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Seenews: news report of 06.06.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Saturday 6 June 2009 - 2682 letture

Countries:

* Albania *

Albania Journalists Condemn BIRN Kosovo Threats Jun 06, 2009, 10:55 CET | Story | BalkanInsight.com The Tirana-based Albanian Union of Journalists has defended the ‘Life in Kosovo’ TV programme amid threats made to journalist Jeta Xharra, who heads the BIRN Kosovo team which produces the show. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/albaniajournalistscondemnbirnkosovothreats-105517889

* Bosnia *

K. Albanians reject partition ideas Jun 06, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 The deputy premier of the Kosovo Albanian government in Priština, Hajredin Kuci, "once again rejected the possibility of Kosovo’s partition". Albanian language daily Koha Ditore quotes him as saying that "the partition theory brought only bloodshed and war in the Balkans, and the concept of Kosovo’s partition is in contrast to the times we live in". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/k_albaniansrejectpartitionideas-154037676

Air France jet issued 24 error messages Jun 06, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 French investigators said Saturday that computers aboard the missing Air France Flight 447 issued 24 automated error messages before it crashed into the sea. Paul-Louis Arslanian, head of France’s accident investigation bureau told reporters the error messages likely meant the plane was in trouble, perhaps flying too fast or too slowly through stormy weather before disappearing about 220 miles off the northeast coast of Brazil, CNN reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/airfrancejetissued24errormessages-154021404

DHSS to team up with DS Jun 06, 2009, 15:40 CET | Story | B92 The Demo-Christians (DHSS) have announced that they reached a "cooperation and strategic partnership" agreement with the ruling Democrats (DS). The two parties will team up for next elections, and are already cooperating on the local level, "an in a certain way in parliament", a statement issued in Belgrade said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/dhsstoteamupwithds-154004772

MUP directorate chief speaks ahead of Police Day Jun 06, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 Police (MUP) Directorate chief Milorad Veljović says that police are giving their full contribution to the fight against crime, corruption and drug trafficking. "I wish to tell citizens that they should have confidence in the police, because they are working in their interest. I wish to also say that no one in this country can be stronger than the state and the police, nor will the police allow anyone to be stronger than the state," he said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mupdirectoratechiefspeaksaheadofpoliceday-15055494

Chisinau meeting adopts declaration Jun 06, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 Representatives of the member states of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) adopted in Chisinau on Friday the Chisinau Declaration. They also agreed on the Joint Statement expressing full support to the work of the Sarajevo-based Regional Cooperation Council (RCC). http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/chisinaumeetingadoptsdeclaration-150537760

Vojvodina Exec. Council head to step down? Jun 06, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 Bojan Pajtić, of the ruling Democrats (DS), could soon withdraw from politics because of a conflict with the party leadership, writes daily Blic. Pajtić, who currently heads the Vojvodina Executive Council, announced he may return to his university career, which the newspaper interprets, quoting DS sources, as his "preparation of a backup position from which he could more openly react to increasing criticism, rather than an abrupt withdrawal from the political life, desired by his political opponents". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/vojvodinaexec_councilheadtostepdown_-150521520

BSE sees "significant recovery" Jun 06, 2009, 15:05 CET | Story | B92 In the last two months, significant recovery was noted at the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BSE), FIMA Funds Portfolio Manager Vladimir Pavlović says. Pavlović told journalists that this is encouraging since index movements on the stock exchange and share price actually indicate the movements in the real sector, and added that the dynamic of the recovery is worrying because it is faster than expected. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bsesees_significantrecovery_-150504879

Graveyard rampage tally: 713 damaged headstones Jun 06, 2009, 14:30 CET | Story | B92 As many as 713 headstones were damaged last weekend in a Serbian Orthodox cemetery in Stapar, in Vojvodina, northern Serbia. This makes the number of desecrated graves considerably higher than the original estimate. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/graveyardrampagetally_713damagedheadstones-143021330

Belgrade, EULEX "in customs dispute" Jun 06, 2009, 14:30 CET | Story | B92 A dispute over customs at the administrative crossings with Kosovo has once again brought to the fore the issue of the six-point plan implementation. Belgrade daily Politika writes today that the government has not reached any additional agreements or deals with the EU mission in the province, EULEX, regarding the procedures at the Jarinje and Brnjak checkpoints in the north. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/belgrade_eulex_incustomsdispute_-143004702

