February, 2012

• 7 February

  IMF, Serbia discuss precautionary stand-by arrangement

  Serbian officials met in Belgrade on Monday with a visiting IMF mission and opened talks on the first review of the current precautionary stand-by arrangement. Zuzana Murgasova is leading the IMF Mission

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• 7 February

  New Romanian PM starts talks on new government

  Romania’s newly-appointed prime minister has begun talks on forming a new government, after weeks of nationwide protests forced his predecessor to resign. Mihai Razvan Ungureanu met with coalition parties Tuesday, Febuary 7. He had previously served as the head of Romania’s foreign intelligence service, and was named prime minister Monday …

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• 7 February

  EU reiterates support for Greece

  The European Union (EU) Tuesday reiterated its position that it wants debt-ridden Greece to remain inside the 17-member Eurozone following an interview by an EU Commissioner who said that a Greek Euro-exit “will not destroy the Eurozone.” “We want Greece to remain a member of euro area. We are fully …

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• 7 February

  Bulgaria closed Turkish Border because of floods

  The Bulgarian Border Police has shut down for traffic the Kapitan Andreevo crossing on the Bulgarian-Turkish border as a result of the floods that struck Southeastern Bulgaria on Monday. As of 6 pm on February 6, 2012, the Kapitan Andreevo crossing was

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• 6 February

  Merkel says Greece must honour undertakings

  Eurozone power couple France and Germany urged Greek leaders on Monday to “live up to their responsibilities” by voting in favour of an unpopular austerity package designed to slash its deficit. Speaking at a joint news conference after talks in Paris, President Nicolas Sarkozy and

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• 6 February

  Samuel Žbogar will be European Union Special Representative in Kosovo

  Former Slovenian foreign minister Samuel Žbogar will assume the office of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo on Monday. His tenure will last until mid 2013, with the possibility of extension. At the same time, Žbogar will head the EU office in Priština. He will hold this position …

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• 6 February

  Catalin Predoiu is the interim PM of Romania

  Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday named Catalin Predoiu as the country’s acting prime minister after Emil Boc stepped down from the post while announcing his cabinet’s resignation. The president made the move soon after Boc announced the decision to tender his cabinet’s resignation.

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• 6 February

  Hillary Clinton discuss energy and military issues with Bulgarian PM

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday paid a short visit to Bulgaria and discussed energy issues and military cooperation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. At a joint press conference with Borissov, Clinton said she had a very productive meeting with the prime minister.

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• 6 February

  Italy and Austria back Serbia EU candidacy

  The Italian and Austrian ambassadors in Belgrade have said their countries will support Serbia’s EU candidacy in March. “Italy has been supporting Serbia’s path towards the EU for a long time and all political options in Italy are united when it comes to this,” Armando

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• 6 February

  Former Croatian official Tomislav Mercep to face trial for war crimes

  Tomislav Mercep, a Croatian former assistant interior minister, is to stand trial for war crimes on February 10 at Zagreb County Court, the court announced. The indictment charges Mercep with responsibility for the killing of 43 civilians

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