Eurasia

Congress Urges Obama to Re-Engage in Bosnia

A new resolution at the United States Congress calls on President Barack Obama to urgently restore American efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, help it face challenges and avoid further a worsening of the situation, and “maybe a new conflict.” The new resolution focusing on the troubled country was proposed on …

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Macedonia Policemen Jailed For Beating

A Macedonian court has sentenced Besim Nesimi and Ramadan Imeri, former special unit policemen, to jail terms of 18 months and 12 months respectively for the brutal 2007 beating up of a cameraman of the local Alsat M TV. In September 2007, the two beat up the cameraman Igor Ljubovcevski …

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Macedonians Pessimistic On Economy – Poll

Macedonians are three times more concerned about the local economy in 2009 amid global crisis than in the same period last year, shows the latest opinion poll done by the International Republican Institute, IRI. There is a tendency of growing pessimism related to the economic developments, IRI Regional Director for …

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Bosnian Serb Govt To Control Price of Staples

The government of the Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska will put the prices of all basic products and key services under its control, its Premier Milorad Dodik said at the weekend. During his visit to northeastern town of Bijeljina over the weekend, Milorad Dodik said that despite the general …

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„Relaţia României cu Republica Moldova se pune în termeni de prestigiu european“

Interviu cu Dan DUNGACIU Săptămîna aceasta, la Bucureşti, se va lansa cartea Cine sîntem noi? Cronici de la Est de Vest de Dan Dungaciu, apărută la Editura Cartier. Dan Dungaciu este conferenţiar la Facultatea de Sociologie şi Asistenţă socială a Universităţii din Bucureşti. Volumul Cine sîntem noi? cuprinde analize detaliate …

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Dan Dungaciu: „Cred că epoca Voronin se va încheia, indiferent cine va guverna“

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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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