Appointement of Mujezinovic for FBiH Prime minister

FBiH President Borjana Kristo, with authorization from Vice-Presidents Spomenka Micic and Mirsad Kebo, made today in Sarajevo decision on appointment of Mustafa Mujezinovic for the new FBiH Prime Minister. Kristo, Micic and Kebo talked today with Mujezinovic and as the officials of the Federal executive authority pointed out to him that they expect ensuring of [...]

France wants replacement for Ariane 5 space launcher

France wants Europe to start looking into a space rocket launcher to replace Ariane 5 at some point between 2020 and 2025, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said on Saturday. The Ariane-5, which is billed as a cost-effective launcher for large satellites, has launched satellites for European telecoms operators, telescopes and scientific space observatories. But it [...]

Inzko: Europe is knocking on BiH doors

First coordination meeting was held in Sarajevo today. Domestic and European representatives in BiH will discuss the problems related to fulfillment of the European conditions set before BiH in accession to EU. Valentin Inzko, whose role today was exclusively that of EUSR in BiH, and Dimitris Kourkoulas, European Commission Delegation Chief said at the press-conference [...]

Lukoil to Take 45% Stake in Dutch Refinery

Russia’s OAO Lukoil said Friday it will pay $725 million for a stake in a Dutch refinery owned by France’s Total SA, blocking a bid for the holding from Valero Energy Corp. The move is the latest in a series of deals signaling Russian energy companies’ push to strengthen their positions in the European market. [...]

Return of the full custom rate for import of agricultural products

BiH PA House of Peoples adopted today in Sarajevo Draft of the Law on protection of domestic production within the CEFTA Agreement, proposed by BiH PA House of Representatives. Croat delegates voted against the proposed law. House Speaker Ilija Filipovic said that he is said this law was approved. He announced that he will ask [...]

ECB Official Faults New EU Regulation

The European Union approved a compromise plan Friday to create new financial regulators for the bloc, but a senior official at the European Central Bank that would head the new effort said the plan allowed too little power for the regulators to act. The EU would set up a European Systemic Risk Council for the [...]

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