NGO slams UNMIK over Kosovo Serb disappearances
by Stanislava GaydazhievaAmnesty International has strongly criticised the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on Tuesday, saying that it failed to investigate the abduction and murders...
View ArticleRomanian-Moldavian gas pipeline welcomed by Oettinger
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe works for the Romanian-Moldavian gas pipeline will be launched today and the European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger will attend the inauguration ceremony.The...
View ArticleSwitzerland trying to make prostitution safer
by Eva LalkovičováTwo weeks Zurich launched a new project to make street prostitution safer. So called „sex-boxes“ are open all night outside the city centre.„Safety for the prostitutes. At least it’s...
View ArticleFüle: Association agreement with Ukraine will benefit all
by Karafillis GiannoulisEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle said that, “any outside pressure on Ukraine related to its ambition to sign the Association...
View ArticleUkrainian man angers federal agents
by Stanislava GaydazhievaA Ukrainian 18-year-old man apparently got on the nerves of several agents from the U.S. Department of State with a “joke” about a fake kidnap and was arrested Tuesday, CNN...
View ArticleUkraine week in Brussels says Fule
by NEOnline Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule told Uraine that it needs to resolve the "the outstanding case of selective justice, particularly the one...
View ArticleUN: Serbia and Kosovo are taking positive steps to normalise relations
by Karafillis GiannoulisTop UN official for Kosovo Farid Zarif praised the steps taken by the governments of Serbia and Kosovo for normalising their relations.Presenting Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s...
View ArticleUS and Switzerland reach bank settlement deal
by Karafillis GiannoulisUS and Switzerland reached a final bank settlement deal which will help the Swiss banks to avoid prosecution. However, according to the Local the banks are going to pay hefty...
View ArticleEU supports urban development in the European neighbourhood
by Karafillis GiannoulisOn 30 August, the European Commission announced new urban development programme for the cities in the EU’s Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood.European Commissioner for...
View ArticleBosnian Serbs give war criminal hero's welcome
by NEOnline The Serbs of Bosnia-Herzegovina, also known as Europe's "most unstable country" have given a convicted war criminal released from jail the welcome of a hero. Singing Serb national songs and...
View ArticleUkraine ignores Putin’s warnings, seeks EU trade deal
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on 24 August ignored a warning by Russian President Vladimir Putin and re-affirmed Kiev’s commitment to signing important agreements with the European Union,...
View ArticleContracts worth €2.5bn to triple wind power
The Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Ministry had awarded permission for the construction of eight wind power projects across central Norway with an installed capacity of 1,300 MW and costing NOK20...
View ArticleBelgrade, Beijing pledge to deepen strategic ties
On 26 August, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed bilateral strategic partnership and vowed to deepen co-operation between the two countries. Nikolic was...
View ArticleEU and Serbia deepen ties
by Karafillis GiannoulisEU and Serbia enhanced their cooperation as from 1 September the Stabilisation and Association agreement (SAA) between the two sides entered into force.European Commissioner for...
View ArticleSwiss economy grows more than expected
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe Swiss economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 and recorded an uninterrupted year of growth.Switzerland has one of the soundest economies in the European...
View ArticleSwitzerland is rated first in competitiveness
by Eva LalkovičováThe Global Competitiveness Report 2013 - 2014 provides an insight into the prosperity and productivity of world economies. In the report published on 3 September by the World Economic...
View ArticleEU Association Agreement negotiations with Armenia wrap
by NEOnline EU finalised the negotiations for the signing of an Association Agreement with Armenia the European Commission announced on September 4. The deal, which includes the establishment of a Deep...
View ArticleUkraine advances in removing toxic fuel
by Stanislava GaydazhievaUkraine has removed on Wednesday an additional 760 tonnes of mélange, a highly toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component, from tis territory, the Organisation for Security and...
View ArticleIMF issues Scandinavia warning
by NEOnline Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden face financial risks because of their share mix of large and integrated banks, high household debt, and high property prices the International Monetary...
View ArticleAshton welcomes Kosovo election progress
by NEOnline The EU's top diplomat, High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, welcomed today the positive steps made in Kosovo and Serbia ahead of municipal elections to be held in...
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