CHISINAU, Moldova Eleven Georgian election observers have been refused entry into Moldova ahead of parliamentary elections because they are considered “dangerous,” authorities said Tuesday. Moldovans go to the polls Wednesday three months after protesters stormed the capital accusing the communist-led government of rigging nationwide elections. The Georgians, who were expecting …

CHISINAU Astăzi, 28 iulie, este ultima zi în care alegătorii mai pot ridica certificate cu drept de vot. Acest tip de certificat permite deţinătorului să-şi exercite dreptul la vot în oricare dintre secţiile de votare deschise în ţară. Aceste certificate înlocuiesc declaraţiile depuse până la 14 iulie în acelaşi scop: …

CHISINAU Misiunea ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) a decis să părăsească teritoriul R. Moldova după ce preşedintele şi vicepreşedintele misiunii au fost reţinuţi de poliţie. Reţinerea lor a avut loc în noaptea trecută la o tabără din localitatea Vadul lui Vodă, au comunicat pentru Info-Prim Neo surse de …

The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on wire rod from China to help EU producers such as ArcelorMittal, Corus Group and Feralpi Siderurgica SpA compete against cheaper imports. Turkey and Moldova were spared. The duties, as high as 24 percent, punish Chinese exporters for selling wire rod in the EU …

BRUSSELS – Moldova will have better chances of access to EU projects and international loans if authorities organise proper elections on Wednesday (29 July), the EU has said. “We don’t want to see a repetition of what we saw in April and we hope that Moldovan authorities will use this …

President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin has claimed that tomorrow’s general election will decide whether the country retains its sovereignty or falls under the malign influence of foreign powers. Communist Mr Voronin blames Romania – with which Moldova shares deep ethnic, linguistic and historical links – for fomenting riots after an …

Montenegro’s parliament approved on Tuesday a plan to send 40 soldiers to join NATO peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan, the country’s first ever participation in such a mission. “A squad and medical personnel will be sent at the start of the next year, while two officers who are due to join …

Kosovo Albanian Hysen Sherifi has been charged in the US alongside six others in connection with an international terror plot, which included a potential attack on Kosovo. The 24 year old, who is a US resident, was indicted in Raleigh, North Carolina, for attempting to engage in ‘violent jihad’, the …

A year after the brief war opposing Georgia and Russia, leading experts warned that EU leaders should be prepared to mediate in potential conflict zones ahead of general elections to be held in Moldova tomorrow (29 July). Summer conflicts are not a regular “holiday thing” for Europe but there are …

MOSCOW A Russian foreign ministry official said Tuesday that any United States participation in the European Union’s monitoring mission in Georgia would be “extremely harmful,” and increase the likelihood that violence would flare up in the breakaway border regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.