Eurasia Press & News
At the Alliance of Civilizations forum held in Istanbul Monday, Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov praised the high levels of ethnic tolerance in Bulgaria. Parvanov was among the key note speakers who opened the forum; his speech was entitled: Formation of the world order in times of crisis – the role …
Read More »Bulgaria Education Minister Demands Education Reform Referendum
Bulgaria’s Deputy PM and Education Minister, Daniel Valchev, requested Tuesday a referendum on education reform. Valchev spoke in connection with statements made by the Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, who promised to schedule a referendum about the election system. The Deputy Prime Minister stated it was very important to ask Bulgarian …
Read More »Albanian, Croatian Flags Raised at NATO
In a ceremony held in Brussels on Tuesday the flags of Albania and Croatia were raised at the NATO headquarters. Present at the ceremony headed by NATO General Secretary Japp de Hoop Schefer, were Albania’s Prime Minister Sali Berisha, his Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader and the foreign ministers of the …
Read More »EP: ‘Kosovo Doesn’t Need UNMIK Any More’
The UN mission in Kosovo is no longer needed, a delegation from the European Parliament said on Monday. Doris Pack, head of the European Parliament’s delegation for the West Balkans, made the comments after a meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. The European mission in Kosovo, EULEX, declared itself …
Read More »Moldovan police regain control of parliament, president’s office
CHISINAU, April 8 – Moldovan police regained on Tuesday night control of the president’s office and the parliament, which were seized and ransacked during a protest on Tuesday against the election victory of the ruling Communist Party, Reuters reports from the Moldovan capital. The buildings are surrounded by crack police …
Read More »President: Moldova not to allow further neglect of legislation after election
CHISINAU – The Moldovan authorities will not allow anybody to further neglect the legislation, nor will it not allow a knot of extremists drunk of hatred to throw dirt at the country’s democracy after the parliamentary elections, President Vladimir Voronin said in a statement on Tuesday. “Over the last 24 …
Read More »Moldovan opposition plans new protest after violence
CHISINAU – Moldovan opposition supporters vowed new protests on Wednesday against the election victory of the ruling Communist Party after demonstrators seized the president’s offices and set fire to parliament. Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, Europe’s only Communist leader, called on the West to help restore order and accused the opposition …
Read More »Moldovan president urges end to post-election protests
CHISINAU, April 7 – Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin on Tuesday demanded an end to post-election protests in the capital Chisinau, Russia’s Interfax news agency said. Earlier news reports said the protestors, who were against a Communist election victory, had stormed the parliament and the president’s office.
Read More »EU’s Solana concerned over violence in Moldova
BRUSSELS, April 7 – European Union (EU) foreign policy and security chief Javier Solana expressed concern on Tuesday about violence in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, following Sunday’s parliamentary elections. “I am very concerned over the situation in Chisinau,” said Solana in a statement.
Read More »Moldova opposition protesters demand fresh elections
CHISINAU – Moldova’s opposition parties demanded a fresh election in the former Soviet republic on Tuesday, shortly after protesters concluded a truce with police. “We call for a new election to be held. And we will win it,” Serafim Urecheanu of Our Moldova, one of three opposition parties to …
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