71.   It also wants the Yugoslav parliament to adopt and proclaim the new constitution instead of just ratifying it, as anticipated by the accord.

72.   According to the agreement, a new constitution will be adopted by parliaments of Serbia and Montenegro by the end of June.

73.   After parliament adopts the bill, the government will hold a referendum before proceeding to amend the constitution.

74.   Also in November, parliament adopted a bill seeking to raise military salaries according to post and rank.

75.   Bulgaria suspended Thursday public access to communist-era secret police files, as part of a law adopted by parliament to prepare the Balkan country for NATO entry.

76.   But Lazarenko expressed confidence that parliament would adopt his economic reforms this month.

77.   Dini later confirmed that he intended to hand in his resignation once the pensions package had been adopted by parliament.

78.   Earlier, the Montenegrin parliament in Podgorica adopted a resolution saying it was worried about the political tensions in Serbia and the repercussions for federal Yugoslavia as a whole.

79.   The parliament has adopted an austerity budget for the next Iranian year under the shadow of an economic crisis and mounting US pressure.

80.   The noose has tightened around suspects wanted by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, after the Yugoslav parliament adopted a bill allowing extradition to the court.