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ICJ deadline set to expire

KOSOVO The deadline for expires today for countries wishing to take part in the case on Kosovo’s independence at the International Court of Justice. The public debate, which begins on December 1, will be open to all UN member-states, regardless of whether or not they have previously submitted written testimony. …

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History of PKK in Turkey

TURKEY After Turkey’s 1980 military coup, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, gained strength in the Southeast, and four years later, the group began its armed attacks. Now, more than 20 years later, the residents of villages in the region still live in fear and wonder what their lives were …

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The Council of the EU discussed CVM for Bulgaria and Romania

BELGIUM The General Affairs Council, where Bulgarian Foreign Minister Rumyana Zheleva also took part, discussed the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism for Bulgaria, the Council’s press service informs. “Reaffirming its earlier conclusions the Council welcomes the Commission’s reports on progress in Romania and Bulgaria under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism. The …

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Voronin is on preparation for new elections

MOLDOVA Ex-President of Moldova, Chairman of the Moldovan Communist Party (MCP) Vladimir Voronin has stated he will now concentrate all his efforts, attention and time to a further consolidation of his party and to preparing it for an early parliamentary election. In an interview with Echo of Moscow radio last …

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