Eurasia

Saakashvili visits İstanbul after talks with Sarksyan

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili arrived in İstanbul for a short visit on Monday. İstanbul Deputy Governor Ahmet Aydın greeted Saakashvili at İstanbul Atatürk Airport. According to the report, Saakashvili is expected to meet with a group of businessmen before leaving Turkey.

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Olli Rehn urges Greece to do more

The government must take further measures to deal with the budget crisis and reach debt reduction targets, EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said Monday (March 1st), following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens. “We will continue to support the Greek authorities and the Greek people …

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Kosovo expects invitation to Balkan summit

Local media reported on Monday (March 1st) that Kosovo is expected to participate in a summit organised by Slovenia and Croatia in Kranj, near Ljubljana, on March 20th. However, the country will be urged the take part in the event not as a republic but under the name “Kosovo/UNMIK” or …

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Viktor Yanukovych: Ukraine will decide on EU future when the time comes

Ukraine’s recently elected president Viktor Yanukovych said on Monday any discussion about Ukraine’s accession to the European Union was premature. “We will see when the time comes,” he said after talks with the European Commission’s president, Jose Manuel Barroso.

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Serbian, Croatian speakers meet

Croatian Assembly Speaker Luka Bebić and his Serbian counterpart Slavica Đukić-Dejanović meet to discuss cooperation between the two countries. After the talks at the Croatian Assembly in Zagreb, Bebić said that Croatia wished to “establish and develop good neighborly relations with Serbia”.

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EU Commissioner for energy Günther Oettinger meets Bulgarian PM Borisov

The European Commissioner for energy Günther Oettinger arrives today for a two-day-visit to Bulgaria to discuss energy security issues. Oettinger will meet Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Minister of the Economy Traicho Traikov. He will also give a speech at the Atlantic Council conference, Еuropena Commission press office announced. …

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Romania va instala 20 interceptoare antiracheta

Discutiile cu SUA privind scutul antiracheta vizeaza amplasarea pe teritoriul Romaniei a unui numar de circa 20 interceptoare, care sa fie instalate intr-o locatie “adecvata”, iar procesul de negociere a unui acord in acest sens va dura, probabil, un an si jumatate, potrivit ministrului de Externe. Negocierile dintre Romania si …

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Spanish FM, presiding in EU to visit Georgia

The EU high-ranking delegation will arrive in Georgia March 3-4. The delegation will be headed by Miguel Angel Moratinos, Foreign Minister of Spain, presiding in the EU Georgian, Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a briefing today. “The visit has a great importance,” she said.

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