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March 04, 2021 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on the U.S.-Bulgaria relationship as the country begins the official campaigning period for parliamentary elections: “The United States and Bulgaria have a robust and growing relationship that, like the NATO alliance as a whole, is strongest when it rests on shared democratic values. We would like to see this relationship co...

share Print WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers called on Bulgaria to respect democratic values and the rule of law as it prepares for national elections next month, warning the current state of its domestic affairs is posing “serious challenges” to the bilateral relationship. In a statement issued late on March 4 -- a day before campaigning officially begins for Bulgarian parliamentary elections in early April -- the lawmakers said they would like to see stronger relations with the Eastern Europe...

03/04/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/04/2021 20:50 Joint Statement from Ranking Member Risch and Chairman Menendez on U.S.-Bulgaria Bilateral Relationship March 04, 2021 Joint Statement from Ranking Member Risch and Chairman Menendez on U.S.-Bulgaria Bilateral Relationship WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement on the U.S.-Bulgaria relationship as the country be...

Baghdad, Iraq, Mar 5, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Here is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ address to the Iraqi authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps, delivered March 5, 2021, at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad. Mr President, Members of Government and the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Authorities, Representatives of Civil Society, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am grateful for the opportunity to make this long-awaited and desired Apostolic Visit to the Republic of Iraq, and t...

People suspected of war crimes and other human-rights abuses are benefiting from U.S. support, as are politicians who learned that they could get “nice packages” for casting the asked-for votes.

The NPPM initiative should be backed by an enabling law for effectiveness Apparently in response to the Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which scored Nigeria very low, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo recently launched the Nigerian Port Process Manual (NPPM) to boost efficiency and accountability in Nigeria’s port industry. That the manual was launched at the celebration of the 2020 International Anti-Corruption Day in Abuja, speaks to the message the adminis...

The Dayton system has kept the peace for twenty-five years. Why destabilize Sarajevo now? By Robert HAYDEN As befits a successful peace agreement, the November 1995 Dayton accords that ended the Bosnian war were marked on their twenty-fifth anniversary with a flurry of international conferences. Oddly enough, even though a general acknowledgment that the accords have kept the peace, most recommendations call for radically “revising Dayton,” on the grounds that Bosnia’s institutions are ...

SEPARATE the two roles – the office of attorney-general (A-G) and public prosecutor (PP). So urged Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Azalina Othman Said following the furore and controversies generated by the publication of the memoir of former A-G Tommy Thomas. This is the second call in two weeks for the roles to be separated. The previous call was made by Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) following the release of Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on ...

Deadly protests return to Iraq as Vatican unveils packed papal schedule for March visit Feb 9, 2021 senior correspondent An anti-government protester waves a national flag during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. (Credit: Hadi Mizban/AP.) On Monday the Vatican released a busy itinerary for Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to Iraq, the publication of which coincided with a flare-up of protests throughout the country with demonstrators calling for political reform. ROME –...

Oversaturated media market has led to bankruptcies Secondary roads poorly maintained Sources: Balkan Insight, CIA World Factbook, The Economist, Government of Canada Global Travel Advisory, International Monetary Fund, Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office, Reuters, Transparency International, US State Department, World Bank For more information, check out Economically speaking, most former Communist countries fall between a less strictly directed version of the Soviet command economy...