Hailstorm ravages western Serbia Jun 06, 2009, 14:00 CET | Story | B92 Stormy winds and hail late on Friday caused extensive damage to 20 villages in western Serbia. Hailstones as big as walnuts and eggs destroyed some 1,000 hectares of orchards and wheat and corn fields in the municipalities of Krupanj and Osečina, and near the city of Valjevo, reports said. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/hailstormravageswesternserbia-140005379

Injured leg saves Slovenian from boarding doomed plane Jun 06, 2009, 13:30 CET | Story | B92 A Slovenian sailor missed the ill-fated Air France Flight AF 447 because he could not get a seat with extra space to accommodate his injured knee. Andrej Alpinc of Radlje, Slovenia, changed tickets and got a seat on another plane, that departed before the one which went missing in the night between Sunday and Monday somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/injuredlegsavesslovenianfromboardingdoomedplane-133021650

Mexican nursery fire kills many Jun 06, 2009, 13:30 CET | Story | B92 At least 29 children have been killed in a fire that swept through a state-run day-care centre in north-western Mexico, officials say. The fire broke out at the ABC centre in the city of Hermosillo in Sonora state. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/mexicannurseryfirekillsmany-133004786

Jat Airways renews charters to Turkey Jun 06, 2009, 12:30 CET | Story | B92 The Turkish aviation authorities have allowed Serbian national carrier Jat Airways to fly charter flights to the Turkish coast this summer season. This was confirmed for B92 by the Serbian Civil Aviation Directorate, whose spokeswoman Katarina Andrić-Milosavljević said that Antalya and Bodrum-bound planes would take off today. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/jatairwaysrenewscharterstoturkey-123021405

3 arrested over post office heists Jun 06, 2009, 12:30 CET | Story | B92 Novi Sad’s Criminal Investigations Police officers have three men in custody today, whom they suspect of robbed five post offices. Nikola G., 22, of Kosovska Mitrovica, Danijel O., 22, and Petar B., 21, of Novi Sad, are suspected of taking a total of RSD 3mn. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/3arrestedoverpostofficeheists-123004571

Corruption suspect to join Kosovo court? Jun 06, 2009, 11:56 CET | Story | B92 A Serb is likely to join the Kosovo Constitutional Court, due to be put together soon, reports said. The man in question is law professor Ivan Čukalović, who told B92 that he had accepted the invitation "in order to protect the interests of the Serb community in Kosovo". http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/corruptionsuspecttojoinkosovocourt_-115610751

Support growing for Serbia, says Đelić Jun 06, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | B92 The Netherlands has announced that its position on Serbia’s EU integration remains unchanged. It came after the latest report from Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to the UN Security Council regarding Serbia’s cooperation with the Hague Tribunal. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/supportgrowingforserbia_says__eli__-115554420

Iran signs major gas deal with China Jun 06, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | B92 Iran has found its long-sought-after partner to help develop part of the world’s largest natural-gas field. This came even as the possibility of linking it to a future pipeline to Europe seemed to rise, RFE reported. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iransignsmajorgasdealwithchina-115537992

D-Day remembered 65 years later Jun 06, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | B92 On June 6, 1944 over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, in northern France, in a push to liberate Europe from Hitler’s Nazi forces. Now, 65 years later, the memories of that day linger along that windswept coast and its quiet villages. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/d-dayremembered65yearslater-115521593

Kosovo Serbs visit desecrated graves Jun 06, 2009, 11:55 CET | Story | B92 Serbs will visit the desecrated graves of their loved ones in Kosovo once again this year on All Souls’ Day (Zadušnice). In an atmosphere described as "more peaceful than in previous years", some headstones have been destroyed ahead of the religious holiday that sees Orthodox Serb Christians remember their dead and visit their burial places four times each year. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/kosovoserbsvisitdesecratedgraves-115504764

