Greece is back from the brink of financial disaster and has paved the way for the future, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou proclaimed Thursday. The austerity measures implemented by the Papandreou government have been met by widespread protests as the nation backs away from the brink of bankruptcy. The Greek …
Read More »France wants to postpone Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen entry
France will make sure that the EU decision on the Bulgarian and Romanian entry in the Schengen Area is not made before the summer, France’s Minister for European Affairs, Pierre Lellouche, has announced.
Read More »Danish diplomats visit Transnistria
The Head of the Denmark Foreign Ministry Department for EU-Russia neighborhood policy, Ruben Madsen, and Councilor-Envoy of the Danish Embassy in Bucharest Iorg Tranberg visited Tiraspol on Tuesday to learn more about situation in this breakaway region of the Republic of Moldova. The diplomats held a meeting
Read More »Băsescu se întâlneşte din nou cu al Assad
Preşedinţii României şi Siriei, Traian Băsescu şi Bashar al-Assad, au joi dimineaţă, la Vila Lac 1, o nouă întrevedere, în cadrul vizitei pe care şeful statului sirian o efectuează în ţara noastră, transmite Agerpres. Cei doi şefi de stat au avut, miercuri, convorbiri oficiale, la Palatul Cotroceni, prilej cu care …
Read More »EC presented enlargement package on Western Balkans and Turkey
The European Commission (EC) adopted its annual enlargement package Tuesday that assesses achievements of the Western Balkans, Turkey and Iceland in their EU integration process and points
Read More »Cyprus warns UK not to support partition
Cyprus authorities warned Great Britain on Tuesday (November 9th) that they would abolish its military bases on the island if London supports the permanent partition of its former colony. “Division is not a choice for us or for the UN and various international organisations, as well as for the EU,” …
Read More »Syrian President paid historical visit to Bulgaria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid a visit to Bulgaria on Tuesday (November 9th), the first by a Syrian head of state in 24 years. During a joint press conference with Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Parvanov, Assad urged
Read More »KFOR to protect Kosovo’s cultural heritage
KFOR will protect Kosovo’s cultural heritage, Commander Erhard Buhler said during a visit to Mitrovica on Tuesday (November 9th), where he met with the Muslim community to discuss the security situation. Buhler
Read More »Croatian panel backs referendum after signing EU accession treaty
Croatia’s Parliament’s legislation committee on Tuesday (November 9th) unanimously supported the government’s proposal to hold a referendum on Croatia’s EU membership after signing the accession treaty. The current
Read More »EU approved Montenegro’s candidate status
The European Commission has approved the granting of EU candidate country status to Montenegro, stated European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele. Fuele, at a press conference in Brussels, said that Montenegro
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