo since the mayor and city management’s mandate expired in mid-June.
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Parliament debate on amendments to labour law on Tuesday
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament will discuss at its Tuesday session the bill of amendments to the labour law which the government adopted on Saturday despite the pressures and protests of trade unions.
Korneliya Ninova Also in Bulgarian Socialist Party Chairperson Race
Lawmaker Korneliya Ninova has said she is to place her bid for the presidency of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).
The senior partner in Bulgaria's government (which is to resign later in July) is to choose its next leader after Sergey Stanishev, who has headed the party since 2000, announced he would step down.
Reforms in Serbia finally start, labor law favors youth
BELGRADE - Serbian government adopted on Saturday the draft laws on labor and pension and disability insurance, and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that the government set a new and modern labor law that favors the young and good workers, adding that Serbia has finally started the reform process.
Serbia Finance Minister Resigns over Reforms
"I have asked that we implement a difficult programme, one could hardly imagine in these circumstances, reduction of pensions of minimum 20 per cent, cut of public sector salaries for 15 per cent, layoffs for 160,000 workers and increase of the electricity price for 30 per cent," Krstic said.
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Sergey Stanishev to Seek Re-election as PES Leader
The outgoing Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergrey Stanishev who was elected MEP said he would not seek appointment as the Bulgarian European commissioner, reports Dnevnik.bg.
He, however, announced his ambitions to seek re-election as head of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in 2015, instead.
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Trade unions quit talks on labour law amendments
BELGRADE - The leaders of the two largest uniond associations in Serbia, United Trade Unions Independence and Confederation of Autonomus Trade Unions of Serbia (SSSS), Branislav Canak and Ljubisav Orbovic, said on Friday they would not continue the talks with the government on proposed amendments to the labour law, and they announced protests.
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Greek MPs Approve Privatization of State Electricity Utility
Greek lawmakers gave green light to a bill under which 30% of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) will be sold as part of a large-scale privatization program.
Opposition parties however submitted proposals to hold a referendum on the move, daily Kathimerini's website reports.
Thessaloniki MP resigns from Democratic Left, reducing seats to 12
Democratic Left (DIMAR) was down to 12 MPs in the 300-seat House on Thursday after Thessaloniki MP Katerina Markou tendered her resignation in a letter accusing the party of being "old-fashioned, insular and plodding."