Eurasia News

World Bank Group President leaves Moldova

The President of the World Bank Group ended his visit to Moldova. Before departure, Robert B. Zoellick and Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat signed two new agreements – one to finance the Economic

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Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia set for natural gas summit

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Romania are going to meet in Baku in September as part of the three countries’ joint natural gas supply project AGRI. The three heads of state – Ilham Aliyev, Mikheil Saakashvili, and Traian Basescu – will come together in Baku on September 14, 2010, …

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Romanian president defends passports for Moldovans

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday defended his country’s policy of granting passports to people from the former Soviet republic of Moldova.  Media in Britain and France have complained that the move opens a backdoor route to the European Union for tens of thousands of migrants from

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Hague prosecutors urge rejection of Karadzic’s request for delay

Prosecutors at the UN war crimes tribunal on Friday (August 13th) requested a rejection of Radovan Karadzic’s request to delay his trial by three weeks. Last week Karadzic said he needs more time to review recordings found in the apartment of fugitive Ratko Mladic’s wife. They were delivered to the …

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World Bank appreciates partnership with Moldovan Government

On Thursday, President of the World Bank Group Robert Zoellick, who is currently on a visit in Moldova, thanked Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat for a “very good and efficient partnership established between the WB and the Government of the RM”.

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