February, 2009

• 28 February

  New coalition is forming between DSB and UDF after long circle of negotiations

  Plovdiv. New coalition is forming between Democrats for Strong Bulgaria /DSB/ and Union of Democratic Forces /UDF/ after long circle of negotiations. This is what MP and DSB member Ivan Ivanov said at press conference FOCUS News Agency reporter informs. Negotiations are almost finished, Ivanov added. The new coalition will …

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• 28 February

  Energy Minister: Bulgaria Prepared to Re-Boot Unit 4 of Kozloduy Nuclear Plant

  Bulgaria is already technically prepared to re-boot unit 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant according to Peter Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy and Energy, the Bulgarian daily Standart newspaper reported late Friday. Dimitrov stated; “We are technically prepared to switch Kozloduy’s unit 4 back on. We are ready to …

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• 28 February

  Bulgaria Confirms Anti-GM Corn Support to Hungarian Government

  Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Waters (MOEW), Dzhevdet Chakurov, has confirmed Bulgarian support for the Hungarian government’s decision to put a temporary ban on the production, distribution, import and sale of genetically modified corn in the country, Bulgarian information agencies reported Saturday. Minister Chakurov stated Bulgaria’s support to the Hungarian …

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• 28 February

  Romanian elite queues up to enter Parliament

  The battle for inclusion on the EU election lists of Romania’s main political parties has reached new heights as a 28 February registration deadline approaches. The prospect of salaries five times higher than those of current Romanian MEPs appears to be an irresistible incentive. A “war of candidates” is raging …

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• 28 February

  Envoy: Romania to assist Nigeria on military training

  LAGOS, – Marian Parjol, Romanian ambassador to Nigeria, has pledged his country’s readiness to assist Nigeria in the area of military training, reported the News Agency of Nigeria. Parjol made the pledge on Thursday in Abuja when he visited Nigeria’s Minister of Defense Shetimah Mustapha in his office. The envoy …

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• 28 February

  Romania Soldier Dies In Afghanistan

  Romania’s Defence Ministry said a soldier serving in the country’s peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan was killed when his vehicle drove over an explosive device. The ministry said the soldiers were on patrol on Thursday on the highway between Kabul and Qalat, a town near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. The dead …

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• 28 February

  Milutinovic To Return To Serbia Friday

  Former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic, acquited of war crimes relating to the 1998-99 Kosovo conflict, will return to Belgrade on Friday after more than four years spent in detention in The Hague. On Thursday the United Nations war crimes court found five senior Serb officials guilty of orchestrating the murder, …

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• 28 February

  EULEX Treats Kosovo War Crimes As Priority

  Bernard Rabatel, the deputy head of justice of EULEX, the newly deployed EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, says his mission will move fast in going through Kosovo’s war crimes cases because ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. The UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, has handed over to EULEX all …

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• 28 February

  Italy Donates 2 Mln Eur To Kosovo Security Force

  Italy will be donating 2 million euros to the newly formed Kosovo Security Force, a NATO sponsored army established as part of Kosovo’s status arrangements for its declaration of independence of last year. Kosovo’s deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci announced the grant after meeting with Italy’s ambassador to Kosovo, Michael …

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• 28 February

  US Reconfirms Support For Kosovo

  United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has reconfirmed Washington’s support for Kosovo during a visit of Kosovo’s senior leaders to the US.. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 17, 2008 and has since been recognized by 55 states, including the majority of EU members. “We support the new …

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