Eurasia

Thousands of police officers marched in the Bulgarian capital on Sunday to press the government raise their wages by 50 percent and provide better working conditions. The poorest European Union nation has seen a series of protests from farmers, students, green activities and steel workers, demanding measures against the global …

CROATIAN President Stipe Mesic has called off official visits to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil this spring due to the economic crisis hitting the country’s budget, his office said. “Due to the economic circumstances forcing us to make cuts in the public sector, the President of Croatia has decided to …

MOSCOW – Russia will prioritize the reform of international financial institutions, control of advanced economies’ macroeconomic indices and audit and accounting issues at a G20 summit in London, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Medvedev will attend the summit of G20 leaders in London on April 2 for discussions on …

TBILISI – The united Georgian opposition will begin indefinite peaceful protests from April 9 to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, an opposition leader said on Sunday. “The protest action, which is beginning on April 9, is a nation-wide protest aimed against the Saakashvili regime and intended to change …

Varna. Ministry of Interior’s workers in Bulgaria are too many. This is what chairman of Internal Security and Public Oder Committee Mincho Spasov said at organized debate in the Bulgarian coastal town of Varna /east Bulgaria/, FOCUS Radio-Varna reporter informs. He was asked whether 63 000 Ministry of Interior’s workers …

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, will arrive Monday for a three-day official visit to Lithuania He is set to discuss energy security and the Eastern Neighborhood Policy with his Lithuanian counterpart Valdas Adamkus. The bilateral meeting between the delegations headed by the Presidents will be followed by a signature ceremony of …

Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister, Petar Dimitrov, has supported the Bulgarian banking system. Dimitrov also said that the country was on the verge of attracting a large number of multinational companies into the Bulgarian Energy market, at an upbeat meeting in Varna late Friday. Dimitrov stated that Bulgaria’s banking system …

A commemorative service was held in Stuttgart on Friday for Denis Puljic, whose life was taken by Tim Kretschmer in a massacre. A commemorative service was held in Stuttgart on Friday for Denis Puljic, a Croat whose life was taken by 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer at the end of his massacre …

Kremlin is increasingly concerned about possible social turmoil and Medvedev has called for a more flexible political system. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev invited local lawmakers in unusual remarks on Friday to criticise the government’s handling of the deepening economic crisis. “It’s clear that discussions are possible and even necessary on …

German Foreign Minister Frank Walter-Steinmeier, during a meeting with his Slovak counterpart, said that “he’s positively impressed with the Kosovo developments”, adding that “the country has many other challenges ahead.” Steinmier made these comments after the meeting with the Slovakia Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.