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26 Feb 08

Corruption Probes Soar In Romania

Bucharest _ Romania's Anti-corruption Department, DNA, investigated and prosecuted 60% more high public officials in 2007 than the previous year, a DNA report said Tuesday.

25 Feb 08

Romania Soldiers Leave For Kosovo

Bucharest _ 86 Romanian infantry marine soldiers are leaving Monday for Kosovo, to join NATO-led peacekeepers there, the country's Ministry of Defence announced.

25 Feb 08

'No Secret CIA Prisons' In Romania

Bucharest _ Romanian officials have again strenuously denied fresh accusations that the country hosted secret CIA prisons on its soil.

23 Feb 08

Former Slovenia Leader Drnovsek Dies

Ljubljana _ Slovenia's Former President, Janez Drnovsek, died aged 57 at his home Saturday night, his office has announced.

22 Feb 08

Early Election Call in Romania

Bucharest _ Romania’s main opposition Social Democratic Party, PSD, is calling for early parliamentary elections, the party's leader said Friday.

22 Feb 08

Pope Urges Reconciliation Over Kosovo

Vatican _ The Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI has called for "prudence and moderation" regarding the independence of Kosovo.

21 Feb 08

All That Jazz In Montenegro

Petrovac _ The uber cool, soft crescendos of saxophones and soul will again while away Montenegro's long summer days, when it holds its second international jazz festival in August.

21 Feb 08

Romania Sentences Syria-born Trader

Bucharest _ Romania's Supreme Court has confirmed the twenty year jail sentence against a Syrian-born businessman for his role in the disappearance of three Romanian journalists in Iraq.

20 Feb 08

Romanian Farms Secure EU Funds

Bucharest _ The European Commission is set to receive funds totalling € 8 billion over the next five years for the beleaguered agriculture sector.

19 Feb 08

Ukraine Still Undecided Over Kosovo.

Kiev _ Ukraine will define its position over Kosovo after discussions with its strategic partners - the European Union, Russia and the US, Ukraine's president said Tuesday.

19 Feb 08

No Romanian Tax Breaks for Nokia

Bucharest _ Nokia has not received any tax breaks in return for relocating its factory from Germany to Cluj in northwest Romania, the vicepresident of the Romanian Agency for Foreign Investments, Monica Barbuletiu, said on Tuesday.

18 Feb 08

Romania: Kosovo Independence is Illegal

Bucharest_Romania considers Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence to be illegal, President Traian Basescu said on Monday.

18 Feb 08

Romania's Hungarian Minority Supports Kosovo Recognition

Bucharest _ Kosovo's declaration of independence was welcomed on Monday by representatives of the Hungarian minority in Romania, who have called for recognition of the former Serbian province.

17 Feb 08

Protesters Stage Anti-US Rally in Belgrade

Belgrade _ Hundreds of protesters blocked the Embassy of the United States in downtown Belgrade on Sunday, less than an hour after Kosovo’s leaders unilaterally declared the province’s independence from Serbia.

17 Feb 08

Mixed Reactions in Romania to Kosovo Independence

Bucharest _ Romania looked set on Sunday to follow the European Union’s lead by joining a future EU mission in Kosovo, following the breakaway Serbian province’s unilateral declaration of independence.