July, 2007

• 25 July

  Iran Arrests more Spies

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ezhehee said that his forces have arrested a number of individuals in connection with the plans and measures of Haleh Esfandyari and Kian Tajbakhsh. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the cabinet’s weekly session here on Wednesday, the

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• 25 July

  Băsescu îşi atacă adversarii în presa străină

  Într-un interviu acordat revistei franceze Politique Internationale, Băsescu a spus despre Călin Popescu Tăriceanu că a încercat să protejeze persoane care au încălcat legea, iar despre Mircea Geoană că aparţine unei găşti neocomuniste. Cei doi nu au comentat acuzaţiile preşedintelui.

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• 25 July

  PSD: Tăriceanu şi Băsescu să-şi ceară scuze şi să renunţe la cumpărarea aeronavelor

  Social-democraţii au solicitat, marţi, într-un comunicat de presă, preşedintelui şi premierului, să renunţe la achiziţionarea aeronavelor şi să-şi ceară public scuze pensionarilor întrucât banii folosiţi în acest sens ar putea fi utilizaţi pentru îmbunătăţirea vieţii acestei categorii sociale.

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• 25 July

  Macedonia-EU Stabilisation and Association Council meets in Brussels

  A fourth session of the Macedonia-EU Stabilisation and Association Council takes place in Brussels on Tuesday (July 24th).

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• 25 July

  Brussels vows support for Albania’s new president

  The election of a new president in Albania late last week shows consensus is possible there, Cristina Gallach, EU security chief Javier Solana’s spokeswoman, said on Monday (July 23rd).

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• 25 July

  New Turkish Parliament expected to convene next week

  The newly elected parliament is expected to convene on August 3rd after officials results are announced from Sunday’s (July 22nd) general elections, won by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

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• 25 July

  Romania, Greece declare states of emergency over heat wave

  The Romanian government declared a Code Red emergency late Monday (July 23rd) after three more people died of heat-related causes, for a total of 18. Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said the state of emergency will be enforced in five southern districts and in Bucharest.

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• 25 July

  EU ministers agree to play key role in determining Kosovo’s future

  EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday (July 23rd) to strengthen the Union’s role in efforts to determine the final status of Kosovo.

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• 25 July

  US urges Kosovo leaders to continue diplomatic efforts to find status solution

  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with members of Kosovo’s negotiating team — the Unity Group — on Monday (July 23rd), and urged Kosovo leaders to continue talks on final status with Belgrade, rather than declaring independence unilaterally.

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• 25 July

  Medics return to Bulgaria, receive presidential pardon

  Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, who faced the death penalty in Libya until last week, were pardoned by Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov on Tuesday (July 24th), less than an hour after they landed in Sofia.

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