The presidential election campaign started Friday in Romania, a country struggling with a severe recession and reeling from political turmoil after its government collapsed last week. The first round of the presidential poll is set for November 22, and it will be the first election of a head of state …
Read More »Vice President Biden reassures Central European Allies
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. wraps up his central European tour of Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic. His visits were designed to reassure NATO allies that the United States remains committed to European security and that the recent “reset” effort in US-Russian relations is not to the detriment …
Read More »Romania’s 2nd NPP to be built nearby Somes River, say government sources
Romania’s second nuclear plant will be built nearby the Somes River, in Transylvania region, as authorities are currently evaluating four locations, the Romanian Mediafax reports, quoting unnamed government sources.
Read More »Russia seeks Bulgarian re-assurance on Belene nuke
Russian officials have once again asked Bulgaria to make a decision on the future of the planned nuclear plant at Belene, Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said on October 23, after returning from a one-day trip to Moscow. “I told [Russian energy] minister [Sergei] Shmatko that for us …
Read More »Karadzic boycott threat sets up trial stand-off
A stand-off looms on Monday between former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and trial judges after the war crimes suspect said he would boycott the start of his trial on claims he is being denied a fair process. More than 13 years after an arrest warrant was issued, Karadzic is …
Read More »Name agreement can’t be reached due to blockades and embargo: Nikola Gruevski
It couldn’t be reached an agreement on the name issue due to blockades and embargo contrariwise – this would intensify the problem and cause damages to the both sides. This is what Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said today during celebrations of the day of Macedonian revolutionary fight.
Read More »EU membership is the most important modernization project of Turkey since the foundation of the Republic: Egemen Bagis
State Minister and EU chief negotiator Egemen Bagis defined EU membership as the most important modernization project of Turkey since the foundation of the Republic.
Read More »Romanians to vote on Nov. 22 for President and in a referendum for parliament change
Romanian voters would go to the polls on November 22 to elect a new President of the country and give their vote in a referendum for the change of parliament, Romanian media note. Romanian president Traian Basescu issued Thursday the decree organizing the referendum for a single-chamber Parliament and reducing …
Read More »All state shares in public companies in Albania to be privatized
All state shares in the Albanian public companies will be privatized in the next four years, said Albanian Economy Minister Dritan Prifti. Prifti said the ministry was making inventories and assessments in the companies concerned.
Read More »Russia would build energy projects in Montenegro
Russian companies are interested in building energy projects in Montenegro, announced Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sergey Shoygu. The minister visited Podgorica on Thursday. He and Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen signed the protocol from the third session of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation between …
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