Eastern Europe – Turkish, Greek Cypriot Leaders Agree To Open New Crossing Point (INO News)

Turkish, Greek Cypriot Leaders Agree To Open New Crossing Point (INO News)
(RTTNews) – The leaders of the Greek and Turkish sections of ethnically divided Cyprus have agreed at a UN-brokered meeting to open a new crossing point to link the the two sides of the divided Mediterranean island, officials said Friday.

Bulgaria releases Kosovo ex-PM Ceku (UPI)
SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 26 (UPI) — A Bulgarian court released former Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku from detention following his arrest on war crimes charges lodged by Serbia, officials said.

Ottoman Whispers in a Secret Corner of Greece (New York Times)
The seaport of Kavala on the Aegean in the Macedonian region of Thrace. THE old men in skullcaps hiked up the cobblestone steps in the last bruised light of dusk.

Albanian elections to test country’s maturity (Denver Post)
Prime Minister Sali Berisha faces a tough fight Sunday in national elections seen as a key test of the country’s political maturity as it eyes European Union membership.

Hungary remembers 1989 fall of the Iron Curtain (AP via Yahoo! News)
European leaders gathered on Saturday in Budapest to mark the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe.

UPDATE: Serbia Urges Bulgaria To Explain Ex-Kosovo PM Release (Nasdaq)
BELGRADE (AFP)–Serbian President Boris Tadic called Friday for Bulgaria to explain its decision to free ex-Kosovo prime minister Agim Ceku after arresting him on a Belgrade-issued warrant over alleged war crimes.

Ukraine hopes for resuming power supply to Moldova (Moldova.org)
Ukrainian began talks on resuming its electric power exports to Moldova, Ukrainian mass media communicate with reference to Minister of Fuel and Energy Yury Prodan. He did not exclude that the supply will be resumed in July. “We have already received such proposals from the Moldovan side”, the Minister said. Until 2009 Moldova was the main consumer of Ukrainian energy (40% of its exports in …

Bosnian Serb Officer Deprived of Sleep Ahead of Trial (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
He says UN prison guards wake him up every half hour to check whether he is still alive.

Ferry cargo transportation between Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria to grow by 1.5 times (KYIV Post)
The Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi (Georgia) are planning in the near future to increase ferry cargo transportation to Ukraine and Bulgaria by 50%, Poti Sea Port Commercial Director Eduard Machavariani has told Interfax.

European leaders mark Iron Curtain fall in Hungary (AP via Yahoo! News)
European leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe, in Budapest on Saturday.

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