January, 2012

• 19 January

  New President of Bulgaria was sworn in

  Rossen Plevneliev was sworn in as the president of Bulgaria on Thursday. Plevneliev, who is the country’s fourth democratically elected president, took the

  Read More »
• 19 January

  Conference on Armenian-Georgian border management to be held in Yerevan on January 24-25

  On January 24-25, Yerevan will host a conference on integrated management of the Armenian-Georgian border. Deputy head of Emergency Management Administration Aram Tananyan, said that French experts will participate in the conference due to the French model of border management being included in the project.

  Read More »
• 19 January

  Israeli PM will visit Cyprus in February

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Cyprus in February, an official said on Thursday, becoming the country’s first premier to visit the island nation. Details on the objective of the visit are unknown yet. Netanyahu’s trip will follow on from last week’s visit by Cypriot Defence Minister Demetris Eliades, …

  Read More »
• 19 January

  Sebia could extend elections to Kosovo

  Belgrade faces a dilemma on whether to include Kosovo in its next round of national and local elections, as Germany has directly asked Serbia to abandon its so-called parallel institutions in Kosovo. Serbia’s Ministry of Public Administration and Local Government is busy preparing electoral rolls. The job must be done

  Read More »
• 19 January

  US State Department official visits Serbia to discuss Kosovo, and stability in region

  A top US State Department official is in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss the Kosovo issue and overall stability in the region. Philip Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, has arrived on a three-day visit to Belgrade as part

  Read More »
• 19 January

  Skopje government must resolve name issue before NATO, says US state department official

  On a visit to Skopje, top US state department official says that the name dispute between Greece and Macedonia must be resolved before Macedonia can join NATO. Philip Reeker, US deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, said on Wednesday that despite a recent court ruling in favour of

  Read More »
• 18 January

  Bulgaria, Greece vow to support Western Balkans on EU path

  Bulgaria’s foreign minister has praised his country’s relationship with Greece, and vowed to support the EU prospects of the Western Balkans. In a meeting with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas on Wednesday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov said that Greece

  Read More »
• 18 January

  No progress in Macedonia name talks

  Two days of UN brokered name talks between Macedonia and Greece in New York this week ended without result. The UN envoy tasked with mediating the dispute, Matthew Nimetz, nevertheless described the talks as “helpful” and focused on the best way to move the process forward in a constructive manner.

  Read More »
• 18 January

  Romania to hold extraordinary Parliament session next week

  Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday, after the meeting with the opposition, that an extraordinary Parliament session would be held next week, to “defuse any conflict”.

  Read More »
• 18 January

  Azerbaijan wants South Caucasus without nuclear energy

  Azerbaijan proposes to create a nuclear-free zone in the South Caucasus. It was Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev who put forward this initiative at the meeting with a delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Fridon Todua, the Ministry told Trend on Wednesday.

  Read More »