Slovenia, Belarus seek more business cooperation
by KG/XINHUAGovernment officials and business people of Slovenia and Belarus held a conference in Ljubljana on Monday, with the two sides agreeing to explore more business cooperation opportunities.The...
View ArticleGeorgian ex-PM sentenced to three years in jail for power abuse
by KG/XINHUAA Georgian court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili to three years in prison for abuse of power in connection with a murder case.Also charged with fraud in the...
View ArticleEU says Ukraine gas talks to be continued next week
by KG/XINHUAEuropean Commission Vice President Gunther Oettinger said that financial gap over the Ukraine gas issue still need to be addressed.He made the remarks in a European Commission statement as...
View ArticleUkraine lacks sufficient gas for winter: PM
by KG/XINHUAUkrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that his country lacks sufficient natural gas for winter."We need an additional five billion cubic meters of gas, which we can buy...
View ArticleMEPs prolong Ukraine's duty-free access to the EU market
by KG/EUROPAPlans to prolong a largely duty-free access to the EU market for Ukraine’s exports until the end of 2015 were backed by the European Parliament on Thursday.MEPs voted by 497 votes to 78,...
View ArticleCritics up in arms over ‘Killer robot’ in Norway
Opposition lawmakers and peace organisations in Norway are up in arms over the government’s decision to develop a robot-controlled missile for its fighter jets. Critics are calling these missiles...
View ArticleWhy Kyrgyzstan needs to warm up to alternative fuels
The winters in Kyrgyzstan are cold – outside and inside. This year, people across the country are bracing for electricity shortages. On October 12, a video was posted on YouTube showing heart surgeons...
View ArticleSinai under spotlight as Egypt bids to quell terrorist attacks
by KG/XINHUAThe security situation in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in general and in North Sinai is "dangerous" but is still "under control" despite the ongoing anti-security terrorist attacks in the...
View ArticleTunisia awaits results as secular party claims win
by KG/Associated Press Tunisia's main secular opposition party is claiming a big victory in the country's historic election over the once dominant Islamists.Partial results from the official election...
View ArticleEuropean Investment Bank opens office in Moldova to promote business
by KG/XINHUAThe European Investment Bank (EIB) on Monday opened its office in Chisinau of Moldova to further strengthen its presence in the former Soviet republic.According to EIB Vice-President...
View ArticleFurther EU support for sustainable development of Greenland
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission announced yesterday that €217.8 million will be given to education and vocational training in Greenland for the period 2014-2020. By choosing education as focus the...
View ArticleEP: Elections in Tunisia transparent and professional
by KG/EUROPAMichael Gahler (EPP, DE), head of the European Parliament delegation observing the parliamentary elections in Tunisia, on Tuesday welcomed the "remarkable success of the Independent High...
View ArticleMEPs urge Ukraine leaders to swiftly form government
by KG/EUROPAUkraine should swiftly form a new government and launch reforms, MEPs told the country's leaders following the parliamentary elections on Sunday won by pro-European parties. The European...
View ArticleGeorgia: one step closer to EU visa liberalisation
by KG/EUROPAThe Commission adopted today its second progress report on the implementation by Georgia of the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP).It concludes that Georgia meets the first-phase...
View ArticleNorway allows import of genetically-modified maize for food
by KG/XINHUAIn a big shift from the position held by the previous government, the current Norwegian government will open the door for genetically-modified maize to be imported for food, the Norwegian...
View ArticleUkraine-Russia gas talks deadlocked in Brussels
by KG/Associated PressTalks to guarantee Russian gas imports into Ukraine throughout the winter are at an impasse as the rival nations consider the latest proposals to end the energy standoff.An EU...
View ArticleNorway decides to send troops to Iraq
by KG/XINHUAThe Norwegian government announced on Thursday to send 120 soldiers to Iraq to help Iraqi security forces build their capacity.The soldiers will not "be in direct combat with the forces of...
View ArticleRussia: Natural gas will flow after Ukraine pays
by KG/Associated Press Russia will resume shipping natural gas to Ukraine after Kiev pays off its first debt installment for past supplies of gas next week, officials said Friday.Alexei Miller, chief...
View ArticlePressure on Russia over separatists’ elections in Ukraine
by Dan AlexeUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed that Arseniy Yatsenyuk stay on as prime minister following the country’s parliamentary elections on 26 October.“I have proposed that the...
View ArticleState vows to help flood victims
Serbia’s Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on October 30 that the state will soon begin to pay assistance to tenants in buildings that are left with no furniture after the May flood.Addressing the...
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