The prospect of a second bailout for debt-stricken Greece assuaged market fears of default on Friday as the country’s prime minister flew to Luxembourg to present plans for deeper austerity measures.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed the country’s further European integration at a meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council in Rome. The sides stressed the importance of cooperation within the Eastern Partnership.

Russia is concerned about the intensified activity of Georgian security services in the territories of sovereign neighboring republics, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr