News archive of September 2014

The five countries with a Caspian Sea coastline signed Monday their first document on cooperation in the region.

Presidents of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan also agreed that no armed forces of third countries should sail into the sea, Russian agency ITAR-TASS reports.

The 125 years of uninterrupted activity of AGERPRES National News Agency were celebrated on Monday evening at the Elisabeta Palace, the ceremony being held in the presence of Princess Margareta and Prince Radu.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected a proposal to acquire an island drifting across the Pacific Ocean.

It has described the 30 000 km territory, which is roughly the size of Belgium, as "movable property" and "an artificial floating object".

A final decision is expected Tuesday at the state energy regulator DKEVR about the price hike in electricity to be enforced on October 1.

The increase is likely to be of 10 percent, according to preliminary estimates and also to numerous statements recently made by DKEVR officials.

Experts of the so-called "Troika" of international lenders are set to visit Greece for what could turn into the country's early exit from the bailout program.

The officials are also to discuss the 2015 Greek budget with Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis.

The prosecution called for a tougher punishment for Zeljko Jukic, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes against humanity including torture and looting in Prozor in 1993.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is having a Cabinet meeting today, Sept. 30, to discuss the latest situation on the borders with Iraq and Syria regarding the international fight against ISIL

The World Economic Forum’s special meeting in Istanbul was attended at the highest level by the government.

After the infamous “one minute” incident, the World Economic Forum (WEF) met in Istanbul in June 2012 for the summit “Roadmaps for Reform, Pathways to Inclusive Growth.”

The headscarf is again the issue; the newly-introduced freedom to wear it at the elementary school level is now being debated.