Officials then read out the names of the members elected to 101-seat parliament — 60 Communists and a total of 41 deputies from three broadly pro-Romanian opposition parties. “The court voted to approve the results of the recount,” he told Reuters. “The EU is ready to contribute to a resolution of the situation. The instruments for a resolution are dialogue, rule of law, human rights and an end to attacks and violence.” He called for establishment of a commission of investigation to include representatives of the opposition and international institutions.

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said there had been insufficient will for talks after protesters alleging poll fraud ransacked parliament and offices of communist President Vladimir Voronin “Everyone sees the events in a diferent perspective. For me, unfortunately, the will to start a dialogue exists only in verbal terms,” Topolanek said alongside Moldova’s president. The former Soviet republic’s Constitutional Court, meanwhile, upheld the results of a recount in the April 5 poll. The tally, little changed from the original count, gave the Communists nearly 50 percent of the vote. (adds constitutional court ruling) By Dmitry Chubashenko CHISINAU, April 22 (Reuters) – The European Union urged ex-Soviet Moldova’s leaders and the opposition to talk out their differences that triggered violent protests in the aftermath of a disputed Communist election victory.

McGinn, LinwoodCONTACT:Chuck Ardo717-783-1116SOURCEPennsylvania Office of the GovernorChuck Ardo of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116. Powelson, Kennett SquarePennsylvania Economic Development Financing AuthorityFred P Rinaldi, Old ForgeTrustee of Temple UniversityRobert A. HARRISBURG, Pa., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Edward G.Rendell today announced the following recent confirmations by the Senate andnominations submitted to the Senate:Confirmations by the SenateSecretary of Environmental ProtectionHon John Hanger, HummelstownSecretary of Labor and IndustryHon Sandi L. Rumors state that the talks were very preliminary and that no offer was made to Jagr by the Penguins organization.The Penguins are also rumored to be interested in another former Penguin, Markus Naslund of the Vancouver Canucks. The Edmonton Oilers reportedly offered Hossa somewhere in the ballpark of $9 million per year.This suggests that Hossa’s main priority thisoff-season was not his financial future, but rather giving himself the best opportunity to win a championship. Marian Hossa told the Pittsburgh media last week that he would “definitely take less money to play on a winning team.” Apparently he was implying that the money didn’t have to come from the Pittsburgh Penguins.On the second full day of free agency, Marian Hossa signed a one-year deal with the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings worth $7.4 million.Hossa declined the Penguins’ initial offer, said to be a bit more than $7 million annually for five to seven years.Hossa apparently received numerous offers from several other teams worth a lot more money.

They have risen 23percent so far this year, while the broader Dow Jones U.S.Chemicals Index .DJUSCH is up 9.5 percent. (Reporting by Hezron Selvi; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and GeraldE McCormick) Stocks. Shares of the company were up 6.5 percent at $61.84 inafternoon New York Stock Exchange trade. Its previous outlook was$4 to $4.30, and analysts were expecting $4.05. “With the consensus already within the new range and manyinvestors having expected negative guidance, we don’t believethis will be viewed as a surprise,” Credit Suisse analyst JohnMcNulty wrote in a research note. In December, the company had said it would eliminate about7 percent of its workforce in response to the weak economicconditions and falling sales. “Despite lower than forecasted volumes, cost reductionsmoved earnings to the high side of the range, and earnings beatexpectations,” Air Products Chief Financial Officer Paul Hucksaid in a conference call with analysts.