May 17, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The United Nations Security Council is to discuss the situation in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina today. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will take part at the session, Beta learned at the Foreign Ministry. UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, chief Lamberto Zannier. and Kosovo Albanian government’s foreign minister, Skender Hyseni
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May 17, 2010 Eurasia News
Russia and Ukraine intend to annul border restrictions for Transnistrian goods. The intention is stipulated in the declaration on the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict, which is to be signed by presidents Dmitri Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych during the former’s visit to Kiyv on May 17-18, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported. According …
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May 17, 2010 Eurasia News, Romania News
Romania a preluat, pana in 2011, sefia Comisiei pentru Dezvoltare Durabila din cadrul Organizatiei Natiunilor Unite (ONU), a anuntat, duminica, intr-o conferinta de presa, Laszlo Borbely, ministrul Mediului si Padurilor. “Zilele trecute, am fost ales in cadrul sesiunii ONU pentru Dezvoltare Durabila de la New York presedintele Comisiei pentru Dezvoltare …
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May 17, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Romania News, Turkey
Romania supported a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem accepted by both sides within the UN framework, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi reiterated on Friday. Meeting with his visiting Cypriote counterpart Markos Kyprianou, Baconschi stressed that Romania hopes that “this problem, which was imported by the European Union, will find …
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May 17, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said that Serbia is ready to withdraw its genocide suit against Croatia if an agreement is reached for the genocide charges filed by both countries against one another to be mutually and unconditionally dropped.
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May 17, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a landmark visit to Athens on Friday (May 14th) amid tight security, in a bid to resolve longstanding issues between the two neighbours. The two governments signed a total of 21 agreements, declarations and memorandums, covering such issues as
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May 17, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
Thousands of members and supporters of the opposition Socialist Party (SP) rallied in Tirana on Friday (May 14th) on behalf of about 200 people who started hunger strikes two weeks ago, demanding transparency in the June 2009 general elections. The protestors gathered in the main square chanting “Open the ballot …
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May 17, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Montenegro
The Higher Court in Podgorica on Saturday (May 15th) sentenced six former members of the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) for war crimes. They were found guilty of ordering and committing torture against prisoners of war and civilians between October 1991 and August 1992 during an attack on Dubrovnik, and got …
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May 17, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
More than 10,000 people gathered in downtown Athens on Saturday (May 15th) to protest the government’s austerity measures. The action, organised by the labour union of the Communist Party, PAME, was a continuation of similar protests in the capital for the past week. A 24-hour general strike will be held …
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May 14, 2010 Eurasia Press, Romania Press, Special Reporters
„Acum totul merge în acord cu planurile Moscovei. Moscova s-ar putea întoarce la memorandumul Kozak…” (Alexander Rahr, „Nezavisimaia Gazeta”, 13.05.10) La Chişinău a apărut un nou sondaj de opinie. Trei lucruri se cuvin evidenţiate. În primul rând, punctul de plecare al interpretărilor trebuie să fie perioada de culegere a datelor …
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