The Commission for declassification of the secret services archives of Bulgaria has so far found 620 former communist secret service agents, member of the commission Ekaterina Boncheva said. The only institution where there were no members connected to
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Israel accuses IAEA chief of playing into Iran’s hands
Campaigning for tougher sanctions on Tehran, Israel went on the offensive Tuesday against the UN nuclear watchdog, accusing its chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, of playing into Iran’s hands over its atomic program. The campaign comes with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) poised to publish a new report on
Read More »Turkey’s EU Accession Process: 2007 Progress Report
Good news: Turkey is on its best way to sufficiently fulfill the Copenhagen political criteria which concern the insurance of democratic standards, the compliance of the rule of law, and the implementation of fundamental rights.
Read More »Saudi king holds historic talks with pope
Pope Benedict XVI raised the issue of Christians living in Saudi Arabia in a historic meeting Tuesday with King Abdullah, the first monarch of the conservative Muslim kingdom to visit the Vatican. During their talks, which also touched on conflicts in the Middle East, the pope
Read More »Lebanese may have to wait a little more for new president
Speaker Nabih Berri declared on Tuesday that the upcoming parliamentary session to elect the next head of state would likely be postponed, as senior Arab League official Hisham Youssef arrived in Beirut for two days of consultations with rival leaders. “As we near the deadline for a new president, it …
Read More »Bruxelles-ul renunta la criticile la adresa Romaniei privind combaterea coruptiei
Comisia Europeana a renuntat in raportul anual privind extinderea, publicat marti, sa ceara noi eforturi in lupta impotriva coruptiei de la Bulgaria si Romania, care au aderat la 1 ianuarie, transmite AFP. Intr-un proiect de raport asupra strategiei extinderii UE, Bruxelles-ul revenea asupra
Read More »“Limba moldoveneasca” a trecut de Comisia de specialitate din PE
Comisia pentru Libertati Civile, Justitie si Afaceri Interne (LIBE) a Parlamentului European a dat la inceputul saptamanii aviz favorabil acordurilor cu privire la
Read More »Traian Băsescu retrimite parlamentului legea referendumului
Traian Băsescu (foto) a trimis parlamentului pentru reexaminare Legea referendumului adoptată cu amendamentul deputatului PSD Eugen Nicolicea, care prevede
Read More »Five MPs among up to 50 killed as insurgents switch focus from military to civilian targets
A suicide bomber killed up to 50 Afghans yesterday, including five MPs and several children, in one of the bloodiest incidents since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
Read More »Bombing kills Afghan lawmakers
KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb attack struck a group of lawmakers Tuesday as they were being greeted by children on a visit to a sugar factory in Afghanistan’s normally peaceful north. At least 28 people were killed, including five parliament members, and dozens of children were wounded. U.S.-backed President Hamid …
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