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10 Apr 12 / 09:01:52

Bosnian Civil Service Unions Threaten Strikes

Police and security agency unions warn of strikes if salaries are cut in the new state budget, which is already under pressure from ex-soldiers' pension demands.

05 Apr 12 / 14:56:59

Macedonia to Shave 5 Per Cent Off Budget

Cut reflects the need to reduce spending as a result of the European crisis and the cold winter, the Finance Minister said.

05 Apr 12 / 13:23:54

Kosovo Officials Cash in on Highway Expropriation

Municipal officials have benefited from the expropriation of land along the route for Kosovo’s new highway, an investigation has revealed.

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05 Apr 12 / 10:02:19

Montenegro Pledges to Meet Aluminium Plant’s Debt

Montenegro says it will meet a Friday deadline to pay more than 20 million euro in guarantees for the debt of Podgorica Aluminum Plant, KAP, to Deutsche Bank.

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04 Apr 12 / 09:52:00

Bosnia May Ask Croatia For Export Concessions

As Croatia's EU membership looms into view, posing major problems for Bosnian exporters, Bosnia's Presidency is considering asking Croatia for a temporary agreement.

29 Mar 12 / 12:54:57

Albania Cuts Interest Rate to Boost Demand

Albania’s Central Bank on Wednesday cut the key rate to 4.25 per cent in order to boost weak demand by consumers.

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29 Mar 12 / 09:50:55

Bosnian Civil Servants Threaten Strike Over Salaries

Public servants and police says they will strike if the government lowers their salaries in the 2012 budget, as the finance minister has indicated he plans to do.

26 Mar 12 / 10:19:17

Romania to Sell Copper Mine

Bucharest is to sell Romania's biggest copper mine in an 60.3 million euro transaction.

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26 Mar 12 / 10:08:35

Clock Ticking For Bosnian Exporters to Croatia

Bosnia has less than a year to update its food hygiene standards or lose millions of euro in exports to Croatia after the latter joins the EU.

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23 Mar 12 / 11:00:48

Germany’s Draxlmaier to Invest in Macedonia

Germany's automotive supplier Draxlmaier Group Automotive, is to invest €30 million in a new factory in Macedonia that is expected to employ some 4,000 workers.

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23 Mar 12 / 10:38:38

Komsic Pushes For Illegal Property Law in Bosnia

Bosnia's Federation entity has been presented with a draft law on confiscation of illegal property on the insistence of the senior Social Democrat Zeljko Komsic.