January, 2011

• 31 January

  EU analyses Greek debt

  The European Union is engaged in talks to reduce Greece’s debt as international monitors fly into Athens this week. There is growing concern that Greece will be unable to end its worst crisis in decades, without a sovereign default. Plans to buy back Greek debt at a discount – a …

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• 31 January

  ECHR to hold a hearing on Georgia’s suit against Russia

  European Court of Human Rights will hold today a hearing on Georgia’s suit lodged with the Court’s Registry against the Russian Federation. The case concerns the alleged harassment of

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• 31 January

  Dick Marty: full protection of witnesses in Kosovo investigation is necessary

  The Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty has stated that the alleged human organ trafficking in Kosovo should be investigated as well as connection of certain Kosovo politicians with organized crime. In his opinion it is necessary full protection of witnesses to be provided.

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• 31 January

  Kosovo official results announced

  The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in Kosovo announced yesterday the official results of the parliamentary elections of the state. According to data the Democratic Party of Kosovo (DPK) of the former Prime Minister Hashim Thaci gains 34 MP seats, followed by Democratic Union of Kosovo with 27 MP seats. Third …

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• 31 January

  Romanian PM emphasizes preservation of Armenian cultural heritage in Romania

  Romania’s Prime Minister Emil Boc met with Armenian ambassador Hamlet Gasparyan to discuss Armenian-Romanian relations, specifically programs to strengthen economic and cultural ties. Boc also emphasized the importance of events aimed at preservation of Armenian cultural heritage in Romania. The third meeting of the Armenian-Romanian intergovernmental commission will take place …

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• 31 January

  Turkey ready to help forming a new government in Bosnia

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told politicians in Sarajevo on Saturday (January 29th) that his country is ready to help the various communities overcome differences that prevent them from forming a government following general elections in October. The region needs the three constituent peoples in BiH to co-exisit, he said, …

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• 31 January

  Romania supports Croatia’s EU accession

  President Traian Basescu on Friday (January 28th) expressed his country’s full support for Croatia’s EU accession. “There should not be any kind of interpretation concerning our position on Croatia’s accession to the EU,” Basescu told Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, who was making a one-day official visit to Bucharest.

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• 31 January

  Croat war veterans protest Purda’s arrest in BiH

  About 1,500 people gathered in the eastern town of Vukovar on Saturday (January 29th) to protest the arrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) of a Croat war

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• 31 January

  Serbia, Macedonia citizens to travel between their countries only with IDs

  Macedonian Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska and her Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic, agreed on Saturday (January 29th) that citizens of their countries will soon be able to travel between their territories using only ID cards, rather than international passports. “The decision will be made official at the next

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• 30 January

  The Egypt Crisis in a Global Context: A Special Report

  By George Friedman, STRATFOR It is not at all clear what will happen in the Egyptian revolution. It is not a surprise that this is happening. Hosni Mubarak has been president for more than a quarter of a century, ever since the assassination of Anwar Sadat. He is old and …

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