Moldovan region holds vote on independence
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Ex-Soviet Moldova's separatist Dnestr   region, unrecognized internationally, votes this weekend to   underpin 16 years of independence and promote moves toward   eventually joining Russia.
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Ukraineâs eastern province, centred around Donetsk, called a referendum on autonomy yesterday in response to the continuing disputes and mass protests over allegations of widespread vote-rigging in the
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People across the north-east of England are voting in a referendum on whether they should have a regional assembly.
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Local leaders from Ukraineâs eastern regions voted unanimously on Sunday in favour of holding a referendum on their âregional statusâ, a euphemism for autonomy from the capital Kiev.
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Claims that Moldova's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States means its preferences of Russia versus the European Union are a mistake, Moldovan Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan told the government ...
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Supporters of Ukraine's PM announce a vote for autonomy, upping the stakes in the disputed election.
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In Romania, voters are deciding who will lead the impoverished former Communist nation toward membership in the European Union. The elections for a new president and parliament have been overshadowed
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Romanians voted Sunday for a new president and parliament in the fifth free election during Romania&#39;s post-communist era. Turnout was moderate officials said, with 43 percent of registered voters having cast their ballot by 5 pm local time Sunday.
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Catalan voters in Spain approve plans to make their region one of the most independent in Europe.
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Georgia's breakaway region of South  Ossetia said on Monday it will hold a referendum on  independence in November, in a move that is likely to escalate  tensions between Russia and Georgia.
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The parliamentary election in Moldova is set at March 6, 2005. The decision was made at a session of the republican parliament on Friday.
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Montenegro's pro-Serbian bloc demands a recount of votes in a poll that gave independence to the Balkan republic.
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PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro  - Kosovo began  voting on Saturday for leaders likely to seek independence from  Serbia at U.N.-brokered talks that may be held next year.
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Fifteen years after the signing of a ceasefire, the breakaway region of Moldova gives no sign of returning to the fold.
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Abkhazia, a Black Sea region which has been trying to split from Georgia, votes in parliamentary elections.
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Bosnian Serbs appear to have voted for the continuing division of their country in national elections.
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Romanians started to cast ballots in a second-round run-off vote on Sunday to elect a new president for a five-year term. About 17,560 polling stations across the country