April, 2009

• 27 April

  Cine se teme de cetăţenia europeană pentru basarabeni?

  Autor: Dan Dungaciu „O cercetare a istoriei contorsionate a acestui teritoriu ne ajută să înţelegem originile acestei confuzii legate de identitatea moldovenească… Problemele identităţii moldoveneşti trec dincolo de geografie şi cetăţenie; ajung chiar la nivelul limbii şi al conştiinţei”. (Louis O’Neil, „The World Street Journal”, 21 aprilie 2009) Poticnirea Bruxellesului …

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• 27 April

  Potvrđena i druga optužnica protiv Bičakčića

  Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Kantonalni sud u Sarajevu potvrdio je jučer optužnicu protiv Nedžada Brankovića i Edhema Bičakčića, aktuelnog i nekadašnjeg premijera FBiH, zbog nezakonite kupovine stana. Sud BiH dan ranije je također potvrdio optužnicu protiv Edhema Bičakčića i Dragana Čovića, nekadašnjeg premijera odnosno ministra finansija i zamjenika premijera …

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• 27 April

  Montenegrin Students Support Zagreb Students

  The Montenegrin Association of Political Science Students (MAPSS) on Friday supported their colleagues from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb who are protesting, demanding the cancellation of education fees and a review of the Bologna process. – We support the students of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb …

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• 27 April

  EP reiterates support for Western Balkans’ EU prospects

  STRASBOURG, France EU membership prospects drive stability and reform in the Western Balkans, the European Parliament (EP) said in a report published on Friday (April 24th). It stressed that full-fledged EU membership of countries that have met the Copenhagen criteria should not be prolonged or rejected. It warned that different …

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• 27 April

  Former FBiH prime minister charged with embezzlement

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The state court in Sarajevo on Friday (April 24th) pressed charges against former Federation of BiH (FBiH) Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic and former Finance Minister Dragan Covic for embezzling nearly 4m euros. Investigators say that between 1999 and 2000, when the pair were in office, …

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• 27 April

  NATO’s de Hoop Scheffer visits Bucharest

  BUCHAREST, Romania Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met on Friday (April 24th) with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, to discuss NATO’s presence in Afghanistan and Kosovo as part of the KFOR mission, as well as the future of strategic projects in the Black Sea and the Balkans region.

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• 27 April

  Alkalaj says BiH could join EU in 2015

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj predicted on Friday (April 24th) that BiH may wrap up its EU accession talks in 2015,despite its various problems both within BiH and the EU. “BiH will need at least four years to become a member,” he said.

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• 27 April

  Sofia hosts European energy security summit

  SOFIA, Bulgaria Officials wrapped up a two-day energy summit in Sofia on Saturday (April 25th) by saying uninterrupted supplies of natural gas and finding alternative routes for moving it from the Caspian region are preconditions to strengthening energy security. In a joint declaration, participants said strategic energy partnership and co-operation …

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• 27 April

  Earthquake rattles Romania

  BUCHAREST, Romania An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook eastern and central Romania late Saturday (April 25th). Officials say the epicentre was in the Vrancea region, about120km northeast of Bucharest. No damage or injuries were reported but people panicked and left their homes. The earthquake was also felt …

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• 27 April

  Moldova rejects new Romanian envoy

  BUCHAREST, Romania Moldova has rejected a new ambassador proposed by Romania, an official said yesterday, in another sign of deteriorating relations between the neighboring countries. Earlier this month, Moldova accused Romania of supporting violent anticommunist demonstrations by thousands of people who stormed Moldova’s parliament and presidential offices to protest an …

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