Bosnia’s Lukavac Cement Plant Doubles Annual Capacity with Launch of 41 Mln Euro Production Line Jun 05, 2009, 19:49 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 5 (SeeNews) – Bosnia’s Lukavac cement plant, owned by Austria’s Asamer Holding, said it has opened a new 80 million marka ($58 million/41 million euro) production line, which will double its annual output capacity. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosnia___slukavaccementplantdoublescapacitythroughnew41mlneuroproduction-191614

Banja Luka Indices Close Week Mixed, Volumes Drop Jun 05, 2009, 18:57 CET | Story | SeeNews SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 5 (SeeNews) – The share indices of Bosnia’s Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE) closed the week mixed as turnover dropped, bourse data showed on Friday. http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/banjalukaindicescloseweekmixed_volumesdrop-183614

* Bulgaria *

Bulgaria Officers Set for Afghan Army Training Mission Jun 05, 2009, 23:24 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers confirmed Wednesday that Bulgarian army officers will help to train the Afghan army.Twenty-six officers from various divisions across Bulgaria will join the NATO led mission on September 1. They will be part of the staff of an operational group for training and liaison services within the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaofficerssetforafghanarmytrainingmission-232403205

Bulgaria Police Arrest Alleged Blagoevgrad Vote Buyer Jun 05, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com Police detectives in Blagoevgrad have arrested a 35-year-old man on allegations of vote buying ahead of this Sunday’s European Parliament elections.35-year-old, Emil Georgiev was found to have a register with names of political party candidates as well as BGN 3 250 and names of people who he had paid to vote.He has been taken away for questioning and will remain in custody for at least 24 hours.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariapolicearrestallegedblagoevgradvotebuyer-232346661

Alleged Criminal Galev Gets Plenty of Signatures to Run for MP Jun 05, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com The notorious Bulgarian businessman, Plamen Galev, has already gathered more than enough signatures to run in the July 2009 Parliamentary Elections.Galev who has been charged with organized crime needs 10 000 signatures to run for Member of Parliament as an independent majority representation candidate.The initiative committee that has put forth his candidature has already collected 14 100 signatures from the town of Dupnitsa, and the wider Kyustendil District in Southwest Bulgaria, Darik Radio reported.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/allegedcriminalgalevgetsplentyofsignaturestorunformp-232330242

Ireland, Czech Republic Vote for MEPs Friday Jun 05, 2009, 23:23 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Elections for Members of the European Parliament in Ireland and the Czech Republic are held Friday.In the Czech Republic, they will continue until Saturday. Czechs will be able to vote Friday from 2 pm to 10 pm, and Saturday from 8 am to 2 pm local time.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ireland_czechrepublicvoteformepsfriday-232313768

UK, Netherlands Count MEP Elections Votes Jun 05, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com The UK and Netherlands voted Thursday for Members of the European Parliament, and results are to be presented on Sunday.Dutch and British voters were the first to go to the polls to elect the EU’s most powerful legislative body, but results are not to be announced until elections in all countries are over.Polls closed in the Netherlands at 19:00 GMT and in Britain at 21:00 GMT on Thursday.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/uk_netherlandscountmepelectionsvotes-232257327

Bulgaria Needs Centralized Control of EU Money Jun 05, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com It is necessary that Bulgaria establishes a centralized system for control of the money coming from the EU funds.Chair of the Bulgarian Parliament, Georgi Pirinski, the Deputy PM, Meglena Plugchieva, and the the Chair of the Parliemant Committee on European Matters, Mladen Chervenyakov, has signed Friday an official joint declaration regarding the audit results Presented by the National Audit Office.The declaration states that the system responsible for the control of the EU money has showed serious faults, because of the large number of agencies which participate in the process.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgarianeedscentralizedcontrolofeumoney-232240839

Bulgaria MEP Election Results Clear by June 10 Jun 05, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will announce by June 10 the results from the MEP elections which will be held on June 7, Sunday.The names of the seventeen Bulgarian MEPs must be clear by June 12, CEC spokesman, Biser Rrayanov, said Friday.On June 7, voters will use separate tickets for each party and coalition.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariamepelectionresultsclearbyjune10-232224196

