March, 2013

• 15 March

  Turkey hopes for PKK cease-fire until March 21

  Ankara harbors hopes of a call by the outlawed PKK’s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan for a cease-fire before Nevruz, the spring holiday on March 21. “If the process continues on a positive course like it did initially, before March 21, a declaration, communication or – like how they [PKK members] …

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• 15 March

  Turkey ready to establish joint commission to investigate events of 1915

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday that the country is ready to establish a joint commission with Armenia consisting of historians to investigate the events of 1915. He said that the investigation of historical events is not a matter of parliamentarians or politicians,  adding that third countries may also …

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• 15 March

  Bulgarian President visits Brussels to attend EU summit

  Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has arrived in Brussels for a two-day EU leaders summit focused on reviewing economic policy and promoting jobs and growth. The EU leaders meeting will conclude the first phase of the 2013 European Semester. The European

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• 15 March

  Kosovo PM says agreement with Serbia is getting closer

  Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has expressed hope that a deal with Serbia regarding his country’s status is within reach. Thaci made the statement on March 14 after meeting in Pristina with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

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• 15 March

  EU finance experts seek ways to get Cyprus bailout deal

  EU officials worked on a rescue package for Cyprus on Friday, hoping to get approval from the IMF and euro zone finance ministers later in the day. The package is expected to contain a mixture of tax increases, one-off revenue raising measures, plans for privatisations and the overhaul of Cyprus’s …

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• 15 March

  Serbian PM says Pristina is not likely to change its stance

  Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday that Pristina is not likely to give in because it has support of the United States, adding that he believes that Serbia would do anything to get a date for the start of the EU accession negotiations. Even though media and Serbian President …

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• 15 March

  Armenian FM and Greek counterpart discuss bilateral ties

  The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Greece Edward Nalbandian and Dimitris Avramopoulos had a meeting in Athens. The two discussed issues related to the bilateral political dialogue, cooperation within international organizations, trade and economic relations, activity of the intergovernmental commission, military cooperation, and the steps towards expansion of cooperation in …

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• 14 March

  Romanian FM says Turkey’s EU integration would strengthen both Turkey and the Union

  Turkish and Romanian foreign ministers signed a cooperation protocol in the fields of education, culture, youth and sports in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean said this protocol will strengthen the relations between the two countries. “The signing of the action plan for the strategic partnership really excites …

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• 14 March

  France wants UN vote next month on peacekeepers for Mali, as fighting drags on

  France’s foreign minister Laurent Fabius is making effort for a UN vote next month aimed to approve peacekeepers for Mali. The peacekeepers should take the control from French and African forces that are currently fighting Islamic extremists in northern Mali.

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• 14 March

  Greek government does not agree to reduce the number of civil servants

  Troika and Greek government have disagreements on payment of credit tranches of second rescue package which is 130 billion euro. The disagreements focus on reducing the number of civil servants, extending the payment period of tax

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