Eurasia Press & News
MOLDOVA Directorul executiv interimar al Alianţei pentru Politică Externă, Victor Chirilă, consideră că există şanse ca cele patru partide să reuşească să promoveze la funcţia de Preşedinte o persoană anjagată politic, însă „acest lucru depinde, în primul rând, de candidatura pe care o vor înainta-o”.
Read More »Moldova: Membrii Alianţei pentru Integrare Europeană au avut o nouă rundă de dialog
MOLDOVA Liderii celor patru partide, membre ale noii coaliţii Alianţa pentru Integrare Europeană, au avut luni o nouă întrevedere. Este un proces firesc, constructiv, într-o atmosferă de bună înţelegere şi care va duce la ceea ce şi-au asumat partidele, a declarat preşedintele Partidului Liberal Democrat (PLDM), Vlad Filat, după finisarea …
Read More »Russia Needs to Bolster Banks, Target Fiscal Stimulus says IMF
Russia has been hit hard by dual shocks—a collapse in oil prices and a sudden reversal of capital flows. Even though Russia’s far-sighted policy of saving most oil revenues allowed for a large fiscal stimulus, the IMF in its annual Article IV assessment of the country’s economy projects real GDP …
Read More »Moldova’s new government to cancel visa requirement for Romanians
CHISINAU, Moldova Moldova’s new ruling coalition will make cancellation of visa requirements for Romanian citizens a top order of business, a senior official said Monday. The four-party majority controlling Moldova’s parliament considers visa-free travel for Romanian nationals a “top priority,” said Markian Lupu, chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova …
Read More »Lutfi Meets Armenian and Romanian Ambassadors to Syria, Discusses Developing Relations
DAMASCUS, Syria Minister of Trade and Economy Amer Hossni Lutfi discussed yesterday with Armenian Ambassador to Syria Arshag Poladian the latest preparations for holding a Syrian-Armenian committee for commercial, economic, scientific and technical cooperation due to be held in Yerevan next month.
Read More »Borissov sets dates for talks about unfreezing EU funds
According to Bulgarian daily Standart, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will visit Brussels on September 9 and 10 for talks about unfreezing EU funds for Bulgaria. Joining Borissov on his visit will be Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov and Foreign Minister Roumyana Zheleva. The agenda for the meetings had already …
Read More »Bulgarian frontier police to get tough with illegal Greek farm imports
Mobile frontier police units at the Kulata border crossing points have been doubled and are operational round-the-clock to thwart illegal imports of fruits and vegetables from Greece. The latest development was announced by the Bulgarian finance and deputy prime minister Simeon Dyankov. “These are some of the measures which the …
Read More »Mitrova case of Macedonian identity crisis – Bozhidar Dimitrov
In an interview with bTV television on August 10, Bulgaria’s Minister without portfolio, responsible for Bulgarians abroad, Bozhidar Dimitrov responded to the Spaska Mitrova case in Macedonia. As reported earlier by The Sofia Echo, Mitrova is a Bulgarian national who has allegedly been sentenced to three months in jail for …
Read More »“No Kosovo recognition from Serbia”
VIENNA A former EU envoy in the talks on the Kosovo status says he does not expect Belgrade to recognize “even in the best case scenario”. Stefan Lehne believes that Belgrade and Priština should establish practical cooperation, and that “different political stands on the independence of Kosovo should be put …
Read More »New NATO chief announces Kosovo visit
PRIŠTINA Newly appointed NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Kosovo on August 13, an Albanian language daily writes. Zeri newspaper says that Rasmussen will meet in Priština with KFOR commander Gen. Giuseppe Emilio Gay to discuss the security situation. He will also be meeting with Kosovo President Fatmir …
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