March, 2009

• 23 March

  Crin Antonescu elected new leader of Romania’s PNL

  BUCHAREST, Romania — Former Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu lost the leadership of the National Liberal Party (PNL) at an extraordinary party congress held on Friday (March 20th). PNL deputy leader Crin Antonescu was elected as new leader and will be designated PNL’s candidate in the presidential elections later this …

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• 23 March

  Greece, Albania reach deal on continental shelf border

  ATHENS, Greece — Greece and Albania have reached an agreement on the delimitation of their maritime space and continental shelf in the Ionian Sea, Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said on Friday (March 20th). The two countries have successfully concluded negotiations and will soon sign the agreement, expected to help …

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• 23 March

  Serb Group Seeks Grave of WWII Guerrilla Leader

  A Chicago-based Serb group said Monday it is offering a $100,000 reward for anyone who can locate the grave of a World War II guerrilla leader executed as a traitor by the Communists. The burial site of Dragoljub Draza Mihailovic has been unknown since his execution in 1946 by the …

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• 23 March

  Gas pipelines on schedule, Russia says

  MOSCOW – Concerns over Russian-backed natural gas pipelines to Europe will not hurt construction because of Moscow’s commitment to the energy sector, officials said. Expanding the natural gas transit system in Europe received renewed focus following a disruptive gas row between Kiev and Moscow that left European customers without 20 …

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• 23 March

  Georgia-Azerbaijan relations strengthening

  Relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan are strengthening year by year, Georgian parliament speaker David Bakradze said. “Our interests are interdependent. Azerbaijan is a country with which Georgia will develop strategic and friendly relations,” he said, Novosti Azerbaijan reported.

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• 23 March

  Saakashvili slams Turley’s Caucasus Platform

  Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said the Turkish-proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform has acquired no “clear shape” yet and consultations were on their “very early stage.” “We always welcome multilateral mechanisms,” Saakashvili said while speaking at a news conference on a sideline of a high-profile Brussels Forum late on March …

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• 23 March

  Austrian banks with branches in Romania are stable: Traian Basescu

  Vienna. Austrian banks with branches in Romania are stable, said Romanian President Traian Basescu during his visit to Austria. He added that Austria had invested more than EUR 12 billion in Romania. Austrian President Heinz Fischer said the bilateral relations were excellent and his country was well presented in Romania …

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• 23 March

  Romania President: IMF Finishes Report On Possible Loan

  BUCHAREST -The International Monetary Fund finalized a report on a possible loan to help Romania weather the economic crisis and talks are planned to seek a deal, the country’s president said Friday. “The IMF report was finalized yesterday,” President Traian Basescu said after a European Union summit in Brussels, according …

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• 23 March

  Romania does not face economic difficulties: president

  Bucharest. Romania does not face economic difficulties at the moment. The country had reached all the aims proposed by Brussels. This is what Romanian President Traian Băsescu said.

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• 23 March

  Romanian Railways To Cut Jobs

  BUCHAREST, Romania — The Romanian Transportation Ministry said Friday that it plans to cut the number of railway employees by 12,000. The plan was sent to the unions who rejected it and threatened protests. Union leader Gheorghe Popa said the ministry did not include social protection measures for those who …

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