Serbia seeks investors for airline to replace JAT

reuters

Mon Aug 1, 2011 8:21am EDT

* Tender is part of restructuring of JAT Airways

* Runs until Sept. 30

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Serbia opened the door to investors for a new airline to replace indebted state-owned JAT Airways with the launch of a tender on Monday....more...
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/serbia-jat-tender-idUSLDE7700L220110801

Kosovo seeks to identify, reclaim property

se times
07/07/2011

According to the Kosovo Privatisation Agency, well over 150 assets are at stake in the region.
By Muharrem Nitaj and Linda Karadaku for Southeast European Times in Pristina -- 07/07/11
An inter-ministerial group of the Foreign Ministry is working to identify Kosovo state properties abroad, with an eye to eventually exercising rights to them.

It's a two-way street, however, director for International Economic Co-operation in the Kosovo Foreign Ministry Agron Maloku tells SETimes. "We are seeking a list [of properties] from the Kosovo Privatisation Agency responsible for property issues, and are awaiting a reply on the property of other [former Yugoslav] republics that may be in Kosovo."...more...
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/07/07/feature-03

EU: Serbia Must Investigate Privatisation Deals

balkan insight
06 JUL 2011 / 10:52

Stevan Dojčinović in Belgrade

Privatisation is a hot topic in Belgrade once more, as the Serbian government is forced to examine the sale of more than 20 companies following EU concerns the deals were marred by corruption.

All of sudden, the issue of privatisation has become a hot topic in Serbia. Ten days ago, representatives of the Serbian government disclosed that the European Union has asked it to investigate 20 privatisation deals because of suspicions of corruption....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/blog/eu-serbia-must-investigate-privatisation-deals

EU demands Serbia investigate controversial privatisations

se times

22/06/2011

Experts in Belgrade say the country has lost hundreds of millions of euros due to privatisation corruption.
By Igor Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade – 22/06/11
The European Commission (EC) is demanding that Belgrade look into the potential illegal privatisation of 24 Serbian companies. Experts say this poses a serious test to the Serbian judiciary, which, so far, has failed to respond to allegations of illegal privatisations.....more....
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/06/22/feature-05

Privatisation of Kosovo's PTK faces uncertain future

se times
16/06/2011

Indictments against senior company officials may interrupt the PTK privatisation process and trigger a financial crisis.
By Muhamet Brajshori for Southeast European Times in Pristina -- 16/06/11
The indictments last week of Kosovo Post and Telecom (PTK) manager Shyqri Haxha and four other senior company officials for "damaging the company", may have a major effect on the company's privatisation....more...
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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/06/16/feature-04

Covic goes on trial for privatisation of mobile phone operator

tportal.hr
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
11.05.2011 15:19

Author: Radio.net

The head of the Bosnian Croat HDZ party, Dragan Covic, and six former executives of the HPT postal and telecommunications company went on trial in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar on Wednesday for the privatisation of the local mobile phone operator Eronet....more...

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http://daily.tportal.hr/127259/Covic-goes-on-trial-for-privatisation-of-mobile-phone-operator.html

Jat Airways privatization on govt. agenda "in May"

b92.net
Business & Economy

Tuesday 10.05.2011
13:34
Source: Beta

BELGRADE -- Infrastructure Minister Milutin Mrkonjić announced on Monday that the Serbian government may discuss the privatization of Jat Airways sometime in May....more...
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http://www.b92.net/eng/news/business-article.php?yyyy=2011&mm=05&dd=10&nav_id=74254