Eurasia Press & News
CHISINAU, April 9 – Damage to the parliament building in Moldova following Tuesday’s riots in Chisinau has been estimated at $40 million, the parliamentary speaker said on Thursday. Marian Lupu said repairs to the building would cost $30 million and replacing damaged furniture and looted equipment would require a further …
Read More »Communists take lead in Moldova’s parliamentary elections
CHISINAU, April 9 – Moldova’s Communists got 49.48 percent of the vote in the parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to the preliminary data of the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Thursday. The Party of Communists was followed by the Liberal Party with 13.14 percent, the Liberal Democrat Party with 12.43 …
Read More »Moldova’s election body to pass poll results to court
CHISINAU, April 9 – Moldova’s top election authorities plan to submit the results of the recent parliamentary elections for approval to the Constitutional Court on Friday, the Central Election Commission head said on Thursday. “Late last night we concluded the final results of the parliamentary elections held in the country. …
Read More »Three Romanian journalists to be expelled from Moldova
Bucharest. Authorities in Moldova are ready to expel three Romanian journalists after communist President Vladimir Voronin accused Bucharest of trying to topple his government, Romanian Ziare.com news website announced, citing RIA Novosti agency and its anonymous sources from the Moldovan secret services. The sources claim the Romanian reporters participated in …
Read More »Russia`s Medvedev Reminds Putin Party Who`s Boss
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday warned the ruling party of powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that its new powers to nominate regional governors should not create the illusion it can overrule the Kremlin. Putin became the head of United Russia when his presidential term ended last year in what …
Read More »Slovenia and Serbia Cooperate on Defence
On Wednesday, Slovenia and Serbia signed a bilateral agreement in the field of defence. The agreement defines their cooperation up until now in that field, and it enables the implementation of more interesting projects this year, said the Slovenian Minister of Defence Ljubica Jelusic at a joint press conference with …
Read More »Calls for Calm in Georgia Ahead of Mass Rallies
The government of Georgia and the influential Georgian Orthodox Church appealed for calm on Wednesday as the opposition prepared mass demonstrations to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The opposition expects to being tens of thousands into the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Thursday at the start of …
Read More »US president wraps up visit to Turkey
ISTANBUL, Turkey – US President Barack Obama wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Tuesday (April 7th) by meeting with a group of 100 university students in Istanbul.
Read More »Turkey’s Babacan announces progress in talks with Armenia
ANKARA, Turkey – Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Tuesday (April 7th) Turkey and Armenia have achieved some progress in ongoing talks to normalise bilateral relations.
Read More »Hague tribunal rejects Karadzic’s appeal for immunity
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – The Hague war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (April 7th) that its judges denied an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for immunity from prosecution, based on a deal he allegedly had with former US envoy Richard Holbrooke. According to Karadzic, Holbrooke promised …
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