Eurasia Press & News
Dan Dungaciu este unul dintre cei mai buni cunoscători ai peisajului politic şi social din Republica Moldova. Pentru Cotidianul, desenează liniile de forţă ale peisajului politic actual de la Chişinău. De altfel, recent, la Editura Cartier din capitala Republicii Moldova a apărut ultima carte dedicată vecinilor de peste Prut ai …
Read More »Criza globală, campania electorală şi securitatea RM
„Nu te întrista, o să te îmbolnăveşti; după noi – potopul!” (Madame de Pompadour către Ludovic al XV-lea) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com SUA rămâne singura putere mondială a lumii cel puţin pentru motivul că nu există o altă ţară a cărei criză internă să pună planeta pe butuci. …
Read More »Imam In Bosnia Sex Abuse Case Found Guilty
A Bosnian court has found an Imam (local Islamic priest) guilty of sexually abusing an underage girl and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, in a case that shocked Bosnia and stirred up tensions between local media organizations and the country’s influential Islamic Community. The family of the girl …
Read More »Republika Srpska EU Office Triggers Dispute
Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska opened a representative office in Brussels on Thursday, triggering a new round of criticism from Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) officials who see this as yet another proof of its distancing itself from Bosnia and Herzegovina. All top Republika Srpska officials attended the official opening ceremony …
Read More »Serb Doctors Leave Kosovo After Pay Cuts
Serb health workers have started leaving Kosovo after Serbia decided to halve the so-called ‘Kosovo allowance’ part of their monthly pay, a controversial benefit amounting to a de facto double wage for those who worked in the civil service and recognised Belgrade, not Pristina as their capital. Belgrade has vowed …
Read More »Controversy Brews In Macedonia Mayor Race
The case of Rufi Osmani, a popular ethnic Albanian former local leader who has been barred from running from mayor in the western town of Gostivar, has injected controversy into Macedonia’s local election next month. The local election commission found him unfit to run as an independent candidate on the …
Read More »Bosnia Federation To Sell Off Top Firms
The Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim)-Croat federation will privatize parts of its 11 biggest public companies this year, including BH Telecom, Energoinvest and Hidrogradnja Sarajevo and Aluminijum Mostar, which are estimated to be worth at least 500 million euros, the government decided at its session on Thursday. The government has officially abandoned …
Read More »EU Says Serbia Needs SAA Before Candidacy
The European Union will decide whether to accept Serbia’s application for candidate status based on its progress and efficiency in implementing the pre-membership agreement and trade deal, EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn said on Thursday. Rehn was in Belgrade to discuss the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, cooperation with the United …
Read More »Romania Unemployment 4.9 Pct In Jan
Romania’s unemployment rate rose by half a percentage point in January to 4.9 percent compared to the previous month, the National Employment Agency, ANOFM, said on Thursday. In January 2008, the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. The number of unemployed people in January stood at 444,907, while in January 2008 …
Read More »Imam Sex Abuse Trial Stirs Tensions in Bosnia
The trial of an Imam (local Islamic priest) on charges of sexually abusing an underage girl in a Bosnian village has stirred up tensions between local media organizations and the country’s influential Islamic Community. The family of the girl pressed charges against the Imam last year, accusing him of sexually …
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