Eurasia

The First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, Igor Shuvalov, will pay a visit to Moldova in the first half of February, not next week as was initially agreed upon. His visit has been postponed because the next week is going to be too busy for the official Chisinau, who …

The Swedish government announced Thursday, January 21, it would open 10 new embassies, including in the Republic of Moldova, to strengthen Sweden’s presence in the countries which benefit from Swedish aid programs. Besides Moldova, Swedish embassies will open in Albania, Kosovo, Georgia and a number of African countries. At the …

SNSD ne protivi se popisu svih državljana BiH, bez obzira na to da li žive u zemlji ili su u dijaspori, rekao je juče Lazar Prodanović, zamjenik predsjedavajućeg Kluba poslanika SNSD-a u Predstavničkom domu parlamenta BiH. Poslanici su u četvrtak odbacili zakon o popisu u prvom čitanju, između ostalog, jer …

EULEX police spokesperson Karin Limdal confirmed that EULEX has taken over the case of Self-Determination leader Albin Kurti from UNMIK. She said that the process being led against him will continue on February 15 before the Priština District Court. Limdal said that it is a continuation of a case that …

The new Russian ambassador in Ukraine and presidential envoy for trade and economic cooperation with Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has arrived in Kyiv. Zurabov arrived at the local airport at about 11 a.m. on Jan. 25. He was welcomed by officials from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and Russian embassy. Upon his …

Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin reiterated that Russia is waiting for a clear-cut and lasting definition of a legal status for the Transnistrian region. The Russian Federation fully realizes and comprehends the Republic of Moldova’s approach to the Transnistria conflict problem, but will withdraw its military contingent …

Georgia has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to investigate its 2008 war with Russia. The Georgian government was willing to provide all materials required for the court, Hatuna Josava, a director from the Justice Ministry, said Saturday. Earlier reports said that, at the request of Russia, the Hague-based …

Bosnian Serb leaders voiced their intention to hold a census in the Serb dominated part of the country Republika Srpska following last week’s failure by the country’s central parliament to pass a law that would open the way for a nationwide census in 2011. “Republika Srpska’s government has submitted a …

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called on farmers to lift blockages, noting that in the hard conditions of the financial crisis the authorities in the country cannot grant them financial support. The protesting Greek farmers have been blocking the Bulgarian-Greek border

Bulgarian Prime Minister pays an official visit to Germany at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel as of January 24-January 26, 2010, the government press office announced. PM’s agenda envisages meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the President of the Bundestag Dr Norbert Lammert and