News archive of September 2014

Bulgaria is among the most preferred outsourcing destinations in the world and the only European country in the top 10 list of most attractive countries for such activities, done by the analysis company A.T. Kearney.

Bulgaria is at the ninth position among 51 countries in the world and climbs up eight positions in the list since 2011, when the previous survey was done.

BELGRADE - Strengthening the investigative capacities of prosecutors and the police through joint investigations and creation of joint investigative teams in keeping with the European practice constitutes one of the recommendations of the EU and the Council of Europe with a view to increasing the efficiency of the fight against corruption in Serbia.

Vucic: My brother showed his ID, we have video to back this

BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vucic stated on Tuesday that members of the Gendarmerie beat up his brother Andrej in the recent incident although he showed them his ID.

BELGRADE - The Police Union of Serbia called on Tuesday for a thorough investigation into the incident that involved members of the Gendarmerie and Andrej Vucic, not wanting to jump to conclusions as to who is to blame.

A Health Ministry body submitting a report to the governor’s office showing that the water had been contaminated

Greek lender Attica Bank on Tuesday dismissed speculation that its plans to raise cash and plug a capital shortfall could flounder, saying it was confident of success.

Unlike its larger peers, Attica, which has a market value of 81 million euros, did not turn to the country's bank bailout fund - the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund - during the debt crisis.

Turkish police raided the headquarters of a news website Sept. 30, allegedly demanding that a critical article about last year’s massive corruption investigations be removed immediately.

The Turkish and Azerbaijani armies will hold a joint military exercise in Turkey in March 2015, according to a statement released by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense.

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has used Britain's left-of-centre Guardian newspaper to dismiss claims that Kosovo is harbouring radical Islamists.

Turkey’s top business representative Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu has taken over a new post as the vice head of the chamber body representing 26 Asia-Pacific countries.