Eurasia News

Kremlin Party Cements Grip In Local Russian Polls

Russia’s ruling party cemented its grip on elected posts with big victories in local elections despite an economic crisis, but the opposition complained of widespread cheating. Political analysts said the level of complaints about the campaign and violations of electoral rules made it hard to draw conclusions from the results …

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Ireland President to visit Bulgaria

Dublin.  Ireland President Mary McAleese will visit Bulgaria in March. It is expected Mary McAleese to meet with political leaders and representatives of business as of March 25-27, Irish Times informs. Former communist country assessed in the EU on January 1 2007. Ireland President visited Bulgaria’s neighbor country Romania in …

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New Rightist Coalition Forming in Bulgaria

A new rightist coalition is being formed in Bulgaria, as parliamentary parties Union of the Democratic Forces (SDS) and Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) are in an advanced stage of the talks among them, Sunday. DSB’s Ivan Ivanov said at a party conference in Plovdiv, that the final decision …

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First EULEX Trial Draws Kosovo Serb Protest

The EU’s law and justice mission in Kosovo, EULEX, prepared to launch the first trial under its mandate on Monday, against a protest by Serb judicial workers opposed to the work of the mission which they see as supporting Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. The trial against two Kosovo Serbs accused …

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