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11. January 2011.
Skopje and Ohrid airports closed for traffic due to thick fog
07:35 | 
0 | MIA
Thick fog engulfed Ohrid late Monday, reducing the visibility to 100m and closing the 'St. Apostle Paul' airport, which has been an alternative to Skopje airport for the last two days.
Book "Macedonia" by German Franz Doflein published
07:42 | 1 | MIA
Publishing house "Makedonska Rec" has released scientific-travel book "Mazedonien" (Macedonia) by German naturalist, professor Franz Theodor Doflein (1873-1924), one of the greatest German zoologists, who explored Macedonia in 1917 and 1918.
Parliament passes decision to send ARM troops in Afghanistan, B&H
07:44 | 0 | MIA
MPs unanimously decided Monday to send Macedonian Army (ARM) troops to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan and EU mission ALTHEA in Bosnia&Herzegovina.
Minimum in BiH close to European bottom
07:46 | 0 | BH News
According to the statistics agency the minimum salary in BiH is received currently by 60 000 workers or one in every ten employees.
Bulgaria takes urgent measures against foot-and-mouth disease
07:49 | 0 | Sofia News Agency, BNR
A total of 37 new cases of domestic animals with foot-and-mouth disease have been detected in Southeastern Bulgaria, according to the National Veterinary Service.
Croatia gets its own WikiLeaks
07:52 | 0 | Croatian Times
The Croatian version of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has been launched and will soon start publishing exclusive information on some of the country's current affairs.
Edirne freezes twinning agreement with Yambol over "Armenian Genocide" Issue
07:57 | 3 | BTA
The government of Edirne Municipality, Northwestern Turkey froze its twinning agreement with Yambol Municipality, Southeastern Bulgaria, implemented so far under a cross-border cooperation programme.
Romania: Liberals, Conservatives sign protocol setting up Centre Right Alliance
08:03 | 0 | Agerpres
The opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) and Conservative Party (PC) signed a protocol on the establishment of the two parties' alliance in a ceremony at the Palace of Parliament attended by the PNL and PC leaders.
Albania to raise taxes on telecoms, banks
08:05 | 0 | Reuters.com
Albania will impose higher taxes on telecoms and banks over what it sees as very high and unjustified fees, the prime minister said on Monday, a move that will mostly hit subsidiaries of foreign firms.
Greek PM chairs meeting on energy, pipelines
11:01 | 0 | ANA
Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday chaired a government meeting focusing mainly on planned natural gas and oil pipelines passing through Greece, government sources revealed.
Law suit over Goldman Sachs Greek swaps sent to Parliament
11:02 | 0 | ANA
Supreme Court Prosecutor Ioannis Tentes on Monday forwarded to Parliament a law suit filed by an Austrian economist against international bankers Goldman Sachs for allegedly exposing the Eurozone to danger in 2000-2001 through swaps that allowed Greece to hide the full extent
Greece: Public transport strikes to continue
11:03 | 0 | ANA
Athens public transport staff have announced more strike action from Tuesday until Thursday, including work stoppages and 24-hour strikes.
Greek budget deficit down 36.5 pct in 2010
11:04 | 0 | ANA
Greece's state budget deficit was around 1.0 billion euros lower in the January-December 2010 period, compared with provisions included in the 2011 budget, falling to 19.603 billion euros from 30.871 billion euros in 2009, for a decline of 36.5 pct surpassing a budget target
Inspections intensify in Greece following German dioxin scare
11:05 | 0 | ANA
Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) inspections already conducted in major warehouses and supermarket chains in Athens and Thessaloniki have confirmed that no imports from Germany were made during the period prior to the dioxin animal feed scare late last month.
Skopje airport opened to traffic
14:52 | 0 | Tanjug
The airport was closed since Friday due to low visibility caused by fog. Some planes were forced to return, while others were rerouted to Ohrid airport.