„Est-europenii ar trebui să înceteze să se mai comporte ca nişte bebeluşi şi să înceapă să-şi rezolve singuri problemele, în loc să meargă de fiecare dată la americani pentru a se plânge de agresivitatea Rusiei”. (Zbigniew Brzezinski, 17.11.09, Prague Daily Monitor) Declaraţia oficialului american, fost consilier pentru probleme de securitate …
Read More »Romania to ease entry for one million Moldovans
Moldovan PM Vlad Filat says that up to 1.2 million Moldovans –more than one-quarter of the population – will be able to travel easily to EU-member Romania. This will come due to an agreement he signed in Bucharest last week.
Read More »Romania: Presidential elections at a time of crisis
The ongoing political crisis in Romania has reached a new high point, just days before the November 22 presidential elections. It is becoming increasingly evident that what is at stake is a bitter struggle between rival cliques within the ruling elite over power, influence and money. The country has been …
Read More »Bulgaria fears new winter gas crisis
Bulgaria, the EU country worst hit by gas delivery disruptions last January following a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over transit, warned about delays to infrastructure work designed to boost energy security. The interconnectors are part of a “recovery plan” launched by Commission President José Manuel Barroso before his re-election. …
Read More »The „Key to the Transnistrian conflict is in Chisinau”, Vlad Filat
The Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat declared that the key to the Transnistrian conflict is in Chisinau. The „Solution is in Chisinau and it depends directly on the living conditions, rights and freedoms citizens from the right bank of the Nistru River will have”, Filat said.
Read More »Convention on Small-Scale Border Traffic may come into force by this yearend, Vlad Filat
More than 1.2 million Moldovans will enjoy a simplified border crossing regime with Romania within an area of up to 50 km of the frontier under the Convention on Small-Scale Border Traffic signed by Vlad Filat and his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc in Bucharest last week.
Read More »Romanian President criticizes opposition, media heads
Romanian President Traian Băsescu, who hopes to win second mandate, has sent critics to the opposition and media heads during the election rally in Cluj. “I will not give up fighting against Parliament and media magnates. I want second mandate,” Băsescu said before three thousand supporters. The idea on cutting …
Read More »Communists accuse govt. of secrecy over border-crossing convention with Romania
Communist MP Grigore Petrenco stated at a press conference on Friday that the convention’s content is a mystery as its text has never been published. “There is absolutely no transparency, we don’t know the provisions, the distances prescribed in the convention, and its beneficiaries”, said Petrenco, adding that he demanded …
Read More »Romania and Moldova sign accords
Following years of tensions, Romania and the Republic of Moldova moved closer Friday with the signing of several bilateral agreements, officials say.
Read More »Dialogue with Brussels will be much easier when Moldova marks positive trajectory, Iurie Leanca
The official talks on the new agreement with the EU will start on January 12, Moldova’s Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca said in a news conference held in Bucharest after a meeting with his Romanian counterpart Catalin Predoiu. “We hope the new agreement will be called association agreement and when we …
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