February, 2009

• 24 February

  Bulgaria In 2007 Gets $1.9 bln In Remittances

  Money sent home by Bulgarians living abroad boosted the Bulgarian economy with $1.9 billion in 2007, latest World Bank data showed, as quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. After direct capital investments, remittances from migrant workers was the second most important source of external revenue for developing European economies, both …

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• 24 February

  Japan to pay 80,000 Afghanistan police salaries

  TOKYO – Japan will pay the salaries of Afghanistan’s 80,000 police officers for six months as part of its ongoing financial support for the country, a government official said Tuesday. Tokyo will also fund the building of 200 schools and 100 hospitals, and train thousands of teachers in Afghanistan, said …

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• 24 February

  In the north, Afghans fight hunger, not the Taliban

  SANG-I-KHEL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The United States’ decision to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan will mean little to the people of northern Sang-i-Khel village whose fight is not against Taliban insurgents but against hunger. Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered 17,000 additional U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan to tackle …

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• 23 February

  La un an de la Kosovo, gândim în termenii Tiraspolului?

  Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com „Curat murdar, coane Fănică!” Luna aceasta se împlineşte un an de la declararea independenţei Kosovo. Printr-o coincidenţă, la Chişinău a fost organizată cea de-a treia conferinţă internaţională dedicată chestiunii transnistrene. Prilej de dezbatere şi bilanţ în dosarul transnistrean. Dosar care, anticipând, nu arată deloc bine. Sau, oricum, …

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• 23 February

  Romania doesn’t want suspects sent back from Italy

  BUCHAREST, Romania: Romania’s foreign minister says his country does not want citizens suspected of committing crimes in Italy to be repatriated. Cristian Diaconescu said Romania would accept the repatriation of Romanians who have been convicted of crimes, but not suspects. Anti-Romanian sentiment in Italy has escalated after recent attacks by …

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• 23 February

  World Bank: Optimistic scenario for Bulgaria – 2% growth

  Sofia. According to a report of the World Bank, Bulgaria is among 6 EU member states that might undergo a symbolic economic growth of 0-2% during 2009, along with Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia, The Dnevnik Daily informs. “The prognoses for the region are very uncertain, negative …

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• 23 February

  Grandiose Affair to be Revealed in Bulgarian Customs, MP

  A scandal linked with grandiose affairs in Bulgaria’s Customs Agency will shake the country next week, MP Yane Yanev, who will file evidential documents in the prosecution, told Darik Sunday. He claims to be in the possession of data and facts that will reveal a person within the Customs Agency …

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• 23 February

  Shrovetide Festivities Culminate in Carnivals

  Traditional Shrovetide festivities culminated after nearly two weeks of events taking place across the country with carnivals in numerous Slovenian towns. Slovenia’s biggest carnival took place in Ptuj, a town in north-eastern Slovenia with a rich cultural tradition that can be traced back to the Roman times when it was …

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• 23 February

  Vignettes Will Remain for Now

  Slovenia will not keep the vignette tolling system for long, however, it will remain as long as a new, more sustainable and fair system of motorway tolling is found, Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic said. He added that the Slovenian Motorway Company DARS could be facing a deficit of between EUR …

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• 23 February

  Bosnian Serbs Told To Pay for Destroyed Mosques

  The Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska and its biggest city of Banja Luka were ordered to pay 32.4 million euros to Bosnia’s Islamic Community as compensation for destroying 16 religious sites, including mosques and shrines, during the 1992-95 war. Banja Luka’s Main Court announced the first instance ruling on …

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