January, 2012

• 26 January

  Georgian delegation to attend PACE debate on Russia

  A debate on Russia’s recent elections will be held at the PACE meeting on Thursday attended by the Georgian delegation led by parliamentary majority leader Petre Tsiskarishvili. The issue of holding a debate on Russia was discussed

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• 26 January

  Bulgaria grants visa exemption to Turkish citizens

  The Bulgarian government decided yesterday to grant visa exemption to Turkish citizens who have special (green) passports. The resolution will allow Turkish citizens holding valid special passports to enter and transit through the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria without visas and reside temporarily therein for a period not exceeding …

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• 26 January

  North Kosovo Serbs don’t agree with Serbian President plan to solve the conflict

  Serbian President’s “four-point proposal” to resolve the stalemate in ethnically riven North Kosovo has received the thumbs down from local Serbs and from the nationalist opposition in Serbia. Kosovo Serbs have dismissed Serbian President Boris Tadic’s plan to end the turbulence in Northern Kosovo, saying they rejected a similar plan …

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• 26 January

  EU and US appointed ambassadors to Kosovo

  Slovenia’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Zbogar, will take over as the EU’s leading envoy in Kosovo, while Washington has named Tracey Ann Jacobson as its new ambassador. The European Union foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, appointed Zbogar, who has

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• 25 January

  EU facilitator meets with Belgrade team chief

  EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper met with Belgrade team chief Borislav Stefanović on Wednesday. The main topic of their meeting was Kosovo’s regional representation.

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• 25 January

  PACE will analyze report on Serbia

  Counicl of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will discuss Wednesday the report on Serbia’s fulfillment of conditions arising from the CoE membership. According to the report, Serbia has met a great number of obligations and achieved considerable progress.

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• 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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