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Romania Parliament Backs New Experts' Govt

Romania's parliament on Tuesday approved the new government of Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos by 389 votes in favour to 115 against.

"We want to act efficiently and achieve good results, so that people regain confidence in public policies. Parliament will have a reliable partner in the government," Ciolos told MPs after the vote.

Hüseyin Özhan takes up post as new head of EBRD's Ankara office

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Hüseyin Özhan head of its office in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, said the bank in a written statement on Nov. 16. 

Özhan, a senior banker previously in charge of the EBRD's investments in the transport sector in Turkey, is taking up his new post on Nov. 16. 

Marshall Plan needed to pull Syria's neighbors from the brink, says global coalition

As political leaders gathered to discuss a political solution for Syria in Vienna on Nov. 14, a global coalition called on G-20 leaders to develop a Middle East Recovery Plan (MERP), a Marshall Plan-like investment plan, to pull Syria's neighbors back from the brink after more than four years of conflict. 

Kosovo Says US Firm Will Build Power Plant

Kosovo's government says it has reached an agreement with the World Bank and the company Contour Global to build a new power plant and expects to sign the contract soon.

During his visit to the US, Blerand Stavileci, Minister of Economic Development, said he had reached an agreement with Contour Global after negotiations that began in April.

International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East”

On the initiative of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, an International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East” will take place in Athens from 18 to 20 October.

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