Eurasia Press & News
MACEDONIA Name dispute with Greece is the only obstacle for Macedonia’s European Atlantic ambitions, said Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. “I assess positive good neighborly relations besides name dispute with Greece. We do not have any other serious problems despite these are the Balkans,” Gruevski pointed. In his words Macedonia …
Read More »Bulgaria, Russia agree to create South Stream working groups
BULGARIA Bulgaria and Russia agreed Friday to create common working groups to prepare details of the “South Stream” natural gas pipeline project. Bulgaria Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov,and Russia Energy Minister, Sergei Shmatko, held talks in Sofia on Friday regarding the future of the South Stream gas pipeline, …
Read More »Montenegro improves its credit rating
MONTENEGRO According to second half of the year’s report of Institutional Investor magazine Montenegro has improved its rating with 1,3 points and now occupies the 85th place in the list of nearly 180 countries, Radio Television of Montenegro / RTCG / informed.
Read More »Despre unionism, cu calm (2)
„Nimic nu este nerezonabil, dacă este util” (Tucidide) (continuare din numărul trecut al Ediţiei de vineri) Tratatul de bază dintre România şi R. Moldova, parafat la 28 aprilie, niciodată semnat, a fost, practic, ultimul prilej de manifestare plenară şi concretă a aspiraţiilor politice unioniste. După anul 2000, „chestiunea unionistă” intră …
Read More »In Moldova, the Russian language enjoys a substantially higher status than in Ukraine
MOLDOVA In Moldova, the Russian language enjoys a substantially higher status than in Ukraine, Vladimir Frolov, Board Chairman of the Priznanie [Recognition] Fund for Russian-Ukrainian Humanitarian Ties, stated during the Fund’s presentation here.
Read More »Mihai Ghimpu to meet with head of Russian government apparatus
MOLDOVA Moldova’s caretaker president Mihai Ghimpu will have a meeting with the head of the Russian government apparatus Sergei Naryshkin on the sidelines of the fourth CIS Forum of Intellectuals and Researchers, which will take place in Chisinau between September 24 and 25. Serghei Naryshkin will come to Chisinau as …
Read More »Tadić: State to clamp down on violence
SERBIA President Boris Tadić says the state will react to all forms of violence in the streets of Belgrade and will not allow an atmosphere of chaos to be created. Tadić fiercely condemned the barbaric behavior of sport fans and assaults on foreign nationals in previous days, adding that the …
Read More »“Serbia cooperating fully with Hague”
SERBIA Serbia is fully cooperating with the Hague and is doing its utmost to bring the last two fugitives before the Hague, says the National Council for Cooperation. “The government’s position is clear. As soon as Hague fugitives Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić are located, if they are in Serbia, …
Read More »Georgia hails U.S.’s intention to deploy MDS in Caucasus
GEORGIA Tbilisi talks about an unprecedented increase in Georgia’s security, if the U.S. deploys anti-missile system in the Caucasus. Tbilisi believes that Georgia is the most convenient place to deploy the system in the Caucasus region, so the talks will likely begin between the two partner countries on this issue. …
Read More »Bulgaria PM: EU funds money to come to Bulgaria
BULGARIA EU funds money will come, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said explicitly at the “Bulgarian Debate” forum. The prime minister remarked that while the cabinet is mulling over how it can afford some EUR 5-6 million about something, there are hundreds of millions of levs that stay unabsorbed over some …
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