Ukraine, NATO to hold joint military exercises this month
by KG/XINHUAUkraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold joint military exercises in western Ukraine' s Lvov region in mid-September, Ukrainian Authorities said Wednesday."On...
View ArticleRussian Ambassador to the EU speaks to New Europe
by New EuropeNew Europe: Well, Ambassador, it seems that you can take Kiev in two weeks? It’s been said in a conversation between President Putin and President of the Commission Jose Manuel...
View ArticleEP committees press Italian Presidency on response to Ukraine crisis
by KG/EUROPAThe EU's response to the crisis in Ukraine was in the spotlight at Parliament this week, following President Schulz's warning to EU leaders last Saturday of the dangers of escalation and...
View ArticleUkrainian president, insurgents say ready for conditional cease-fire
by KG/XINHUAUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday that he was ready to order a cease-fire with independence-seeking insurgents if international mediators agree on it during their meeting...
View ArticleNorway court approves extradition of genocide suspect to Rwanda
by KG/XINHUAThe Appeals Chamber of Norway court has granted Rwanda's request of extraditing Genocide suspect Eugene Nkuranyabahizi who is suspected of participating in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, a...
View ArticleNATO to offer comprehensive, tailored support to Ukraine: NATO chief
by KG/XINHUANATO-Ukraine Commission Thursday issued a joint statement during the ongoing NATO summit in Newport, southeast Wales of Britain, stressing they will stand united and offer Ukraine "a...
View ArticleEBRD to help overhaul of railways damaged by floods
On September 3, Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic discussed with EBRD Regional Director for Central and Southeastern Europe...
View ArticleSwiss urged to toughen anti-corruption law
Advocacy group Transparency International is criticising Swiss law as too soft on financial corruption.Switzerland has toughened its stance against money laundering in recent years, but Transparency...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan to join Russia’s Customs Union
The Customs Union and its common economic space known as the Eurasian Economic Union, which was created by Belarus and Kazakhstan together with Russia, will have one more member next year. Kyrgyzstan...
View ArticleSerbia seeks investment, support for profitable blueberry farming
by KG/XINHUABlueberry farming, a developing agricultural branch in Serbia, is bringing good income to farmers who decided to satisfy the growing need of the global market for this healthy, delicious...
View ArticleBank of Albania proposes dismissal of governor Fullani over bank theft
by KG/XINHUABank of Albania (BoA) on Sunday proposed to the parliament the dismissal of Bank of Albania governor Ardian Fullani who has been arrested over a big amount of bank theft.The bank also...
View ArticleCommission sets out cooperation priorities for the Eastern and the Southern...
by KG/EUROPAFollowing consultation with partner countries, EU member States and the European Parliament, the European Commission has taken decisions providing important EU funding to the partners in...
View ArticleEU-Eastern Partnership meeting in Baku
by KG/EUROPAEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, participated in the EU-Eastern Partnership meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan. Enlargement Commissioner...
View ArticleKiev says Poland halts reverse gas supply to Ukraine
by KG/XINHUAPoland cut off reverse natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon, the head of Ukraine's Ukrtransgaz Company said."At 2 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) Poland stopped its reverse gas...
View ArticleEU scales up its assistance for the conflict-affected people in Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission is mobilising funding of €22 million to assist the population of Ukrainian regions suffering from the consequences of the conflict. This funding consists of two...
View ArticleFüle: Maidan means dignity
by KG/EUROPAEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, said that the wish of Ukraine to develop closer ties with the European Union was a sovereign choice while he...
View ArticleSlovakia pledges stable reverse gas supply to Ukraine
by KG/XINHUASlovakia is ready to ensure uninterrupted reverse natural gas supplies to Ukraine, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said in Kiev on Thursday."Slovakia will abide...
View ArticleShooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 'most likely' scenario
by KG/Associated PressThe chief Dutch prosecutor overseeing the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says that the plane being shot down from the ground is the "most...
View ArticleSchulz: ”What happens in Ukraine concerns all Europeans”
by KG/EUROPA“What happens in Ukraine concerns all Europeans, because we cannot stand by and watch idly while the founding principles of the international community are being violated,” said EP...
View ArticleFast track railway Belgrade- Budapest seen in 3 years
Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on September 11 that within the next two weeks a working group of the Chinese Development Bank will arrive in Belgrade to work out a way for the...
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