April, 2009

• 9 April

  Moldova’s election body to pass poll results to court

  CHISINAU, April 9 – Moldova’s top election authorities plan to submit the results of the recent parliamentary elections for approval to the Constitutional Court on Friday, the Central Election Commission head said on Thursday. “Late last night we concluded the final results of the parliamentary elections held in the country. …

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• 9 April

  Three Romanian journalists to be expelled from Moldova

  Bucharest. Authorities in Moldova are ready to expel three Romanian journalists after communist President Vladimir Voronin accused Bucharest of trying to topple his government, Romanian Ziare.com news website announced, citing RIA Novosti agency and its anonymous sources from the Moldovan secret services. The sources claim the Romanian reporters participated in …

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• 9 April

  Russia`s Medvedev Reminds Putin Party Who`s Boss

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday warned the ruling party of powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that its new powers to nominate regional governors should not create the illusion it can overrule the Kremlin. Putin became the head of United Russia when his presidential term ended last year in what …

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• 9 April

  Slovenia and Serbia Cooperate on Defence

  On Wednesday, Slovenia and Serbia signed a bilateral agreement in the field of defence. The agreement defines their cooperation up until now in that field, and it enables the implementation of more interesting projects this year, said the Slovenian Minister of Defence Ljubica Jelusic at a joint press conference with …

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• 9 April

  Calls for Calm in Georgia Ahead of Mass Rallies

  The government of Georgia and the influential Georgian Orthodox Church appealed for calm on Wednesday as the opposition prepared mass demonstrations to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The opposition expects to being tens of thousands into the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Thursday at the start of …

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• 9 April

  US president wraps up visit to Turkey

  ISTANBUL, Turkey – US President Barack Obama wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Tuesday (April 7th) by meeting with a group of 100 university students in Istanbul.

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• 9 April

  Turkey’s Babacan announces progress in talks with Armenia

  ANKARA, Turkey – Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Tuesday (April 7th) Turkey and Armenia have achieved some progress in ongoing talks to normalise bilateral relations.

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• 9 April

  Inzko urges BiH parliament to accelerate legislative process

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – High Representative Valentin Inzko met with the Collegia of both houses of parliament Tuesday (April 7th) to call for a faster legislative process. At its last session, the Peace Implementation Council blamed sluggish parliamentary work — in part — for the disappointing pace of …

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• 9 April

  Hague tribunal rejects Karadzic’s appeal for immunity

  THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – The Hague war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (April 7th) that its judges denied an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for immunity from prosecution, based on a deal he allegedly had with former US envoy Richard Holbrooke. According to Karadzic, Holbrooke promised …

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• 9 April

  EP’s Pack disappointed by Kosovo’s progress in fighting corruption

  PRISTINA, Kosovo – European Parliament (EP) member Doris Pack on Tuesday (April 7th) voiced support for Kosovo’s EU integration but at the same time expressed disappointment with the government’s efforts to fight corruption. Pack, who is leading an EP delegation to Pristina, signed a co-operation agreement Tuesday with members of …

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