The Minister of Kosovo Security Force, Fehmi Mujota, met last week with the NATO Chief of Staff, General Karl-Heinz Lather, accompanied by Major-General Fugie and expressed his gratitude toward NATO and KFOR for their continuous support and help provided to the Kosovo people and its institutions. In the meeting Minister …
Read More »Croatia Conditionally Accepts E.U. Mediation
Monday, Croatia conditionally accepted a European Union proposal to mediate in its border dispute with Slovenia if the mediation led to an agreement on transferring the issue to the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), media reports say. A statement issued following the meeting of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader …
Read More »Plans of Moscow metro expansion on agenda of city govt
MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) – The Moscow city government has outlined the priorities in Moscow metro construction under crisis conditions at its meeting on Tuesday. Chief of Moscow metro Dmitry Gayev emphasized the importance of outlining strategic directions of metro construction and warned against going back to the practice of …
Read More »Russian warship returns to base after six-month mission
SEVEROMORSK (Northern Russia), March 10 – Russia’s Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser returned to its main base in northern Russia on Tuesday after an almost six-month tour-of-duty of the world’s oceans, a Navy spokesman said. “All the tasks set for the mission have been accomplished. The crew is healthy and …
Read More »Russian office under Swiss Embassy in Georgia begins to issue visas
TBILISI, March 10 (Itar-Tass) – The Russian office of the Swiss Embassy in Georgia on Tuesday began to accept documents and issue entry visas to Georgian citizens, Russian diplomats told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. Georgian citizens can get “educational and humanitarian visas (for example, in case of the demise of relatives …
Read More »Georgian opposition continues calls for Saakashvili to step down
TBILISI, March 10 – Nine Georgian opposition parties have begun collecting signatures across the country to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The radical opposition plans to collect signatures in 16 major towns and cities in Georgia and hold a mass rally in downtown Tbilisi on April 9.
Read More »EU perceived to be corrective
Sofia. The European Union is perceived to be a serious corrective, a group of people who do not steal and lie, Director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at a press conference.
Read More »Number of Parties to Enter Bulgaria’s Next Parliament Set to Rise
If elections were to be held today, five parties would secure parliamentary seats, Lidia Yordanova from the National Public Opinion Centre (NPOC) announced Tuesday. There are no major surprises in the latest announcement. The four, long-running top contenders to make their way to the next parliament remain the same – …
Read More »66% of Bulgarians in favor of elections 2 in 1: poll
Sofia. 66% of Bulgarians are in favor of elections 2 in 1, including half of voters of Bulgarian Socialist Party, Director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at a press conference.
Read More »CEDB, BSP, Ataka, MRF and UDF enter parliament if election were held today: poll
Sofia. If the parliamentary elections were held today, Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria /CEDB/, Bulgarian Socialist Party /BSP/, Ataka, Movement for Rights and Freedoms /MRF/ and Union of Democratic Forces /UDF/ would pass the threshold, director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at …
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