 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey to Collaborate on Regional Energy Policy
On April 8, 2009, representatives from AzerEnergy, Georgia State Electrosystem, the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation, and the U.S. Energy Association (USEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), creating the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Power Bridge Project.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Free e-mail service to announce new postings of news items, photos, reports, speeches and other useful information on the USAID Bureau for Europe and Eurasia website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe and Eurasia
| Officials Fined, Dismissed on Corruption Charges |
 |
In 2008, the Chief Prosecutor in Albania’s port city of Durres resigned after an investigation uncovered nearly €800,000 of hidden and unjustified assets. In the following weeks, extensive media coverage was given to cases involving three more officials working in the Government’s tax, customs, and public broadcasting agencies, all sued for lying on declaration of asset forms. Read More ...
Related Items: Albania |
|
|
| USAID, FEMA, EMERCON to Cooperate on International Disaster Response |
 |
The U.S.-Russia Committee on Cooperation in Emergency Management met in New York City on March 24-25, 2009 to develop a work plan for 2009-2010. Officials from USAID/Russia, FEMA, and the Iowa National Guard held productive discussions on potential areas for cooperation with the delegation from the Russian Ministry of Emergency ... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia |
|
|
 |
Not too long ago, Serbia was a leading destination for foreign film productions because it offered professional support, diversity, and good value. Some of the best known producers and actors from around the world filmed here. When Around the World in 80 Days starring Pierce Brosnan was filmed in 1989, the former Yugoslavia represented a total of 18 countries, with Belgrade ... Read More ...
Related Items: Serbia |
|
|
| Political Party Leadership Forums Address Campaign Activities |
 |
Thirty-eight party leaders and activists from nine Kosovo Albanian political parties recently attended the first of four Political Party Leadership Forums on March 10, 2009. The activity brought together party decision-makers and international practitioners to engage in discussions on how to strengthen political parties through ... Read More ...
Related Items: Kosovo |
|
|
| Family Doctors Counsel Patients on Reproductive Health |
 |
Until recently, rural Ukrainian women requiring family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) care had to go to obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYNs), usually located in town and cities. Recognizing this situation as a significant barrier to accessible care, USAID's Together for Health (TfH) project set out to make a change. Read More ...
Related Items: Ukraine |
|
|
| U.S. Mission Honors the First Woman of Courage from Albania |
 |
In observance of Women’s History Month, U.S Ambassador John L. Withers II hosted a March 12 ceremony to honor Vera Lesko as the Woman of Courage for Albania and as a finalist for the 2009 U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. Lesko, the Director of a USAID-funded shelter for trafficking victims in Vlora, ... Read More ...
Related Items: Albania |
|
|
| Composting Project Pilot Households Share Experience |
 |
USAID’s Supporting Activities that Value the Environment (SAVE) project recently organized a home composting field training for agricultural extension service interns, EU solid waste experts, and members of the local press in Beyarmudu/Pergamos. Building on the results of the project’s six-month pilot in the village ... Read More ...
Related Items: Cyprus |
|
|
| USAID Projects Promote Free and Fair Elections in Macedonia |
 |
After the violent clashes which marred last year’s parliamentary vote, USAID projects sought to promote a stable environment for free and democratic elections in Macedonia. Improvements in the electoral process were considered a key condition for Macedonia to meet in its desire to move toward greater Euro-Atlantic integration, a goal ... Read More ...
Related Items: Macedonia |
|
|
| Montenegro to Benefit from New Economic Development Program |
 |
On February 20, 2009, U.S. Consul General Thomas Armbruster welcomed more than 200 youth participants to the Short Film Festival "Alternative-Success" in Nakhodka, Primorye. The event was organized under the USAID-funded LIDER program, implemented by Winrock International, which aims to stimulate youth advocacy in the ... Read More ...
Related Items: Montenegro |
|
|
| Ukraine’s Parliament Seeks to Ensure Equal Rights for Women |
 |
On September 8, 2005, Ukraine’s Parliament (The Verkhovna Rada) adopted “The Law on Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men.” Just over a year later, in November 2006, the Secretary General of the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat established a designated officer in each parliamentary committee to serve as equal rights ... Read More ...
Related Items: Ukraine |
|
|
| Continuing Education Keeps Businesses on Cutting Edge |
 |
Thanks to a private-public partnership among USAID, CISCO, and the University of Novi Sad, the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the Novi Sad University now houses the first CISCO Training Institute in Serbia. CISCO provided the curricula and supporting IT infrastructure; the University of Novi Sad provided and renovated a space ... Read More ...
