CHISINAU – Moldova has ordered the Romanian ambassador to leave the country within 24 hours, the Moldovan foreign ministry said on Wednesday after officials blamed Bucharest for bloody riots a day earlier.
Read More »Moldova accuses Romania of ‘attempted coup’
Moldova sank deeper into political crisis on Wednesday when its government accused Romania of organising an “attempted coup” and ordered its ambassador out of the country. Mobs ransacked Moldova’s parliament and its presidential office on Tuesday after the Communist party won a general election. President Vladimir Voronin, a Communist, said …
Read More »Bosnia Can`t Apply for EU With Envoy On Board
Sweden’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that Bosnia would not be able to apply for European Union membership as long as it was supervised by an international peace envoy. Carl Bildt said the country was not ready to apply during his country’s EU presidency in the second half of this …
Read More »Albanians among victims of Italy earthquake
TIRANA, Albania – A four-year-old Albanian boy is among the victims of the earthquake that rocked central Italy early on Monday (April 6th), according to the Albanian Embassy in Rome. Four Macedonian nationals of Albanian ethnicity are also among the victims.
Read More »OSCE says Macedonia’s presidential, local elections satisfactory
SKOPJE, Macedonia – Sunday’s second round of presidential and local elections went in accordance with “most international standards”, the OSCE said in a statement Monday (April 6th). We were pleased to see a peaceful environment and a well-administered Election Day, although some aspects of the campaign period seriously detracted from …
Read More »BiH says it needs 400m euros for mine clearing
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – The country needs ten years and 400m euros to clear about 220,000 mines left over from the 1992-1995 conflict, the BiH Mine Action Centre announced on Monday (April 6th).
Read More »Defence ministry’s Spasojevic says Serbian army best in Balkans
BELGRADE, Serbia – The Serbian army is the best and most professional in the region, Defence Ministry Secretary Dusan Spasojevic said on Monday (April 6th), citing a report by the US analysis and research agency Stratfor.
Read More »Greece to investigate bribery claims against former minister
ATHENS, Greece – Parliament voted early on Tuesday (April 7th) to form a special committee to investigate former Aegean Minister Aristotelis Pavlidis for bribery, a move that may threaten the ruling New Democracy (ND) party’s one-seat majority.
Read More »Days of Sofia open in Moscow
Moscow. Days after April 3rd when Sofia marked its 130th anniversary of becoming capital of Bulgaria, Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov heads the official delegation of Sofia Municipality, which will present the capital with Days of Sofia in Moscow, Focus News Agency’s reporter informed.
Read More »President Parvanov Praises Bulgaria Ethnic Tolerance
At the Alliance of Civilizations forum held in Istanbul Monday, Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov praised the high levels of ethnic tolerance in Bulgaria. Parvanov was among the key note speakers who opened the forum; his speech was entitled: Formation of the world order in times of crisis – the role …
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