The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said, on Monday evening, that they will apply the Geneva agreement in an "open and transparent" way and urged Russia to diverge the "armed separatists" in eastern Ukraine, urging them to lay down their weapons and leave the occupied buildings, reports UNIAN agency. "Ukraine ... read entire article »
Chişinău was accused by Tiraspol that provides for the residents of the left bank certificates, which attest that they do not have a previous nationality, which make it impossible for them to obtain Russian or Ukrainian citizenship, the Transdnestrinform agency ... read entire article »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed cautious support, on Tuesday, for Albania’s bid to win candidate country status in June. Yet no decision can be made ahead of the next European Commission report. She has given a cautious thumbs-up to Albania' ... read entire article »
Turkish Parliament passed a controversial conservative Islamic power bill, on Thursday night, greatly extending the powers of the National Intelligence (MIT), reported the Turkish media. The text was adopted after heated debates, due to the absolute majority ... read entire article »
On Wednesday Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region sought to join Russia. As a result, Romania's President Traian Basescu repeated that Romania firmly upholds Moldova's territorial integrity. Romania has expressed growing concern about the situation on it ... read entire article »
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have reached an agreement with Qatar, ending a diplomatic crisis provoked by attempts of Qatar to engage in the internal affairs of the other three monarchs. The agreement was concluded between the foreign ... read entire article »
Serious human rights violations including corruption, human trafficking, racism and discrimination persist across Europe, according to a new report by CoE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland. People’s rights are also threatened by the impact of the economic ... read entire article »
Algerians are called to the polls on Thursday to elect the president in an election whose favorite is the current head of state Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77 years old, weakened due to illness, will make its first public appearance in the last two years. Over ... read entire article »
"It is our common interest to quickly engage in talks which will include Ukraine", President Barroso said. The following letter was sent today by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir ... read entire article »
In an interview with China Daily, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke about Russian-Chinese bilateral relations, counterterrorism efforts and coordination of global relations. Being one day in China, Lavrov, in office for nearly 11 years, said he i ... read entire article »
Pristina and Tirana commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Kosovo exodus, when thousands of ethnic Albanians fled their homes seeking for refugee, away from the conflict with Serbian forces. Officials from Pristina and Tirana gathered on Wednesday in Kukes, a ... read entire article »
The East and the West will meet on Thursday, in Geneva, to try to reach a compromise regarding the crisis in Ukraine. However, the Western officials fear that Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, will try to maintain the state of uncertainty in eastern Ukraine. ... read entire article »
Jordanian military planes destroyed, on Wednesday, armored vehicles trying to enter from Syria, said the Jordanian army. "Fighters of the royal armed forces destroyed today (Wednesday) more vehicles trying to break into Jordan from Syria," said the Jordanian ... read entire article »
State secretary of MAE - George Ciamba - said yesterday that it's for the first time when Romania accomplishes all criteria for being in EU and this is easily noticeable by the increase of foreign investings in the last period. The transformations of Romania to ... read entire article »
A Labour MP has claimed that liberal MP Sir Cyril Smith was part of a high-level paedophile ring operating at Westminster in the 1970s. Simon Danzcuk alleges in a new book Sir Cyril used his influence to escape prosecution, for sexually abusing boys. Today ... read entire article »
The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Iateniuk, accused Russia on Wednesday on raising a "new Berlin Wall" in Europe, ahead of the scheduled international meeting on Thursday, in Geneva, to address the crisis in Ukraine. "What is happening at this moment is a ... read entire article »
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, warned the German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukraine is on the edge of a civil war, after Kiev sent the army against the separatists in the east, declared the Kremlin, on Wednesday. "The Russian president noted that ... read entire article »
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves called for a "physical presence on the ground" in the region, as a deterrence against Russia. Estonia, a former Soviet republic that shares a border with Russia ... read entire article »
President of Kosovo - Atifete Jahjaga - intends to ask the EU to set up a special court, outside Kosovo. She has secured all-party consent. The reasons are due to the fact Kosovo is dealing with war crimes committed in the 1990s. Jahjaga said she would ask ... read entire article »
(Reuters) - Poland's defense minister said that it is vital that NATO troops be permanently present in eastern Europe, due to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. Also, NATO should ignore any objections from Russia, if they might occur. ... read entire article »
