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CROATIA I’ve been in prison for Croatia and took so many risks than all priests will ever do. Stjepan Mesic said that the conflict with the Catholic Church went too far and took a wrong direction, Nova TV reported. Why priests are bigger Croatians than I am? Mesic asked and …
Read More »17 dead, 58 missing in Russian dam disaster
RUSSIA The death toll from the catastrophic flood inside Russia’s biggest hydroelectric power station has risen to 17 but 58 people were still missing, officials said on today. “As a result of the disaster 17 people have died and at the current moment the fate of 58 workers of the …
Read More »Georgia seizes ships
TBILISI, Georgia Georgia said Thursday it had seized two cargo ships visiting its rebel Abkhazia region this week, as it steps up efforts to enforce a naval blockade of the Moscow-backed breakaway province. The detentions drew an angry response from Abkhazia’s separatist leadership, which warned it could offer a ‘proportional …
Read More »Romanian minister defies parliament inquiry
BUCHAREST, Romania Romania’s tourism minister said Thursday she had taken legal action against members of a parliamentary committee that is investigating whether she misused ministry funds. Elena Udrea appeared briefly before the committee Thursday to announce she had filed a legal complaint against the lawmakers on the grounds they had …
Read More »Stara Planina for outgoing Finnish ambassador
BULGARIA President Georgi Purvanov conferred the Stara Planina, first class, on outgoing Finnish ambassador to Bulgaria Kauko Jämsén. He received the highest Bulgarian state honour for his extraordinary contribution to the development of Bulgarian-Finnish relations and trade. Trade between the two countries more than tripled over the past four years, …
Read More »Turkey to win if Bulgaria leaves energy projects: former PM
SOFIA, Bulgaria I have not understood new government’s position on energy projects, said former Prime Minister (PM) Sergey Stanishev in the Parliament, FOCUS News Agency reporter informed. “I read carefully statements of different ministers-they contradict. Thus we asked for clear government’s position on all key energy projects for Bulgaria. The …
Read More »Karadzic Case Ready for Trial
BiH The judge indicates that the Radovan Karadzic case is “ready for trial”, though he declines to set a date for the trial to begin. Iain Bonomy said that the Radovan Karadzic case is “ready for trial” and that he will inform the Court President of this. However, a date …
Read More »Skopje Likely to Respond Today on Name Proposals
SKOPJE, Macedonia Today, Zoran Jolevski, Macedonia’s negotiator in the Athens-Skopje name talks, is expected to give his country’s response to the latest set of proposals tabled by UN mediator Matthew Nimetz. On Wednesday, Greece said that it would not accept the latest Nimetz proposals if a compromise formulation of Macedonia’s …
Read More »Kosovo Adamant in Opposition to Policing Protocol
PRISTINA, Kosovo The EU rule of law mission, EULEX, cannot and will not sign any agreement in the name of Kosovo, EULEX head Yves De Kermabon said on Thursday. Kermabon was speaking after a meeting with Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. “EULEX, as a technical rule …
Read More »Dorin Chirtoaca not leaving the mayoralty
CHISINAU, Moldova The vice president of the Liberal Party (PL) Dorin Chirtoaca, who headed the party’s list of candidates, will refuse the MP seat and will remain mayor of Chisinau. Chirtoaca made the announcement at a news conference on Wednesday. In actual fact, Dorin Chirtoaca made public his decision at …
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