PARIS, France President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday (May 5th) the EU should create a common economic and security space with Turkey as an alternative to Turkey’s membership in the Union, media reported.

BUCHAREST, Romania About 60,000 public workers launched a warning strike Tuesday (May 5th), demanding more money and fewer political appointees in the public sector. One of the most powerful unions in the sector, the Sed Lex Alliance, organised the stoppage.

TBILISI NATO began military exercises in Georgia on Wednesday in a move Russia said threatened stability in the region just nine months after a war between the former Soviet neighbours.