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Moldova has no plans to join Romania or NATO, acting president says

MOLDOVA Moldova’s acting president Mihai Gimpu on Wednesday said the new ruling coalition would neither attempt to join NATO, nor try to return the country to Romanian control. He made the comments to Moldova’s PROTV television channel. Gimpu, who is also speaker of parliament, took over as acting president after …

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Bulgaria may give Belene nuke project a chance

BULGARIA The Belene nuclear power project should be given a chance but without the state committing any taxpayers’ money, said Bulgarian energy minister Traycho Traykov. Speaking to Nova Television on Tuesday, he explained that the power station could be built without any commitments on the part of the Bulgarian government. …

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Medvedev: U.S. blocking Russia’s WTO entry

RUSSIA Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday accused the United States of “blocking” Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization. Medvedev also denied claims that he and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are at odds over how Russia should seek entry into the WTO. He made the remarks at a meeting …

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