Eurasia

Three Romanian journalists to be expelled from Moldova

Bucharest. Authorities in Moldova are ready to expel three Romanian journalists after communist President Vladimir Voronin accused Bucharest of trying to topple his government, Romanian Ziare.com news website announced, citing RIA Novosti agency and its anonymous sources from the Moldovan secret services. The sources claim the Romanian reporters participated in …

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Russia`s Medvedev Reminds Putin Party Who`s Boss

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday warned the ruling party of powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that its new powers to nominate regional governors should not create the illusion it can overrule the Kremlin. Putin became the head of United Russia when his presidential term ended last year in what …

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Slovenia and Serbia Cooperate on Defence

On Wednesday, Slovenia and Serbia signed a bilateral agreement in the field of defence. The agreement defines their cooperation up until now in that field, and it enables the implementation of more interesting projects this year, said the Slovenian Minister of Defence Ljubica Jelusic at a joint press conference with …

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Calls for Calm in Georgia Ahead of Mass Rallies

The government of Georgia and the influential Georgian Orthodox Church appealed for calm on Wednesday as the opposition prepared mass demonstrations to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The opposition expects to being tens of thousands into the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Thursday at the start of …

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Tens of thousands expected for Georgia rally

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters were expected to take to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi for the start of mass protests aimed at ousting President Mikheil Saakashvili. Opposition leaders have vowed to rally at least 100,000 supporters and to continue protesting until Saakashvili resigns and calls early …

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Bulgaria Right Wing Seeks End of Dependence on Russia

Bulgaria’s two biggest opposition right-wing parties have called for a moratorium on moves that would secure the country’s dependence on Russia after the current government steps down. The statement was triggered by the Socialist-led ruling coalition’s last minute efforts to negotiate a new contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom and …

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