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Construction of Macedonian Motorway Section to Begin
Construction of the remaining section of one of Eastern Europe's key motorway networks, Corridor 10, will begin this summer, Macedonian Finance Minister Zoran Stavrevski said today.
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Bosnia Takes Small Step in Motorway Construction
Bosnia's Federation government has signed an agreement worth 115 million euros with a Turkish company to build five kilometres of motorway.
Euro Crisis Sapping Balkan Recovery, EBRD Warns
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development report predicts that eurozone crisis will buffet Balkan economies, slowing growth in 2012.
UK's Grimshaw Architects Wins Major Project in Tirana
The London-based architecture studio Grimshaw has won the urban planning competition for the expansion of Tirana’s main boulevard, one of the city’s most ambitious plans in decades.
PDK-Linked Firm Builds Secret Service’s First HQ
The headquarters of Kosovo’s Intelligence Agency is being built by a firm with strong links to the governing Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and who was elected in a close procurement process.
Qatar Mulls Buying Macedonian Power Company
Delegation from Qatar is pondering buying 49 per cent of Macedonia’s state-owned power producing company, ELEM, the government says.
Romania Hopes to Reap Windfall From Football Final
Country hopes to earn around 20 million euro from Spanish fans watching the Europa League football final in the capital.
Bosnian Presidency Adopts 2012 Budget With Exceptions
Bosnia's State Presidency has adopted the 2012 budget proposed last week but has not agreed on cuts to civil service salaries on the grounds that this is unfair if it does not fall for elected officials too.
Helping Kosovo’s Young Entrepreneurs
Innovation Center Kosovo is helping startups turn their ideas into real businesses. With an incubation and training department, practical workshops, events like Business Tuesday or Startup Weekend, Innovation Centre Kosovo, based in Pristina is helping innovators turn their ideas into real businesses.
World Bank Offers Macedonia $100 Million
Bank plans to give Macedonia $100 million to pursue economic reforms and address health, education and social welfare issues at a time of crisis.
Bosnia's Bosniak Parties Feud Over Budget
The Social Democrats and the Party of Democratic Action, SDA, are at loggerheads over the 2012 budget, posing a threat to the survival of their coalition in the state government and the Federation entity.
Bosnia Unveils Tight Budget for 2012
The long-awaited state budget lowers the salaries for state employees but provides enough cash for the country generally to function, the finance minister says.
Fiat Opening Hailed as Boost For Serbia
Fiat Automobili Srbija, FAS, has officially opened in the industrial city of Kragujevac, raising hopes of a revival of Serbia's ailing economy.
Serbian Union Links Smuggling Boom to Joblessness
Huge number of people now involved in smuggling - the so-called grey economy - is partly a consequence of soaring unemployment, Union of Employees says.
Austrian Construction Giant to Quit Kosovo
One of Europe’s biggest construction companies, Austria’s Strabag, is pulling out of Kosovo six years after purchasing former Yugoslavia’s biggest quarry.
Bosnia Prepares to Unveil Lean 2012 Budget
Finance Minister says 2012 budget will be tough - but will include money for local elections, a census in 2013, new border crossings and ex-soldiers' pensions.
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Serbia’s New Govt Faces Deficit Challenge
Promises of hundreds of new jobs made during the election campaign will soon be forgotten as reducing the deficit becomes a certain priority for the new team.
Bosnia Cuts Dismissed as 'Illusion For IMF'
PDK-Linked Firm Builds Secret Service’s First HQ
‘Hidden’ Taxes Hinder Investment in Serbia
Serbia Ducks Probes Into Tycoon Dodgy Takeovers
Albania’s Power Crisis Pinned on Company Errors
Kosovo Mayor’s Funders Demand Their Payback
Serbian Businesses Scorn Aid Pledges as Poll Ploy
Politics and Society
Mladic’s Trial to Resume on June 25
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Ratko Mladic will be examined on June 25 announced the Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal, ICTY.
Staff at Serbia's TV Avala on Strike Again
Amnesty International: 2011 Was Turbulent
"Croatia’s Putin" Takes Over Tudjman’s Party
Football Wins Amid Political Row over Kosovo Status
Culture and Lifestyle
Foreign Soaps Push Out Kosovo Productions
Kosovo’s domestic soaps are falling victim to cheap imports from Turkey and Latin America.
