Eurasia Press & News

Russia welcomes Moldova’s plans to join the European Union and maintain good relations with the CIS member states, said Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, who met with Premier Vlad Filat and Acting President Mihai Ghimpu in Chisinau on March 31.

The Croatian Ministry of Justice believes that significant steps have been taken in prosecuting war crimes, while some NGOs claim that additional efforts are needed. Vesna Terselic, director of the Zagreb-based Documenta Centre, said that around 700 cases had filed to the state prosecution in the

The Appellate Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, rejected on Thursday Radovan Karadzic’s request to delay his trial until June 2010. The decision about the date the trial will resume should be made shortly; it is expected that it will continue within the next several …

Progress has been made in talks to reunify Cyprus, leaders of the two communities on the divided island said after meeting Tuesday (March 30th). The session was the last ahead of a break for presidential elections in the Turkish-dominated north, scheduled for April 18th. “After many meetings … we are …

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon wants to serve another mandate. He said that he would like to serve another two years after his current mandate expires in June. De Kermabon reiterated that EULEX is in Kosovo to help local institutions strengthen the rule of law, but described the current fight …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele reiterated on Tuesday (March 30th) his concerns about the ongoing political stalemate in Albania. The deadlock is between the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the opposition Socialist Party (SP). “I expressed concern about the stability of democratic institutions and the lack of political dialogue in …

Romanian prime-minister, Emil Boc, refuted the rumors that Romania might suspend receiving documents for granting Romanian citizenship to Moldovans starting with April 30th 2010. According to Boc, there is no ground for such a decision. “Romania will continue

While the situation in the South Caucasus after the conflict in Georgia has stabilized, provocative statements from both Moscow and Tbilisi cause concern, the OSCE said.

he Bulgarian parliament has voted down the motion for President Georgi Parvanov’s impeachment. 155 MPs voted in favor of and 72 against the draft decision that requests President Georgi Parvanov should be charged and suggests

“Romania is an emissary on Moldova’s European road. The history is on our side,” Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said after he had a meeting with Moldova’s Acting President Mihai Ghimpu in Chisinau on March 31. Emil Boc and Mihai Ghimpu said they spoke about the Convention on Small-Scale Border …