Tadic: South Stream pipeline should go through Dimitrovgrad | Scorching heat kills seven people in southeastern Romania | OSCE Ambassador: Framework agreement employments not to cause over employment in public administration | FYROM: Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.4% in July compared to June | Outbreak of a rare virus registered in Greece | Number of hotspots in Russia falls to 377 | Kosovo police seize illegal arms in Vucitrn, Kosovska Mitrovica | RS:Bosnian police arrest 27 in anti-drug operation | Serbian police arrest Tomislav Djordjevic | Bulgaria’s GDP seen down by 3.2% Q2 2010 | Bulgarian firefighting team saves 300-year-old Russian village | Simon Peres to visit Bulgaria on Aug 11 | The richest people are ruling the corrupt BiH | BiH: Iincrease in total deposit , citizens' savings 6.1 bln KM | Albania: Vodafone introduces the weekly communication bundle for Vodafone Card subscribers | 1.4 million tourists to Albania over June 1- July 31 period | Dodik: U.S. cites terrorism as excuse to amend constitution | Odalovic: Search of Lake Perucac begins | Sreckovic: Irish model for investments for diaspora | Lukoil lays off 22 workers in Kraljevo | Pristina: KFOR continues to protect Serbian monasteries | Foreign investors in Serbia interested in car industry | Jeremic: We will do all we can to achieve our goal | Bogdanovic, Ivanovic visit Serbian returnees in Kosovo-Metohija | Cvetkovic to visit hail-stricken farms in Pranjani | New indictment against Saric, another eight persons |
08:43 | 0 | EMportal
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday adopted a draft motion for a resolution on Turkey's progress report 2009.
08:41 | 0 | EMportal
According to the “Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 2009” report of the World Bank Group, the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) secured 15th place amongst 181 national investment agencies worldwide.
08:39 | 0 | EMportal
A Turkish firm with operations in logistics, construction, automotive marketing and the oil and tourism sectors is establishing Southeastern Anatolia’s first nuclear medicine plant in Gaziantep, the largest province in the region.
08:38 | 0 | EMportal
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer launched its research and development (R&D) office in the Turkish capital on Tuesday.
08:37 | 0 | EMportal
Iranian car maker Khodro’s investment plans for a car manufacturing plant in Turkey are taking shape.
08:36 | 0 | EMportal
The World Bank’s Turkey Director Ulrich Zachau has spoken highly of the Turkish economy’s outlook for 2010, noting that it is undergoing a process of recovery.
08:34 | 0 | EMportal
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is in discussions with at least five countries, including Turkey, to build nuclear power plants.
08:32 | 0 | EMportal
Manchester United, an English Premier League football club, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Turkey’s national air carrier, said the club.
08:30 | 0 | EMportal
HP, one of the largest technology companies in the world, has decided to expand its six-month old software innovation center in Turkey.
05:57 | 0 | TRT
Global financial crisis not only pushed the Balkans into an economic contraction but also had a negative impact on the bilateral relations of regional countries.Deepening economic cooperation among the Balkan countries may well be a new beginning for the region.
09:33 | 0 | EMportal
Both Greece and Turkey should treat all their citizens who are members of religious minorities according to the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights – rather than invoking “reciprocity” under the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne as a basis for refusing
06:20 | 0 | Fena
The planned referendum that RS Government, led by SNSD, proposed, with which the element of Dayton Agreement is being questioned, is beyond the scope of constitutional competences of this entity, opposite to its obligations towards BiH Constitution and as HR already said, it violates
06:19 | 0 | Fena
EU approved 13 new projects for support to development of democracy and human rights in BiH which will be, in the amount of 1.2 million euros, financed through European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).
06:09 | 0 | Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, received assurances that Athens will bring an end to the problem with the border blockade by Sunday.
06:08 | 0 | Sofia News Agency
Traikov, speaking at the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) meeting, said that Bulgaria would work towards the creation of an integrated energy market within the organization for BSEC.
