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EU hits truck firms with record €3bn fine „The cheapest thing of course is not to participate in a cartel,“ EU competition commissioner Vestager said. (Photo: EUobserver) By Eszter Zalan BRUSSELS, 19. Jul, 14:27 The EU’s antitrust chief handed down a record €3 billion fine on Tuesday (19 July) on truck makers in penalties for colluding in an illegal cartel for over 14 years to fix prices and passing on the costs of emission rules. The €2.93 billion fine will hit major European truck making companies, as the EU Commission has found that MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke European antitrust rules. Scania is not covered by the decision, […]

Kleine Zeitung Unwetter – Wurzenpass-Straße zwischen Kärnten und Slowenien gesperrt Kleine Zeitung  – ‎13.07.2016‎ Wurzenpass-Straße zwischen Kärnten und Slowenien gesperrt. Heftige Unwetter haben in der Nacht auf Donnerstag die Wurzenpass-Bundesstraße (B109) zwischen Kärnten und Slowenien unpassierbar gemacht. In Pöckau fiel ein Baum auf einen Reisebus … lovenia gets Snow in July Friday, 15 July 2016 Slovenia saw substantial snowfall in mid July, which is unprecedented for the small alpine country. The temperature measured on July 14th was -1 degree celsius. Not to far across the border, snow was noticed on the Italian alps. During the weekend below zero temperatures are expected across much of the country.   Major rainfalls and low […]

Die meisten arbeiten mit Hilfe krimineller NGO s mit falschen Angaben. Bulgarien stoppt das EU Desaster, wo die EU von Hirnlosen Buerokraten ohne reale Berufs Erfahrung kontrolliert wird, in einer „Camorra“ identischen Organisation. Angela Merkel wollte nicht nur im Irak Krieg mitmachen, sondern die Frau ist korrupt und Strohdumm, als gekaufter Agent. Man finanziert direkt Terroristen, findet das Super toll, wenn diese Gestalten als Fachkraefte verkauft, hier morden. Allein die Deutschen Bank Berater der Angela Merkel, zeigen eine erstaunliche Dummheit auf, das man solche Gangster und Null Banker ins Haus holte. Gauweiler und Wimmer fordern Reue von Merkel Die beiden Austragspolitiker kritisieren das Schweigen der Bundesregierung zum Chilcot-Bericht Peter Mühlbauer […]

Forensics officials in Kosovo have launched excavation work on the campus of Pristina University after receiving information that there could be a wartime mass grave at the site.

The role of international experts in screening the candidates for senior posts in the Albanian justice system continues to divide the ruling and opposition parties, and delay agreement on judicial reform. 

Croat victims regret that former Croatian Serb rebel leader Goran Hadzic died without they see as a just sentence before the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia.

The movement protesting against the Waterfront development is organizing its fifth rally on Wednesday in Belgrade, reiterating its demands for those responsible for April’s nocturnal demolitions in the Savamala district to resign. 

Remembering the victims of this genocidal massacre, 21 years on, it is important to note that nothing was either unpredictable or inevitable.

Fresh EU and US brokered inter-party talks on Tuesday are set to resume on Wednesday following reports that some agreement was reached on key issues.

An expert panel at London’s LSE said Britain’s exit from the EU will also lead to its de-facto exit from the Balkans.

Bosnia's Islamic Community has accused the government of discrimination, as approval of a hoped-for concordat continues to be subjected to delays.

The resignation of a Socialist MP, complaining of neglect and feeling bypassed, has put the spotlight on whether Edi Rama's leadership is too autocratic.

The build-up of refugees in Serbia caused by Hungary’s decision to close its border to stop illegal migrants is stretching humanitarian resources in Belgrade to breaking point, aid groups warn.

The latest report on the arms trade in Montenegro shows that the value of exports has risen significantly in recent years.  

Former Croatian Serb rebel leader Goran Hadzic, whose war crimes trial had been halted because he was suffering from brain cancer, died in the Serbian town of Novi Sad, aged 57.

The US ambassador to Belgrade praised the Serbian authorities for accepting two freed Guantanamo Bay detainees but said they must now be integrated into society.

Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs in the village of Zalazje, near Srebrenica, commemorated the anniversary of the deaths of 69 people killed by the Bosnian Army on July 12, 1992.

Croatian journalist Ivica Djikic has published a novel about the life of Bosnian Serb war criminal Ljubisa Beara, who he describes as “the co-creator and the main operational organiser” of the Srebrenica massacres.

The Gavrilovic family said accusations of wartime embezzlement are just the latest weapon being turned on them by supporters of the ‘old regime’ in communist Yugoslavia.

Romania may be the homeland of Dracula - but some Bulgarians insist they have a few vampires of their own, and are keen to market the potential.