Eurasia News

Italy To Hire Convicted Romanian Hacker

A 22-year old convicted Romanian hacker is to be hired by the District Attorney’s office in Como, northern Italy, to help it catch paedophiles and other online criminals, Romanian TV station Realitatea reports. Gabriel Bogdan Ionescu was arrested in 2007 and is currently serving a 3-year sentence in jail in …

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Macedonia Unveils 8 Bln Eur Investment Plans

Macedonia plans to invest an unprecedented 8 billion euros on strategic infrastructure projects stimulate long-term development over the next seven years, the government said on Sunday, also mentioning plans for a nuclear power plant. The money to improve energy capacities, transport, environmental protection, education and culture will partially come from …

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World Bank Probe “Damaged” Albania Relations

lbania’s Minister of Finance accused the World Bank on Friday of damaging their excellent relations with a probe by an independent investigative panel on a coastal management project that has embarrassed the conservative government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha. “We regret to note that Bank’s internal issues are being transposed …

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Rights Group Slams Harrassment Of Kosovo NGO

International human rights group Front Line accused Kosovo’s public telecoms company of harrassing civil society group COHU!, and called for a prompt investigation into the matter. The managing director of Kosovo’s Post and Telecommunications Kosovo, PTK, Shyqyri Haxhaj, accused the wife of COHU! director Avni Zogjani, a PTK employee, of …

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Bulgaria Confirms Anti-GM Corn Support to Hungarian Government

Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Waters (MOEW), Dzhevdet Chakurov, has confirmed Bulgarian support for the Hungarian government’s decision to put a temporary ban on the production, distribution, import and sale of genetically modified corn in the country, Bulgarian information agencies reported Saturday. Minister Chakurov stated Bulgaria’s support to the Hungarian …

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