06:03 | 0 | Sofia News Agency
380 000 Bulgarians have lost their rights to free healthcare after changes in the health insurance laws, Katya Kashumov, from the National Revenue Agency confirmed Thursday.
06:02 | 0 | BTA
The cost of living at the end of 2009 was 480.68 leva per member in a family of two adults and two children, said the Institute of Social and Trade Union Studies with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria.
08:24 | 0 | EMportal
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an official two-day visit on Friday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart.Borisov will also have talks with President Abdullah Gül and will meet with officials from the İstanbul Governor’s
06:12 | 0 | SEtimes.com
The agreement, delineating maritime borders in the Ionian Sea, was signed in April 2009 during a high-profile meeting between Prime Minister Sali Berisha and his then Greek counterpart, Costas Karamanlis.
06:11 | 0 | Focus
The state-managed energy company GEN Energy in Slovenia, which owns half of Krsko NPP, has filed an application with the Economy Ministry in Ljubljana for a permit to build a second unit in the nuclear power plant, Serbian Politika daily writes.
05:59 | 0 | MIA
Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski announced a fourth package of anti-crisis measures at Thursday's Parliament session dedicated to MPs questions.
10:25 11:23 | 0 | Hürriyet Daily News
The three-day meeting, titled “Peaceful Civilization and Cooperation,” opened with a strong call to forge a common stance in the new world order. The forum has been organized by the Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies, or TACSS, an Ankara-based think-tank.
10:29 | 0 | Hürriyet Daily News
While Ankara slams a Council of Europe report on Cyprus that comes amid ongoing intensified talks for reunification of the divided island, it welcomes another European report calling on both Turkey and Greece to fulfill responsibilities toward their minorities
10:39 | 0 | Zaman
Since last week, the Taraf daily, which broke the story, has been publishing details about the plot, which includes such plans as bombing heavily frequented mosques in İstanbul and downing a Turkish jet after a skirmish with Greece.
10:42 | 0 | EMportal, Zaman
Snow covered İstanbul and Ankara again as chilly weather continues to disrupt daily life. İstanbul was covered by snow on Wednesday night. The districts of Şişli, Avcılar, Halkalı and Bağcılar were badly affected by the heavy snowfall while 10 centimeters fell on the Anatolian
05:57 | 0 | EMportal
This year's conference will assess the potential of the entire SEE Wind Energy market and whether the region is set to become an area of huge opportunity for investors and banks alike. This event is designed to bring together the most influential players in the developing SEE Wind
09:04 | 0 | EMportal
Turkish tourism revenue rose 11.6 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, the Turkish Statistical Institute, or TurkStat, said.
09:03 | 0 | EMportal
Safaa Al Deen Al Safi, Iraqi trade minister, has called on Turkish companies to expand their interest, which is mostly focused in northern Iraq, to all other Iraqi zones.
09:01 | 0 | EMportal
Çilek, a Turkish children's furniture producer, plans to make the brand more export-focused during the next decade. The ratio of exports of all production is likely to increase from the current 54 percent to 95 percent by 2020, Muzaffer Çilek, general manager of the firm, says
08:59 | 0 | EMportal
Imports at the Zonguldak and Ereğli ports declined more than $904.23 million last year compared to a year earlier. Exports at the ports followed a similar trend declining $469.6 million during the same period.
08:57 08:58 | 0 | EMportal
Turkish Airlines, or THY, and Avea, a Turkish mobile phone operator, announced a new campaign through which they will offer miles to fly and call minutes to members.
11:08 | 0 | EMportal, hurriyetdailynews.com
Turkey’s banking sector is expected to add more than 400 new branches this year, supplying new jobs for over 10,000 people with the impact of the growth in general directorate staff.Within the last quarter, the average number of branches per deposit bank was 281. The figure
08:50 | 0 | EMportal
US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffery said that Turkish and American economies are expected to grow this year following the global financial crisis. He added that they should utilize this opportunity and remove obstacles in commerce.
08:49 | 0 | EMportal
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will pay a visit to Turkey next week to attend a NATO meeting.