February, 2014

• 21 February

  Yanukovych agrees early election

  Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday announced an early presidential election as one of a package of measures aimed at ending the country’s political crisis. “I am initiating an early presidential election. I am also initiating a return to the 2004 Constitution with the redistribution of powers toward a parliamentary …

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• 21 February

  Klitschko considers signing deal with Yanukovich

  Ukraine opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko said on Friday that the opposition would sign an EU-brokered deal to end a deadly standoff with President Viktor Yanukovich, but first further talks were needed with protesters.

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• 21 February

  Turkey considering support for EU in CAR

  Turkey is considering participating in a European Union force planned to be sent to the violence-hit Central African Republic (CAR), Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said on Thursday. Davutoğlu, addressing an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the situation in the Central African Republic in Saudi Arabia, …

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• 21 February

  Serbian, Macedonian FMs discuss EU prospects

  Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Macedonia Ivan Mrkić and Nikola Poposki agreed on Friday in Belgrade that the two countries “share the same EU prospects.” They announced closer cooperation in the future.

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• 21 February

  Cameron, Merkel discuss Ukraine

  British Prime Minister David Cameron called German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday afternoon to discuss “the appalling situation” in Ukraine. “They are both extremely concerned by the spiralling violence,” a Downing Street spokesperson said following the phone conversation.

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• 21 February

  Lebanon, Albania discuss bilateral ties

  In a meeting with his Albanian counterpart Thursday, Speaker Nabih Berri spoke of improving ties with the Eastern European country in terms of trade and transport agreements.

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• 21 February

  Musharraf won’t be judged by military court

  The special court trying former President and General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason on Friday dismissed an application seeking transfer of the complaint to a court martial under the Pakistan Army Act. Justice Faisal Arab asked Mr. Musharraf to be present in court on March 11 in the light …

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• 21 February

  Greek FM says Bosnia needs to strengthen European course

  Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) needs to strengthen the country’s European course stressing that the Balkan country needs more and not less Europe.

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• 20 February

  Only those who are in power can stop Ukraine violence, says Ashton

  The responsibility to stop violence in Ukraine rests squarely with those in power and EU urges them to so as quicly as possible, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said  upon arrival at the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council

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• 20 February

  Ukrainian police to use firearms in limits of the law

  Ukraine’s interior ministry announced that anti-government protesters had taken 67 security officials hostage on Thursday. Following several days of relative calm, violence broke out on Tuesday when police stormed the main protester’s camp in Kiev’s Independence

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