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Seenews: news report of 22.03.2009

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by Emanuele G. - Sunday 22 March 2009 - 1521 letture

Countries:

* Bosnia *

Nikolić: We’ll ask for new elections Mar 22, 2009, 17:35 CET | Story | B92 Opposition Serb Progressive Party (SNS) President Tomislav Nikolić said on Sunday in Belgrade that the party’s goal is to force early elections. The gathering of the SNS – an offshoot of the Serb Radicals (SRS) – was held under the motto, "the future starts now", to mark five months since the party was founded, and as part of the campaign for the local elections to be held in two Belgrade municipalities. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/nikoli___we_llaskfornewelections-173504212

Tadić to attend UNSC Kosovo session Mar 22, 2009, 17:05 CET | Story | B92 The UN Security Council will on Monday debate the situation in Kosovo, with President Boris Tadić attending the session. The key issues on the agenda will be the reconfiguration of the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, and the six-point plan reached by Belgrade and the UN last year that allowed EU mission EULEX to deploy in the province. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/tadi__toattendunsckosovosession-170504891

Barge collides with cliff in Danube Mar 22, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | B92 A Bulgarian barge that was transporting iron ore to Serbia has hit a cliff in the Danube Gorge and overturned. The accident happened near the Romanian town of Turne Severin. No one was reported injured. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bargecollideswithcliffindanube-1635177

Four killed, eight injured in stampede in Urals Mar 22, 2009, 16:35 CET | Story | B92 Four people died and eight others were injured in a stampede at a discotheque in a small town in Russia’s Urals, the country’s main investigative body says. The accident occurred late on Saturday when about 200 people had gathered for the discotheque in the Urals town of Pervouralsk. The stampede began when the discotheque organizers offered free entry during the first 30 minutes, investigators said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/fourkilled_eightinjuredinstampedeinurals-163504891

"Belgrade administration sit on their hands" Mar 22, 2009, 16:05 CET | Story | B92 Opposition DSS leader Vojislav Koštunica says that those ruling in Belgrade city assembly have no policy, no projects, and do nothing except hold on to power. The former Serbian prime minister for two terms told his party’s loacal board in Belgrade that the ruling coalition will leave behind "a heap of problems", that will be paid for by the citizens. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_belgradeadministrationsitontheirhands_-160504355

UNMIK sends "yellow house" report Mar 22, 2009, 15:35 CET | Story | B92 The UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, has sent its complete report on the co-called yellow house in northern Albania. War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević has also received additional documents related to the probe. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/unmiksends_yellowhouse_report-153516720

Bosnian Croats sue 357 for war crimes Mar 22, 2009, 15:35 CET | Story | B92 Croatia Libertas, an NGO based in Mostar, Bosnia, has filed war crimes suits against 375 persons, reports say. The lawsuits are based on Ivica Mlivončić’s book entitled, "Muslim camps for Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1991-95". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/bosniancroatssue357forwarcrimes-153504464

Still no date for Spanish withdrawal Mar 22, 2009, 14:35 CET | Story | B92 Spain is flexible when it comes to the date when it plans to withdraw its soldiers deployed as part of NATO’s KFOR in Kosovo. This is according to Spanish PM Jose Luis Zapatero, who reacted to criticism coming from NATO after Madrid’s decision to pull out its 620-soldier strong contingent from the province. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/stillnodateforspanishwithdrawal-143504944

"Serbians pick and choose jobs" Mar 22, 2009, 14:05 CET | Story | B92 Many positions in Serbia remain vacant, despite being well-paid, as the country’s unemployed consider some of them with reluctance, a daily writes. Večernje Novosti quotes the chairwoman of the Association of Free and Independent Unions, Ranka Savić, who revealed that Belgrade’s cleaning communal service, Gradska Čistoća, has vacancy spots permanently opened for 50 to 100 people. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/_serbianspickandchoosejobs_-140504731

Šutanovac on army internal control, reforms Mar 22, 2009, 13:05 CET | Story | B92 Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac has said that his ministry’s reform will introduce internal control into military police and military intelligence service. "In this way we complete the civilian control which is very important since it did not exist before," he told daily Politika in an interview. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/__utanovaconarmyinternalcontrol_reforms-13052810

U.S. "backs Danish PM as NATO head" Mar 22, 2009, 13:05 CET | Story | B92 The U.S. is prepared to back Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to be the next secretary general of NATO, U.S. and alliance sources say. The current secretary general, Dutch diplomat Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, steps down at the end of July. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/u_s__backsdanishpmasnatohead_-130516337

Opposition: Great hunger and poverty Mar 22, 2009, 13:05 CET | Story | B92 Two opposition parties on Saturday in several Belgrade municipalities presented their economic program for the economic crisis. Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and New Serbia (NS) representatives told citizens that the state is finding itself in an increasingly difficult position. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/opposition_greathungerandpoverty-130504202

Police arrest 17 after protest Mar 22, 2009, 12:05 CET | Story | B92 Serbian police (MUP) has announced that its officers have arrested 17 persons after last night’s violent protest in Belgrade. Ten of those detained are minors, the statement said. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/policearrest17afterprotest-120504800

Iran’s supreme leader dismisses Obama appeal Mar 22, 2009, 11:35 CET | Story | B92 Iran’s supreme leader is dismissing calls from U.S. President Barack Obama for a "new beginning" in relations between the two countries. Speaking in the holy city of Mashhad Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States is using "the slogan of change," but that he sees no real change in U.S. policy toward Iran. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/iran_ssupremeleaderdismissesobamaappeal-113528724

Russian troops end Dagestan operation Mar 22, 2009, 11:35 CET | Story | B92 Russian security forces have ended an operation against suspected separatist rebels in the southern region of Dagestan. At least 21 people are said to have died during three days of clashes. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/russiantroopsenddagestanoperation-11351738

Macedonians vote in presidential election Mar 22, 2009, 11:35 CET | Story | B92 The polling stations were opened at 07:00 CET this Sunday across Macedonia in presidential and local elections. President of the State Electoral Commission (DIK) Zoran Tanevski told reporters this morning that 53 voting stations remained closed due to the snow and bad weather in the mountain regions of the country, but that the officials hoped the voting material would be delivered there as well during the day. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/macedoniansvoteinpresidentialelection-113504923

10,000 Serbs without electricity for 20 days Mar 22, 2009, 11:05 CET | Story | B92 Representatives from several Kosovo Serb municipalities will today hold a joint session. Councilors from Gnjilane, Novo Brdo, Vitina and Kosovska Kamenica will meet in the village of Šilovo, to discuss their next steps, as their communities have been cut off from the power grid for more than 20 days. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/10_000serbswithoutelectricityfor20days-110504839

UN anti-racism day marked Mar 21, 2009, 20:35 CET | Story | B92 Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, with special attention in Serbia being paid to the plight of the Roma. The international day for eliminating all kinds of racial discrimination was introduced by the United Nations in 1966 in remembrance of the 69 people who protests against racist policy of the Apartheid, and were killed on March 21, 1960, in South Africa. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/unanti-racismdaymarked-203504802

Šutanovac: Crisis is no excuse Mar 21, 2009, 20:05 CET | Story | B92 Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac said today that the economic crisis cannot be an excuse for the postponement of reforms. “The year ahead of us is a lot harder than the one behind, but that cannot be an excuse for reforms to stop, to allow the system to collapse again,” Šutanovac said at the inauguration of the March class of the Serbian Army (VS) soldiers at the Tsar Lazar barracks in Kruševac. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/__utanovac_crisisisnoexcuse-200516784

Algeria "strongly supports" Serbia over Kosovo Mar 21, 2009, 20:05 CET | Story | B92 Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić was in Algiers on Saturday where he met with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci. There, Jeremić said after the meeting, Medelci assured him that his country has adopted "a firm stance to never recognize Kosovo". >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/algeria_stronglysupports_serbiaoverkosovo-200504599

* Bulgaria *

IMF Mission Head: Bulgarian Economy Might Fall into Recession Mar 21, 2009, 23:05 CET | Story | Novinite.com The head of the International Monetary Fund mission for Bulgaria, Bas Bakker, said Saturday that Bulgaria’s economy might go into recession.Bakker’s latest statement was made in an interview for Bulgarian National Radio, and runs counter to the last IMF report on Bulgaria in February 2009, in which the Fund predicted that the Bulgarian economy would grow by 1% in 2009."If we look at other countries in the region, many of them are falling into recession.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/imfmissionhead_bulgarianeconomymightfallintorecession-230518158

Turkey with 50% Lower Hotel Prices, Bulgaria Has no Special Offers Mar 21, 2009, 23:05 CET | Story | Novinite.com Turkey has lowered the holiday package prices in hotels for the upcoming tourist season by 50%.That is a significant hit for the Bulgarian tourist business, the head of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association for North-Eastern Bulgaria, Dimitar Dimitrov, commented. In his words, this is one of the the reasons that Bulgarian hotels have not yet announced their special offers.... >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/turkeywith50_lowerhotelprices_bulgariahasnospecialoffers-230505998

* Croatia *

* Macedonia *

Macedonia Starts Voting in Presidential Elections Mar 22, 2009, 07:11 CET | Story | SeeNews SKOPJE (Macedonia), March 22 (SeeNews) – Macedonia on Sunday started voting in its fourth presidential elections since gaining independence from the former Yugoslav federation in 1991. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/forsunday-macedoniastartsvotinginpresidentialelection-143224

* Romania *

Romania’s new Liberal head Crin Antonescu pledges to drive party to success along with Ludovic Orban Mar 21, 2009, 20:05 CET | Story | Business Standard The largest opposition party in Romania, the Liberal Party (PNL), elected last night its new leader, Crin Antonescu, who took the helm from former premier and party head Calin Popescu Tariceanu and will work side by side with former transportation minister Ludovic Orban. Antonescu was voted president of the party which ran the government in the past four years while Orban was elected first vice president at the two-day congress started yesterday. >http://seenews.com/news/latestnews/romania_snewliberalheadcrinantonescupledgestodrivepartytosuccess-200529453

* Serbia *

* Slovenia *

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