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23.12.2009
EU to help Eastern Neighbours improve waste governance
The European Commission has launched a new regional project aimed at improving waste governance within the countries on the EU's eastern borders. A press release on the website of the EU Delegation in Belarus says the project called "Waste Governance - ENPI East" aims to support Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine in their efforts to reduce the risks arising from inappropriate management of wastes. »
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16.12.2009
Russian press: Traian Basescu is an interesting character who, in contrast to his predecessors, speaks against Russia
Romania is the most distant country from Russia's close neighbours, online publication Slon.ru reads. All those who passed through there know how little it is written or talked about Russia, in contrast with, say, Poland or the Czech republic, where no news coming from Russia goes unnoticed. That's why, Romanian politicians' statement are forgiven in Moscow, as opposed to Poles'. To be more specific, they practically pass unnoticed, except for Foreign Affairs staff whose job implies observing what those to little known to the Russian public opinion are doing as well. »
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14.07.2009
Remittance Flows to Developing Countries to Decline By 7.3% in 2009, Predicts World Bank
WASHINGTON, July 13 – Remittance flows to developing countries are expected to be $304 billion in 2009, down from an estimated $328 billion in 2008, said the World Bank today, releasing a new migration and remittances brief to coincide with an International Diaspora and Development Conference running from July 13-14. »
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01.04.2009
Czech Republic ceases issuing work visas to some foreigners
The Czech Republic Wednesday has suspended the issuance of work visas to some Eastern Europeans and Asians in response to the economic downturn that has struck the country's export-driven economy, officials said. As of Wednesday, the Czech embassies in Moldova, Mongolia, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam are suspending accepting work-visa applications and scheduling work-visa interviews, the Czech Foreign Ministry said in a statement. »
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25.02.2009
Bar raised for immigration points based system
Measures to raise the bar for foreign workers wishing to enter the UK and to give domestic workers a greater chance of applying first for UK jobs were unveiled by British Minister of the Interior, Jacqui Smith. »
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14.01.2009
Bulgaria PM to Putin: Russia, Ukraine Risk Losing EU's Trust
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday that Russia and the Ukraine might suffer the most from the present gas crisis because they risked losing EU's trust. »
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12.01.2009
Terms of reference for the monitoring of the transit of natural gas through Ukraine
With a view to facilitating the transit of natural gas supplied by Gazprom to its customers in the European Union, the European Commission, the Government of Russia and the Government of Ukraine agree to establish, with immediate effect, a monitoring mechanism to immediately start to observe the transit of gas through Ukraine. »
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05.11.2008
Obama sweeps to victory as first black president
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. "Change has come," he told to a huge throng of jubilant supporters. »
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11.12.2007
Germany says its embassies gave out fake visas
German embassies in China, Egypt, Moldova and Russia issued some 1,500 visas to people holding fake identity documents, the the foreign ministry said on Monday.‘We have found roughly 1,500… »
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15.07.2007
Why Putin Pulled out of a Key Treaty
Far be it from anyone to cast a shadow over the famous Maine lobster. But even this fabled treat failed to work as a sweetener on Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the way to Kennebunkport,… »
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