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SARMa : The first EU project on Aggregates
SARMa : The first EU project on Aggregates
G.Tiess / M.Allaraj (University of Leoben, Austria)
Relevance of aggregates
In times of increasing globalization aggregates also provide the basis for economic efficiency, development and growth. More than 3 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone with a value more than 35 billions € are annually produced in [...]
Dritter toter Politiker vor Wahl in Albanien
Im Vorfeld der Parlamentswahl in Albanien am Sonntag in einer Woche ist ein weiterer Politiker getötet worden: Aleks Keka, ein Regionalchef der Christdemokraten (PDK), kam am Donnerstag bei der Stadt Shkodra mit seinem Range Rover von der Straße ab, nachdem ein Sprengsatz an seinem Wagen explodierte. Keka sei sofort tot gewesen meldeten Medien unter Berufung [...]
Full StoryAlbanien will in die EU
Albanien hat offiziell seine Aufnahme in die EU beantragt. Der albanische Präsident Sali Berisha überreichte den Antrag dem tschechischen Ministerpräsidenten Mirek Topolanek, dessen Land gegenwärtig die rotierende EU-Ratspräsidentschaft innehat. “Ein Traum wird wahr”, sagte Berisha. Dieser Schritt markiere die Rückkehr seines Landes in die europäische Familie. “Mein Land ist leidenschaftlich pro Europa.”
Kommission [...]
Was wird aus Albanien? Die Wahlen sind in 2009 der Wendepunkt! Aber wohin!
Ministerpräsident Sali Berisha verliert in Albanien einen grossen Teil seiner Anhänger. Trotz der negativen Meinungsumfragen hält er sich fast den ganzen Monat April im Ausland auf und überlässt den heilklen Wahlkampf seinen Ministern, die weniger als er beliebt sind.
* Vorbei die Zeiten als noch Zehntausende von Anhänger der Demoratischen Partei Albaniens ihrem charismatischen Führer Sali [...]
Albania: ucciso leader democristiano
TIRANA, 18 GIU – Un dirigente del partito democristiano albanese (Pdk), Aleks Keka, e’ rimasto ucciso nell’esplosione della sua auto, nel nord del paese. ”Keka – ha detto il segretario generale del Pdk, Nard Ndoka – aveva incontrato alcune persone nel bar centrale della cittadina di Malesia Madhe, a pochi [...]
Full StoryThree Balkan States Eye Visa-Free Travel
European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot confirmed the possibility that the EU might decide this year to grant a visa-free regime to three Western Balkans countries.
Barrot reported to interior ministers in Luxembourg on the European Commission’s recent report on the advancement of each country in the region towards visa liberalisation. After the meeting, Barrot stated that [...]
Albania Arrests Illegal Dumping Suspects
Three people have been arrested in the southern Albanian town of Vlora on suspicion of dumping large quantities of oil residue in the Adriatic Sea. According to local media reports early on Wednesday, large amounts of oil were pumped from tankers in a coastal area south of the town of Vlora, known as Soda’s Forest. [...]
Full StoryAlbania: Election at final stage
Four coalitions will stand in the elections that will be monitored by at least 2,500 local observers and more than 400 international ones.Throughout the day TV news always begins with the electoral campaign gripping Albania as tension has rocked the headquarters of the political parties gearing up for the parliamentary elections to be held on [...]
Full StoryAlbania: Lack of transparency in political financing
Transparency International Albania has followed closely the recent elections in Albania, and notes the low level of electoral transparency. TI Albania addresses the political parties with specific requests to increase financial transparency, but also the transparency of the candidate listings and their respective electoral policies.
TI Albania notes that the public is treated quite superficially with [...]
Taking the Pulse: Eastern Europe
Our theme this week on the BBC World Service is “Taking the Pulse” of the wider global economy and looking at how efforts to tackle the downturn are affecting you.
Last year we followed four families across Eastern Europe to see how rising food prices had changed their daily lives.
Now a year on, Steven Eke has [...]
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