Reform
European Commission to help Albania implement reforms
06/05/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The EU gave its full support to Albania Monday (May 5th) to complete reforms aimed towards integrating the country into the Unio...
Turkish parliament to debate social security bill Thursday
26/03/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Labour and Social Security Minister Faruk Celik said on Tuesday (March 25th) that parliament plans to begin debating a key social s...
Strikes continue in Greece as parliament passes controversial pension reform bill
21/03/2008
ATHENS, Greece -- Strikes continued in Greece on Thursday (March 20th) as parliament approved the controversial pension system reform bill that will...
Greek garbage workers break into Athens City Hall
18/03/2008
ATHENS, Greece -- Garbage workers in Athens broke into City Hall on Monday (March 17th) as part of a protest against the government's pension system...
Serbian president schedules parliamentary elections for May 11th
14/03/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- President Boris Tadic has formally dissolved parliament and scheduled early elections for May 11th. His decision Thursday (March...
Macedonia's real estate now for sale to foreign nationals
13/03/2008
New property law amendments allowing foreign nationals to purchase real estate in Macedonia are expected to attract foreign investment, but only EU and Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) members are given consideration.
Bulgaria's ruling BSP expels parliament member for voting against cabinet
27/02/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) decided on Tuesday (February 26th) to expel member Nikolay Kamov from its parliamentary...
Lajcak urges reform of BiH's social security system
29/01/2008
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- High Representative Miroslav Lajcak urged the BiH state and entity governments to reform the social securit...
BiH's Foreign Investors' Council issues reform recommendations
28/01/2008
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The Foreign Investors' Council (FIC) issued recommendations Saturday (January 26th) on ten main reforms aim...
Montenegrin government unveils 2008 economic platform
21/12/2007
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- The government issued on Thursday (December 20th) its economic policy platform for 2008. It forecasts an estimated 790m euro...
Smaller parties could call the shots after tight Croatian vote
26/11/2007
Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's Croatian Democratic Union inched past the Social Democrats in Sunday's election, but both parties are well short of the needed majority in parliament. Intense coalition talks can be expected in the days ahead.
Albania's business registration process expedited
02/11/2007
In an effort to shorten bureaucratic procedures and eliminate corruption, Albania's recently founded National Registration Centre offers a streamlined day registry for new businesses.
OSCE notes improvement in two key areas in Croatia
02/11/2007
ZAGREB, Croatia -- The OSCE says Croatia has made significant strides in terms of judicial reforms and human rights issues. OSCE Mission in Croatia h...
PIC board backs Lajcak's proposed measures for strengthening BiH institutions
01/11/2007
Urging politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina to abide by their obligations, a key body of international officials warned on Wednesday that attempts to undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement will not be tolerated.
For Adriatic Charter countries, promises come with challenges
22/10/2007
Albania, Croatia and Macedonia all hope to receive membership invitations at NATO's summit in Bucharest next April, but some work remains to be done.
