March, 2009

• 10 March

  Plans of Moscow metro expansion on agenda of city govt

  MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) – The Moscow city government has outlined the priorities in Moscow metro construction under crisis conditions at its meeting on Tuesday. Chief of Moscow metro Dmitry Gayev emphasized the importance of outlining strategic directions of metro construction and warned against going back to the practice of …

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• 10 March

  Russian warship returns to base after six-month mission

  SEVEROMORSK (Northern Russia), March 10  – Russia’s Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser returned to its main base in northern Russia on Tuesday after an almost six-month tour-of-duty of the world’s oceans, a Navy spokesman said. “All the tasks set for the mission have been accomplished. The crew is healthy and …

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• 10 March

  Russian office under Swiss Embassy in Georgia begins to issue visas

  TBILISI, March 10 (Itar-Tass) – The Russian office of the Swiss Embassy in Georgia on Tuesday began to accept documents and issue entry visas to Georgian citizens, Russian diplomats told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. Georgian citizens can get “educational and humanitarian visas (for example, in case of the demise of relatives …

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• 10 March

  Georgian opposition continues calls for Saakashvili to step down

  TBILISI, March 10  – Nine Georgian opposition parties have begun collecting signatures across the country to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The radical opposition plans to collect signatures in 16 major towns and cities in Georgia and hold a mass rally in downtown Tbilisi on April 9. 

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• 10 March

  EU perceived to be corrective

  Sofia. The European Union is perceived to be a serious corrective, a group of people who do not steal and lie, Director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at a press conference.

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• 10 March

  Number of Parties to Enter Bulgaria’s Next Parliament Set to Rise

  If elections were to be held today, five parties would secure parliamentary seats, Lidia Yordanova from the National Public Opinion Centre (NPOC) announced Tuesday. There are no major surprises in the latest announcement. The four, long-running top contenders to make their way to the next parliament remain the same – …

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• 10 March

  66% of Bulgarians in favor of elections 2 in 1: poll

  Sofia. 66% of Bulgarians are in favor of elections 2 in 1, including half of voters of Bulgarian Socialist Party, Director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at a press conference.

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• 10 March

  CEDB, BSP, Ataka, MRF and UDF enter parliament if election were held today: poll

  Sofia. If the parliamentary elections were held today, Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria /CEDB/, Bulgarian Socialist Party /BSP/, Ataka, Movement for Rights and Freedoms /MRF/ and Union of Democratic Forces /UDF/ would pass the threshold, director of the National Center for Study of Public Opinion Lidia Yordanova announced at …

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• 10 March

  EUFOR: “No New War Coming to Bosnia”

  In response to the growing public concerns that some level of violence in Bosnia could be possible as a result of growing political tensions, as well as fast-approaching social and economic crisis, commander of the 2,000-strong EU-peacekeeping troops on Tuesday resolutely dismissed any such possibility. “We are very much aware …

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• 10 March

  Slovenia Favours EU Mediation on Border

  Slovenia’s main political parties have accepted an offer of EU mediation in its border dispute with Croatia that has stymied progress in Zagreb’s accession talks with the 27-member bloc. EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has asked Nobel peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari to help Slovenia and Croatia resolve the dispute, local …

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