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Importers expect the bill to lead to increased innovation and profits for businesses, reported NOVA TV. 

MPs voted in first reading on a draft law on the protection of business secrets, which introduces better legal protection against unauthorized acquisition, use and disclosure.

A judicial council on Monday cleared former PASOK MP and minister Michalis Karchimakis of leaking state secrets following an investigation in connection with wiretapping cases and an alleged 2008 plot against the then-conservative premier.

Albania's Vetting Commission claimed a major scalp on Monday when it sacked High Court Judge Shkelzen Selimi, citing his connections with organised crime - based on intelligence gathered over several years by both domestic and foreign secret services.

The judge was not present at the hearing and has issued no comment on the decision so far.

The security agreement signed by the US and Montenegro will allow the exchange of security data in the defence and military sphere and provide Podgorica with access to new intelligence technologies.

Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic has dismissed as "speculation" information published on the news website Index.ba on Sunday, concerning movements and individuals identified as posing a security risk to the country.

Russia's agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor intends to apply to national law enforcement agencies over possible commercial espionage by PepsiCo, spokesperson Yulia Melano told reporters.

Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov will file a complaint against the spokesperson of opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Elena Yoncheva, over what he called crimes against the national interests and security,  FOCUS News Agency reported.

At the court hearing in the so-called 'Fortress' case on Tuesday in Skopje, the Special Prosecution, SJO said that the Macedonian Secret Police, the UBK, was protecting its employees by refusing to allow the declassification of data so it can be used as evidence against them.

The Croatian security agency has given documents from the Yugoslav secret services to the state archives with a view to giving the public partial access to the classified files for the first time.

The Turkish General Staff has filed a criminal complaint over the permitting of top secret information to be passed to unauthorized people during an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt against Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç.