Recent News from the Balkans
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Part of the Port Lom complex still
under construction has been
destroyed by the rising Danube River.
Photo by Lom Municipality
Water Rising in Northwestern
Bulgaria
The situation in Northwestern
Bulgaria is about to become
critical as the rising levels of the
Danube and Timok Rivers
threaten to flood the area.
The northwestern Bulgarian
municipality of Bregovo located
along the border with Serbia has
declared an emergency situation
because of the rising level of the
Timok River.
The Municipality has asked the
local people to volunteer for the
immediate further construction of
the main dike in order to save the
town. Some 5 000 decares of
agricultural land and 15 houses
have already been flooded.
Residents of the suburbs of the
town have started to evacuate.
At the same time, the level of the
Danube River continues to rise
threatening to flood much larger
areas in Northwestern and
Northern Bulgaria. [Read More
at]
http://www.novinite.com/view_ne
ws.php?id=113688
Military 'threat' to Serbia prompts diplomatic efforts DANIEL McLAUGHLIN
CROATIAN PRIME minister Jadranka Kosor has sought to ease tensions with Serbia, after her president said he would send troops into neighbouring Bosnia if the leader of its Serb region carried out a threat to hold a referendum on independence. Read More at: http://www. irishtimes. com/newspaper/world/2010/0123/ 1224262926925.html
Tadic Accuses Mesic of Warmongering
Serbian President Boris Tadic slammed the most recent statement by Croatia’s outgoing president Stjepan Mesic, accusing his Croatian counterpart of warmongering and threatening the stability of the region. During an informal meeting with journalists on Tuesday, Mesic said he would intervene militarily if Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska’ s prime minister, made a move to secede from Bosnia. Read More at: http://eurasia.ro/? p=33222
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US ROCK LEGEND BOB DYLAN TO
SING IN BULGARIA'S SOFIA JUNE 3
Legendary American song-writer and
musician is going to have a concert in
the Bulgarian capital Sofia on June 3,
2010.
Dylan’s first concert in Bulgaria will be
part of a European tour, his personal
website, bobdylan.com, announced.