News archive of September 2014

A man committed suicide in the morning hours of Sept. 1 in Istanbul, jumping into the waters of the Bosphorus Strait from the Bosphorus Bridge. However, the tragedy has been overshadowed by controversy after a police officer was photographed taking a selfie while police teams were trying to talk the man down in the background.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has congratulated Donald Tusk on becoming the president of the European Council and Federica Mogherini on being appointed the new Eu representative for foreign affairs and security policy.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic called the ninth extraordinary parliamentary session for September 4 to debate on 25 bills and other documents.

The paper note of BGN 2 will be replaced with a coin in 2015, according to Bulgaria's National Bank sources cited by Standart News.

The new coin will be made of two metals just like the BGN 1, but unlike it the inner part will be yellow and the outer circle will be white.

Poroshenko: Situation in conflict zone changed radically

KIEV -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of launching a "direct and open aggression against Ukraine."

He asserted that this changed the balance of power in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian activists.

In a recent interview given to Agerpres, writer and journalist Cristian Tudor Popescu says Bucharest is a city that can be loved by strangers because it has its ID picture, its stamp, leaving an imprint of it in people's minds.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic welcomed on Monday Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini's appointment as the new EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk's appointment as the President of the European Council, stressing that both supported Serbia's EU integration.

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea reports: At a meeting this Monday, in Beijing, with representatives of the main Chinese companies and banks doing business in Romania or wanting to do business in Romania, Romania's Development Minister Liviu Dragnea said the time of prospecting for economic and commercial ties starts finalising with actual projects benefiting both coun

As part of the government hosted visit, the Hollywood film crew led by Oscar-winning movie producer Timothy Marlowe, producer and reporter Percy von Lipinski and cinematographer Rob Haber have started a tour across the country.

Ponta on Saturday refused to publicly announce the name of the female politician he is putting forward for an EU commissioner post, but media reports speculated that it could be Corina Cretu, the current vice-president of the European parliament.

The news came as a surprise because Bucharest last month nominated Ciolos for a second term as commissioner.