Romania’s parliament approved a new government on Monday. The Cabinet was installed during a ceremony in the evening. The government was approved by 284 votes and 92 votes against the Cabinet. Victor Ponta, the new Prime Minister, remarked
Read More »UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon raised concerns over Kosovo tensions
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says that vandalism, threats and attacks on facilities of the Serbian Orthodox Church are on the rise in Kosovo, which could make difficult the on-progress Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. In his latest report, the UN chief says the number of crimes against minority
Read More »Bosnia to hold local elections on October 7
Bosnia will organize local elections on October 7 in 139 municipalities, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Monday in Sarajevo. CEC President, Branko Peric, said that 3,213,562 citizens will be eligible for vote, 190,000 more than the last local election in 2008. “Some of the financing will come from …
Read More »Lucas Papademos resigns as Greek PM
Greek political parties have to assure stability, confidence and solidarity to complete the effort to restore the economy. That is what Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, who handed in his resignation to the President of the country Carolos Papoulias said.
Read More »Romania’s new government passes Parliament vote
Romania’s new centre-left government headed by Victor Ponta on Monday won a vote of confidence in parliament, pledging to pursue reforms while seeking to correct social imbalances. The cabinet will be sworn in later in the day during a ceremony at the presidential palace.
Read More »Moldovan President says the country could join EU in 7 or 8 years
Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti during the visit to Romania that Moldova could join the EU in the next 7 or 8 years. He noted that the EU integration needs procedures, which require time. Timofti expressed hope that Moldova would meet all the conditions for the EU membership. “To join the …
Read More »Serbia’s Presidential Elections: Tadic and Nikolic in second round
Serbia’s incumbent president Boris Tadic and opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic will contest the second round of presidential elections. Preliminary estimates based on votes
Read More »Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s President on Monday in Kremlin
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president on Monday. This is Putin’s third term in office. “We are entering a new stage of national development,” Putin
Read More »EC expects Greece to respect rescue agreements
The European Commission said on Monday that the next Greek government should respect the rescue agreements after the rise of anti-bailout parties at weekend elections. ‘The Commission hopes and expects that the future government of Greece will respect the engagements that Greece has entered into,’ commission spokesman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen …
Read More »Turkish FM says Bosnia’s stability influences entire region
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Bosnia’s internal stability is has a direct impact on the peace and stability of the Balkans. On Friday in Sarajevo, Davutoglu stated during a joint press conference
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