Bulgaria, Poland Justice Ministers with New Approach on Custody Case Jun 05, 2009, 23:22 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria’s Minister of Justice, Miglena Tacheva, and her Polish counterpart have come up with a new approach on children’s custody case that outraged Bulgaria last week.A family drama between Todor Vasilev from Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad, and his Polish wife Barbara resulted in the mother seizing with the help of the police one of her kids, the 8-year-old Nikoleta, and taking her to Poland, while the 7-year-old Pavel managed to run away.According to the Bulgarian and Polish Ministers of Justice, the best way to resolve the dispute between the two parents would be mediation with the participation of mediators on both the Bulgarian and the Polish side, BGNES reported.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgaria_polandjusticeministerswithnewapproachoncustodycase-232207799

Russia Could Cut Bulgaria Gas Supply on EP Election Day Jun 05, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com Bulgaria Energy Minister, Petar Dimitrov, has received notice from the Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria regarding a possible gas cut-off as early as June 7 - EP election day.Russian Ambassador, Yuri Isakov, has warned that unless the Ukraine manages to pay its debts to Gazprom before the fixed deadline of June 7, the Russian company may have to stop the gas supply to South East Europe.Dimitrov stated that there is no risk to consumers in Bulgaria.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russiacouldcutbulgariagassupplyonepelectionday-232145866

Ukraine Emits Currency to Pay for Russia Gas Jun 05, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Ukrainian President, Viktor Yushchenko, has decided to order the emission of hrivnias (the Ukrainian national currency) for nearly USD 500 M to pay for the Russian gas."I had no other choice, but to insist on the emission, and after done it is a matter of an hour payment to be made", Yushchenko commented, as Darik Radio reported.The Ukrainian Naftogaz owes Russia USD 158 M for the natural gas consumed in May, and nearly USD 500 M for gas put in storages, the President explained.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/ukraineemitscurrencytopayforrussiagas-232129386

Bulgaria Unemployment Rate Hits 7,2% Jun 05, 2009, 23:21 CET | Story | Novinite.com The unemployment rate in Bulgaria increased to 7,2% in May, 2009, or 260 700 people without work.The data was released Friday by the National Employment Agency.According to the Agency, in April the rate was 7,04%.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgariaunemploymentratehits7_2_-232112900

Nabucco Gas Pipeline Agreement to be Signed in Weeks Jun 05, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com The intergovernmental agreement on the Nabucco gas pipeline project might be signed in the coming weeks.This was announced Friday by Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH’s CEO, Reinhard Mitchek, at a conference "Caspian Oil and Gas 2009" in Baku.He said the preparation of this document was almost completed, and all issues regarding the legislation of the project member-states had been settled.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/nabuccogaspipelineagreementtobesignedinweeks-232056452

State Saves Bulgaria Railroads Company from Bankruptcy Jun 05, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com The state will return immediately part of the tax credit it owes to the Bulgarian State Railroad (BDZ)company to save it from inevitable bankruptcy.This was announced Friday by the Transport Minister, Petar Mutafchiev, in an interview for the Novinar Daily.During the next week the company must pay loans of BGN 26 M to large western financial institutions.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/statesavesbulgariarailroadscompanyfrombankruptcy-23204013

Gazprom Extends Ukraine’s Natural Gas Payment Deadline Jun 05, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com The Russian energy giant Gazprom has extended the deadline for the payment for the natural gas that the Ukraine received in May 2009.Gazprom has set June 9, Tuesday, as the date when the Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz has to pay it May dues, Interfax reported cited by BGNES.The extension has been granted because the Russian company took into account the holidays in the Ukraine.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/gazpromextendsukraine___snaturalgaspaymentdeadline-232023611

Bulgargaz Head Leaves for Moscow over Potential New Gas Crisis Jun 05, 2009, 23:20 CET | Story | Novinite.com The CEO of Bulgaria’s gas monopoly Bulgargaz, Dimitar Gogov, is leaving for the Russian capital Moscow Monday for talks with Gazprom over a potential new natural gas crisis.As the Ukraine is supposed to pay for its May Russian gas supplies by June 9, and its gas company Naftogaz is short of funds, fears emerged in parts of Europe that a new Russian gas cutoff might ensue similar to the one in January 2009.Gogov’s visit to Moscow is at the invitation of the Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller, which was received Friday.... http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bulgargazheadleavesformoscowoverpotentialnewgascrisis-232006775

* Croatia *

* Serbia *

* Slovenia *

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