January, 2012

• 25 January

  Georgian FM discusses Switzerland’s role on negotiations with Russia

  Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze has today met with a delegation of the Federal Foreign Department, headed by director of the fourth political department Claude Wild. The sides discussed urgent issues of bilateral and multilateral relations between Georgia and Switzerland. The Georgian side was informed about the specific activity …

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• 25 January

  Greece hopes to reach debt agreement by end of this week

  Greece is aiming to complete negotiations on its debt swap deal by the end of the week, the government’s spokesman said Wednesday, adding that the talks were at their “most delicate phase.” Charles Dallara, head of the Institute of International Finance — the body representing banks and other investment firms …

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• 25 January

  Bulgaria will accept Schengen visas as equivalent to Bulgarian for short stays

  Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved, at a scheduled meeting on January 25 2012, a proposal to accept Schengen visas as equivalent to Bulgarian visas for short stays. This means that travellers who have Schengen visas will be

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• 25 January

  Bulgaria, Macedonia to increase cooperation

  Bulgaria’s new President Rosen Plevneliev, who was officially inaugurated on Sunday, has been congratulated by his Macedonian counterpart George Ivanov in a phone conversation.

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• 25 January

  FYROM Vice PM will visit Athens to discuss name issue

  FYROM Vice Prime Minister Teuta Arifi and her Greek counterpart, Theodoros Pangalos, are to meet on Wednesday in Athens in a move to revive moribund talks on the ‘name’ dispute. The meeting of the senior politicians will be the first formal contact between officials from two countries since Greece formed …

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• 25 January

  OSCE: Political influence slows down Kosovo judiciary

  Kosovo’s judiciary still fails to meet European and international standards, since it is not fully independent from the executive branch, a newly released OSCE report finds. The independent functioning of the judicial system in Kosovo still faces a number of shortcomings, and judges continue to

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• 24 January

  Montenegrin PM says all society must be involved in EU negotiations

  Prime Minister Igor Luksic says all segments of Montenegro’s society should be involved in the country’s EU negotiations. Luksic said that the internal consensus reached on European integration has been one of the most important successes of the state, and must be maintained as Podgorica continues its path towards membership …

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• 24 January

  Bosnia: case against the 58 people suspected of assisting Karadzic was suspended

  Bosnia’s state prosecution has suspended an investigation into 58 people suspected of assisting Hague indictee Radovan Karadzic while he was in hiding. Karadzic, who is currently on trial at the Hague Tribunal accused of crimes against humanity and genocide in Bosnia, was in hiding in Bosnia and Serbia from 1996 …

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• 24 January

  Cristian Diaconescu was appointed as new Romanian Foreign Minister

  Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc appointed a new foreign minister on Tuesday, a day after sacking his predecessor over disparaging remarks about street protesters. “Prime minister Boc has submitted to President Traian Basescu the proposal to

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• 24 January

  EP Urges FYROM to cooperate with Bulgaria education

  The European Parliament has urged the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to create a joint expert committee with Bulgaria to tackle the sensitive issue of history education in the country. The committee’s task will be to further the objective interpretation of historical events, increase

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