March, 2013

• 15 March

  EU finance experts seek ways to get Cyprus bailout deal

  EU officials worked on a rescue package for Cyprus on Friday, hoping to get approval from the IMF and euro zone finance ministers later in the day. The package is expected to contain a mixture of tax increases, one-off revenue raising measures, plans for privatisations and the overhaul of Cyprus’s …

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• 15 March

  Serbian PM says Pristina is not likely to change its stance

  Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday that Pristina is not likely to give in because it has support of the United States, adding that he believes that Serbia would do anything to get a date for the start of the EU accession negotiations. Even though media and Serbian President …

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• 15 March

  Armenian FM and Greek counterpart discuss bilateral ties

  The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Greece Edward Nalbandian and Dimitris Avramopoulos had a meeting in Athens. The two discussed issues related to the bilateral political dialogue, cooperation within international organizations, trade and economic relations, activity of the intergovernmental commission, military cooperation, and the steps towards expansion of cooperation in …

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• 14 March

  Romanian FM says Turkey’s EU integration would strengthen both Turkey and the Union

  Turkish and Romanian foreign ministers signed a cooperation protocol in the fields of education, culture, youth and sports in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean said this protocol will strengthen the relations between the two countries. “The signing of the action plan for the strategic partnership really excites …

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• 14 March

  France wants UN vote next month on peacekeepers for Mali, as fighting drags on

  France’s foreign minister Laurent Fabius is making effort for a UN vote next month aimed to approve peacekeepers for Mali. The peacekeepers should take the control from French and African forces that are currently fighting Islamic extremists in northern Mali.

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• 14 March

  Greek government does not agree to reduce the number of civil servants

  Troika and Greek government have disagreements on payment of credit tranches of second rescue package which is 130 billion euro. The disagreements focus on reducing the number of civil servants, extending the payment period of tax

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• 14 March

  Turkey asks EU to begin all chapters at once

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul is currently in Sweden on a formal trip addressed Swedish Parliament where he stated that chapters need to be opened for an effective EU negotiation process. Gul said in reply to Swedish MPs: “As you said earlier, there are rooted reforms are taking place in Turkey. We always …

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• 14 March

  Romanian FM to visit Turkey

  Romanian Foreign Minister, Titus Corlatean, will make an official two-day visit to Turkey intended to increase the bilateral relations between the two countries. He will visit Ankara on March 13-14, after being invited by his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu. 

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• 14 March

  France and Britain to speed up lifting EU arms embargo on Syria

  France and Britain plan to have a meeting as soon as possible with European Union members to convince them to lift the arms supplying embargo imposed on Syria. The two states are concerned that the two-year-old conflict is destabilizing the region and hope the threat of arming the rebels will …

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• 14 March

  UN pleads for more Syria aid

  The United Nations asked governments on Wednesday for support to increase the funds needed to help over one million refugees who have fled from Syria because of war. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres warned of the “enormous threat” that the conflict represents for the entire middle-east region. “I …

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