February, 2012

• 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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• 6 February

  Romanian PM Emil Boc resigned

  Romanian PM Emil Boc has announced his resignation in an attempt to calm unrest at his austerity measures. Boc resigned on Monday morning after weeks of protests against his tough austerity measures.

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• 3 February

  Hashim Thaci says he is ready to meet Serbian President

  Hashim Thaci said recently that he is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić. The meeting, he said, should focus on all the problems that weigh on relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

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• 3 February

  China-EU year of intercultural dialogue starts today in Bulgaria

  The Year of intercultural dialogue between China and the European Union (EU) officially kicked off in Bulgaria on Friday. In response to this significant event, a wide range of Chinese cultural activities

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• 3 February

  Montenegro will join South Stream project

  Gazprom and Montenegro have decided to draft technical and economic justification for the construction of a section from the South Stream gas pipeline project in Montenegro. The two sides discussed the technical abilities and prospects for Montenegro to join the project, the company said in the statement. Montenegro said it …

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