Eurasia Press & News
Bulgaria’s Energy and Economy Minister, Petar Dimitrov, assured Bulgarians Saturday that the country was fully prepared for an eventual gas crisis and would not end up in the January dire situation. Dimitrov, who spoke in a special interview for Darik radio, confirmed a new gas crisis was not to be …
Read More »Clashes at Kosovo Power Cuts Protest
At least eight police officers and several people have been hurt in clashes between Kosovo Police and ethnic Serbs in eastern Kosovo during a protest against electricity cuts. Regional spokesman for the Kosovo Police Ismet Hashani told Balkan Insight that police confronted some 350 protesters in the central Kosovo Serb …
Read More »Serbia Seeks Consensus on Controversial Bill
Serbia’s government will in the next few days attempt to reach a consensus among different opinions on the controversial anti-discrimination law whose adoption is a requirement for the country to get onto the European Union’s so-called “Schengen white list”. The B92 website reports that if a consensus is not reached …
Read More »Abkhazia, Russia ink 49-yr pact
Moscow, In a move likely to irk Western powers, including the US, Russia has signed a 49-year defence pact with Georgia’s breakaway republic Abkhazia, under which it will have a naval base at the country’s Black Sea coast. Under the 49-year agreement Russia will have an airbase in Gudauta and …
Read More »S.Ossetia says Georgia building new firing positions near border
MOSCOW, March 6 – Georgia’s armed forces are building fortified structures near the border with South Ossetia, as well as new firing positions, the South Ossetian president said on Friday. “As of now, there are 35 Georgian armed checkpoints in the zone of European observers’ responsibility. Overall, there are about …
Read More »Georgia warns of Soviet restoration
Prime minister denies feeling abandoned by EU’s and NATO’s renewal of normal relations with Russia. Nika Gilauri, the prime minister of Georgia, has warned the European Union and NATO not to “let Russia get away” with its recognition of two breakaway territories in Georgia, warning that it would then risk …
Read More »Clinton looks to ‘reset’ US-Russia relations
Clinton met with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and stressed improving ties between the two countries. MOSCOW – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov officially pressed the “reset button” on the frozen Russia-US relationship at a Geneva tete-a-tete Friday evening, but the reboot is …
Read More »Sofia Appellate Court Postpones Case against Ex-Interior Minister
The Sofia Appellate Court postponed Friday the case against former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov for Aril 10. Petkov is charged with leaking a State secret. The magistrates requested that the State Agency for National Security (DANS) provided more evidence in order to clarify the case. They declared that the Court …
Read More »Bulgaria Medics Freed from Libyan Jail Demand their Names Cleared
The Bulgarian medics and the Palestinian doctor, who were jailed in Libya for over eight years, insist on more active efforts on the part of Bulgarian institutions to help them clear their names. The medics organized Friday a conference in the capital Sofia under the motto “Human Rights – the …
Read More »Croatia, Hungary to build EUR 395 M gas transit pipeline – Sources
Croatia and Hungary are likely to build a gas transit pipeline with an annual capacity of 6.5 billion cubic metres, stated Croatian gas transmission company Plinacro, according to media reports. The project’s cost is seen at EUR 395 million, while the pipeline is expected to completed by the end of …
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