Apr
29

Eastern Europe – Bosnian Serb HQ: $1,120 trash can, $790 ashtrays (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Bosnian Serb HQ: $1,120 trash can, $790 ashtrays (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Most Bosnian Serbs barely make ends meet, but you’d never know it from their new government complex.

Ukrainian, Polish diplomats prepare for May 7 Eastern Partnership summit (KYIV Post)
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Yeliseyev and Polish Under-Secretary of State Andrzej Kremer have discussed by phone the state of preparations for the Eastern Partnership summit, which is to be held in Prague on May 7, as well as the contents of this program initiated by the European Union, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service.

Ukraine, Hungary sign bilateral documents (Unian)
Following Ukrainian-Hungarian talks, in presence of President Victor Yushchenko and President L szl S lyom of Hungary, Ukrainian and Hungarian delegations signed bilateral documents.

Eastern Partnership targets Belarus and Ukraine (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Vladimir Shkolnikov: compared to past initiatives, Eastern Partnership design is very promising.

Albanian official: Albania deserves membership in EU (People’s Daily)
An Albanian official said on Tuesday, after the country applied for the candidate status of the EU, riding on the back of it being invited into NATO at the start of this month, that Albania deserves an EU membership since his country have been endeavoring for years to meet the requirements of the entry into the organization. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha submitted the application in …

President Yushchenko assures Hungary of gas supply via Ukraine (EARTHtimes.org)
Budapest – Ukraine would never cut the flow of Russian gas into Hungary or other European markets, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Tuesday during an official visit to Hungary. Yushchenko was speaking after a meeting with his Hungarian c…

Hungary’s President: Hungary supports Ukraine’s plans to join EU, NATO (KYIV Post)
Budapest, April 28 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Hungary supports the policy of enlarging the European Union and granting full membership of the union to Ukraine.

Bosnian Serb HQ: $1,120 trash can, $790 ashtrays (AP via Yahoo! News)
Most Bosnian Serbs barely make ends meet, but you’d never know it from their new government complex: It features a euro15,000 ($19,725) love seat, an euro850 ($1,120) wastebasket and euro600 ($790) ashtrays.

Italian, Polish prime ministers discuss Belarus (EARTHtimes.org)
Warsaw – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s openness towards Belarus is favourable to relations between the European Union and the former Soviet republic, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday at a joint conference. Tusk also sai…

Manpower Bulgaria Director Nadia Vassileva: Bulgarian Labor Marker Is in Danger (Novinite.com)
Interview with the Managing Director of Manpower Bulgaria, Nadia Vassileva. Manpower Inc is a leading global company in the employment services industry with a network of 4 500 offices in 80 countries. It was set up in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In 2007, its total revenue reached USD 21 B.