Eurasia

European Parliament pledges strong support for Kosovo

The Republic of Kosovo chief diplomat, Skender Hyseni, met with the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, on Tuesday in Strasbourg whom he informed about the development and achievements in Kosovo since the declaration of independence last year. The Kosovar Foreign Minister Hyseni discussed with the President of the …

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For now NMSP supports Bulgarian Energy Holding, but this is a compromise: deputy chairman

Sofia. For now National Movement for Stability and Progress /NMSP/ supports the existence of Bulgarian Energy Holding, but this is a temporary compromise, NMSP Deputy Chairman Milen Velchev answered to the question whether the party was in favor or against the existence of Bulgarian Energy Holding. Earlier on Monday at …

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President Parvanov to pay visit to Lithuania

Sofia/Vilnius. President Georgi Parvanov is to pay a visit to Lithuania between March 16th and 18th 2009 at the invitation of President Valdas Adamkus. He is to meet with his Lithuanian counterpart, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius and Seimas Speaker Arunas Valinskas.

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Stanishev invites Europe so it won’t come on its own

Sofia. Yesterday, protesting policemen addressed a complaint to the Ambassador of the Czech Republic, instead of the Minister of Internal Affairs Mihail Mikov, person in charge of solving their problems. The Mayor of Sofia Boyko Borisov also writes letters of complaint directly to Brussels. The change of authority in Bulgaria …

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Bulgarian Police Protest in Thousands

Thousands of frustrated police officers protested on Sunday in the centre of Sofia for fourth time in what became the largest protest so far. Police demanded a 50 per cent wage increase and improved working conditions. Deputy chair of the Podkrepa union, Dimitar Manolov, claimed around 15 000 police gathered …

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Medvedev calls financial crisis a ‘test of maturity’

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, yesterday called the country’s economic crisis a “test of maturity” for its businessmen. He urged them to “make sacrifices” to save jobs. “People have been getting very rich in a very short time,” he said in an interview with the head of Russia’s state-owned Channel One …

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UN Says Georgian Refugees Stuck in Limbo

GENEVA — Tens of thousands of Georgians who fled last year’s war with Russia in breakaway South Ossetia will probably not be able to go home unless a political solution to the conflict is found, a United Nations official said Friday. Walter Kaelin, the UN secretary-general’s representative on the human …

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Saakashvili Says Georgia Open to Russian Firms

TBILISI, Georgia — President Mikheil Saakashvili said he would not prevent Russian companies, including power trader Inter RAO and gas producer Itera, from investing in Georgia, rejecting criticism that their control of utilities was a threat to security. “We’re not going to hinder Russian companies from coming to Georgia,” Saakashvili …

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Bulgaria Marks World Consumer Rights Day

Bulgaria marks Sunday the annual World Consumer Rights Day, as a sign of celebration and solidarity with the international consumer movement. World Consumer Rights Day was first observed on 15 March 1983, and has since become an important occasion for mobilizing citizen action. World Consumer Rights Day has its origins …

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