Related Items: Serbia |
|
|
| Kosovo’s President Visits USAID-ASU Accounting Scholars |
 |
During his February 2009 trip to the U.S., Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu visited Arizona
State University (ASU) students from Kosovo who are earning advanced accounting degrees with USAID support. While in Tempe, the University honored President Sejdiu with its Distinguished Global Leadership Award. Read More ...
Related Items: Kosovo |
|
|
| Partnership to Prevent HIV Targets Russian Street Youth |
 |
On March 18, 2009, USAID/Russia signed a public-private partnership with Johnson & Johnson and HealthRight International to prevent the spread of HIV among street children and other vulnerable youth in St. Petersburg, Russia. USAID/Russia Mission Director Leon Waskin and St. Petersburg Consul General Sheila Gwaltney ... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia |
|
|
| Macedonia’s Roma Realizing Mandate for “Education for All” |
 |
When USAID initiated its Roma Education Program (REP) in 2004, the situation regarding Roma education was alarming. It was characterized by very limited preschool attendance, significant drop-out in the course of primary education, small representation in secondary education, and scarce presence in higher education. Read More ...
Related Items: Macedonia |
|
|
| Rural Women Learn to Enforce Their Rights |
 |
Oleksandra Kyrychenko, the Head of the Veterans' Union, is a highly respected and well-known elderly woman in her village of Lyutenski Budyshcha, in the Poltava region. Although her neighbors look up to her, but her husband does not. For many years, Kyrychenko would return home not knowing how she would be greeted by ... Read More ...
Related Items: Ukraine |
|
|
| Famagusta Launches Tourism Branding Competition |
 |
The Walled City of Famagusta is endowed with an unparalleled wealth of cultural heritage and beauty. Unlike in times past, however, its potential as a center for visitors and trade is currently unrecognized. To remedy this, and with USAID support, a group of local leaders, business ... Read More ...
Related Items: Cyprus |
|
|
| School of Local Economic Development Grads Plan for Growth |
 |
Recently, the second group of participants in USAID’s Municipal Economic Growth program earned certificates confirming their expertise in local economic development. This group of 35 professionals from 11 municipalities successfully completed an intensive series of training courses under the local economic development curriculum ... Read More ...
Related Items: Serbia |
|
|
| USAID and GlaxoSmithKline Support HIV Training |
 |
On March 16-18, 2009, the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) held their fourth training workshop under the USAID-funded Russia Professional Development in HIV Medicine project.
Launched in October 2007, the project is a public-private initiative to strengthen ... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia |
|
|
| Macedonia Sees Progress in Professional Journalism |
 |
The Macedonian Institute for Media (MIM) is a non-profit organization that promotes excellence in media and public communication through policy initiatives, research, training, publication, and production. Created and co-funded by the Danish School of Journalism and USAID in ... Read More ...
Related Items: Macedonia |
|
|
| USAID Seeks to Increase Youth Civic Action in Primorye |
 |
On March 4-5, 2009, the Center for Civic Initiatives Development conducted a conference to share experiences and results from its USAID-funded project to increase civic education and participation among youth in Primorye, Russia. U.S. Consul General Thomas Armbruster welcomed the more than 100 participants representing ... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia |
|
|
| Internship Program Offers Hope, Opportunity to Macedonian Graduates |
 |
Thirty-six percent of the unemployed in Macedonia are young people who have completed their high school or university degrees. Yet, companies, who are looking for recruits, complain about a permanent shortage of talented people.
The USAID Competitiveness Project recently designed ... Read More ...
Related Items: Macedonia |
|
|
| Russian Delegation Studies Education Policy in the U.S. |
 |
A delegation from the USAID-funded Russian Education Alliance traveled to the U.S. from February 23 - March 2, 2009 to learn about U.S. education policy and the role of civil society in improving the quality of public education. The study tour began in Michigan, where participants met with school ... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia |
|
|
| Former Trafficking Victim Triumphs with Successful Business |
 |
Yulia’s (name changed) story, is similar to those of other Ukrainian women who fell victim to traffickers. However, she is among the fortunate who have escaped and made a new life for herself.
In 2004, Yulia was offered employment in Poland as a caretaker for an elderly couple. Read More ...
Related Items: Ukraine |
|
|
| Cyprus Cleans Up, One Bag at a Time |
|
Plastic bags have become an ever-present blight on the Cypriot landscape—stuck on fences, strewn across beaches, blowing across fields, clogging storm drains and hurting wildlife. In an attempt to tackle this problem, USAID’s Supporting Activities that Value the Environment (SAVE) ... Read More ...
Related Items: Cyprus |
|
|
|
|
| May News Items (by country) |
Albania
Cyprus
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
|
Russia
Serbia
Ukraine
|
|
|
Back to Top ^ |
|
