Eurasia News

Turkey praises Mubarak resignation, calls for democracy

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down Friday (February 11th) after weeks of mass protests. The Turkish leader expressed hope for a fast transition to a constitutional democracy through elections. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also welcomed the developments. …

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EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom praises Bulgaria’s Schengen efforts, but “there is still work ahead”

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom praised Bulgaria’s progress to fulfil criteria to join the Schengen zone, but said there is still work ahead. Malmstrom visited the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak resigned as president and handed control to the military on Friday after 29 years in power, bowing to a historic 18-day wave of pro-democracy demonstrations by hundreds of thousands. “The people ousted the president,” chanted a crowd of tens of thousands outside his presidential palace in Cairo. …

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Serbian Army chief: there’s no pressure on Serbia to join NATO

Serbian Army chief Miloje Miletić says that Serbia is not under pressure to join NATO, the western military alliance. According to him “great western powers accept Serbia’s position to be militarily neutral”. “Serbia can remain militarily neutral, but it cannot remain outside all security movements,” said Miletić, adding that “nobody …

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