Ukraine: Bubka has high hopes for Ukrainian Olympians – AFP News : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s Olympic Committee chief Sergei Bubka said Wednesday he is hoping for some medals success at the Winter Games in Vancouver. Pole vault legend Bubka added that though Ukraine’s athletes were traditionally looking much stronger at the summer Games they still have chances to win Olympic medals in winter sports. “In Lillehammer we won gold and bronze medals, at Nagano we could …
Greece Vows to End Blockade on Bulgaria Border by Weekend (Novinite.com)
Greece has made the commitment to solve the problem with the Greek farmers’ blockades at the Greece-Bulgarian border. The information was reported by Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, who held talks Thursday with the Greek Deputy Energy Minister.
Romania’s president urges Moldova to join the EU (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Romania’s President Traian Basescu on Thursday urged Moldovans to carry out reforms to join the European Union as hundreds turned out to greet him during his visit to this former Soviet republic.
All Truck Traffic Halted at Bulgaria Border over Greek Blockade (Novinite.com)
The protesting Greek farmers continue the blockade at cross border points between Bulgaria and Greece. Kulata-Promahon is closed Thursday for all tractor-trailers, only cars and buses are passing thorough. The border cross point has been closed for trucks since 10 am.
Albanian court nullifies border agreement with Greece (People’s Daily)
An Albanian court has ruled that the draft agreement on sea border between Albanian and Greece is invalid, calling for new negotiations, local media reported Wednesday. The Constitutional Court made the ruling on Tuesday evening, saying the agreement marking out maritime borders between the two neighbors in the Ionian Sea is “incompatible” with Albania’s constitution. “The draft agreement …
Romanian leader vows to push Moldova’s EU bid (Eu Business)
(CHISINAU ) – Romanian President Traian Basescu pledged Thursday to help impoverished Moldova join the EU amid a thaw in ties between the east European neighbours since a pro-Western government came to power in Chisinau last year.
Greece Vows to End Farmers’ Blockade on Bulgaria Border by Weekend (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, received assurances that Athens will bring an end to the problem with the border blockade by Sunday.
Romania striker Mutu in positive doping test – Coni (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fiorentina’s Romanian striker Adrian Mutu tested positive for a banned stimulant after a Serie A match against Bari earlier this month, the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) announced on Thursday.
Romania, Moldova, Ukraine to implement joint projects worth 130 mil. Euro (Moldova.org)
The official Bucharest and Chisinau are supposed to agree upon the using of Euro 130 million provided by the European Union for carrying out joint projects by Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, Romanian President Traian Basescu stated before his flight to Chisinau on Wednesday morning. He explained that until recently, there was actually no possibility to use this money due to the …
Romanian president visits Moldova to intensify bilateral relations (People’s Daily)
The visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that Moldova’s new authorities have made it very clear over the past five months in office, that it strongly wishes to take new steps toward the European Union, paving way for a partnership between the two countries. According to him, his Moldovan counterpart agreed with him in signing a partnership very quickly, in order to speed up …
