Hungarian, Serbian premiers optimistic about EU visa waiver (EARTHtimes.org)
Budapest – The visa requirement for Serbians travelling to the European Union could be lifted as early as January, the prime ministers of Hungary and Serbia said after talks in the Hungarian capital on Monday. Hungarian prime minister Gordon Bajnai a…
Greek, Turkish bourses plan joint stock index (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) – The Athens bourse and the Istanbul stock exchange are planning a new index of Greek and Turkish stocks to serve as a benchmark for the launch of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), officials said on Monday.
Contempt Of Court Conviction Against Bosnian Serb (Scoop.co.nz)
New York, Jul 6 2009 1:10PM The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s has upheld the conviction of a Bosnian Serb army officer who was given a four-month jail sentence earlier this year for …
International observers voice concern over Bulgarian vote (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International observers refused to give a “clean bill of health” to the general election in Bulgaria at the weekend, which saw the centre-right opposition roundly defeat the ruling Socialists.
Hail destroys vineyards in Slovenia and Hungary (South African Wine News)
Spring hail has demolished vineyards in Slovenia and Hungary. This is the second time in as many years that the two eastern European countries have been hit by the freak weather.
“Hitler tree” may face the axe in Polish town (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An oak tree planted in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War Two to mark Adolf Hitler’s birthday may soon face the axe if the local mayor has her way.
Date of Madonna’s Polish concert debut riles Walesa (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Lech Walesa, ex-leader of Poland’s anti-communist Solidarity trade union, condemned as a “Satanic provocation” on Tuesday plans by pop diva Madonna to stage a concert in Warsaw on a day celebrating the Virgin Mary.
Macedonia Ex-Minister with Bulgaria Passport Detained in Poland (Novinite.com)
Macedonian former Health Minister, Vladimir Dimov, who also has a Bulgarian passport, has been arrested at the international airport in Warsaw, Poland.
Greece fined over airline subsidy (BBC News)
European Court of Justice orders Greece to pay 2m euros for failing to recover illegal state aid granted to Olympic Airways.
Wilders calls for Romania and Bulgaria to leave the EU (theParliament.com)
Dutch MP Geert Wilders, who won a seat in the recent European elections, has caused a storm by saying Romania and Bulgaria should “leave the EU”.
