Eurasia Press & News
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, will visit the Republic of Moldova from 1 to 8 September 2011, in what is the first mission to the country by a UN human rights expert on religious freedom.
Read More »Russia returns 4th Century BC Greek Scroll to Romania
After lying forgotten for more than 50 years in Russia, Bucharest has got back a valuable Greek scroll from the 4th Century BC. Romanian archeologists are celebrating the return of an ancient scroll sent to Russia in the 1950s for restoration and never returned.
Read More »Turkish FM to visit Balkan countries next week
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is set to embark on a nine-day tour in four Balkan countries. Kosovo will be Davutoğlu’s first stop, where he will stay from Aug. 26-28 before heading off to Bosnia and Herzegovina for another
Read More »Moldova’s coalition party wants a “neutral” candidate to break political deadlock
A junior partner in Moldova’s coalition government says it is ready to accept a castling between acting President Marian Lupu and Prime Minister Vlad Filat as a way out of the country’s prolonged political deadlock. That proposed change to the coalition agreement by the Liberal Party would entail its leader, …
Read More »EC report says that Romania and Bulgaria must do more against corruption
Bulgaria and Romania need to make further progress in judicial reform and in the fight against corruption and, in the case of Bulgaria, also in the fight against organised crime. The reports stress in particular that the judiciary
Read More »Romania supports Moldova’s EU road
Romania is pleading for clear European prospects for the Republic of Moldova, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said in a news conference held in Bucharest
Read More »EC could lift monitoring mechanism for Romania and Bulgaria in 2012
The European Commission is likely to lift the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, through which Brussels monitors the progress Bulgaria and Romania are making in justice and home affairs, in July 2012.
Read More »Russia urges Moldova and Transnistria to settle for a constructive dialog
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regards it is necessary to invigorate the efforts of both Moldova and Transnistria to create proper conditions for constructive dialog.
Read More »Teodor Baconschi a discutat cu omologul sau ucrainean la Bruxelles despre imbunatatirea relatiilor cu Ucraina
Ministrul de externe Teodor Baconschi a avut, luni, la Bruxelles, o întrevedere cu omologul său ucrainean, Konstatin Grişcenko, căruia i-a solicitat identificarea unor măsuri de creştere a încrederii între Bucureşti şi Kiev
Read More »French Ambassador to Romania says that Bulgaria and Romania might join Schengen at the end of 2012
French Ambassador to Romania Henri Paul has said that Bulgaria and Romania could join Schengen in end-2012. The Ambassador has also confirmed that the air borders of Romania and Bulgaria are very likely
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