January, 2011

• 17 January

  Macedonia is considering to ask UN to recognize its constitutional name

  The Macedonian state leaders are considering asking the UN General Assembly to adopt the name Republic of Macedonia as the country’s official name. The idea popped up when Syria and Zimbabwe recognized the country’s constitutional name, making the total number

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• 17 January

  Moldova has a new government

  The Moldovan parliamentary majority, in the person of the Alliance for European Integration consisting of the Liberal Democratic Party (32 mandates), Democratic Party (15) and Liberal Party (12), on Friday (January 14th) passed a vote of confidence in a new Government of

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• 17 January

  Georgian President set to visit Armenia

  Georgian President Mikheil Sakashvili will start a visit to Armenia on Jan. 22.  During the visit, he will meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The Georgian President will be accompanied by Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze, who will visit Azerbaijan at the time. This is Sakashvili’s first official visit in …

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• 17 January

  Greek President to visit Azerbaijan

  Greek President Karolos Papoulias will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan. The visit is scheduled for April 4-6. He will arrive in Baku in response to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Greece in February last year, which led to a significant revival of bilateral ties and relations. It is expected …

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• 17 January

  Bulgarian PM: Bulgaria is an extremely reliable external EU border

  Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that Bulgaria is “an extremely reliable” external border of the European Union. “The Bulgarian government and the Interior Ministry are fulfilling their commitment to procuring

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• 17 January

  EU wants to stop illegal immigration via Turkey

  The European Union (EU) is aiming at preventing illegal immigration passage through the land border of Turkey and Greece, with a technical delegation from EU Commission examining the border between Turkey and Greece on Friday. Stefano Manservisi, the commission’s director-general for home affairs, told local media that he had held …

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• 17 January

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says all concerned parties should put efforts in Cypriot talks

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday (January 15th) that all concerned parties should encourage Turkish and Greek Cypriots in their efforts to find a settlement to the long-standing Cypriot issue. His remarks came a few days after Angela Merkel visited Cyprus and criticised the Turkish Cypriots for lack of …

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• 17 January

  EU Services Commissioner Michel Barnier says Greece exiting eurozone is out of the question

  EU Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier said on Friday (January 14th) that the prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone is out of the question. “Greece is still in a state of emergency, but has reasons to hope for a better future, since there are prospects for development. Amidst …

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• 17 January

  EU mission to evaluate Bulgaria’s, Romania’s Schengen progress

  Bulgaria and Romania probably won’t get a “green light” to enter Schengen in March. This became clear after a meeting of a working group of experts in Brussels on Friday (January 14th) to discuss the two countries’ readiness to join the border-free zone.

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• 14 January

  A New Generation of Extremists Threaten Bosnia

  By Anes Alic in Sarajevo Five people were indicted on terrorism charges following the June 2010 bombing of a police station in the Bosnian city of Bugojno, but today, prosecutors are focusing more on the international aspect of the case, as leads in the investigation show that the attack may …

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