January, 2012

• 16 January

  US official to boost name talks between Athens and Skopje

  US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Reeker, will visit Skopje on Wednesday on a mission to boost stalled Greek-Macedonian “name” talks. The UN mediator in the dispute, Matthew Nimetz, on Monday and

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• 15 January

  Protests in Romania over unpopular austerity measures

  Protests have continued in Romanian cities reflecting widespread anger against the unpopular government. The demonstrations, in their 4th day, are the result of frustration against public wage cuts, higher taxes and widespread corruption.

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• 13 January

  Bulgarian Defense Minister to discuss cooperation with Israeli counterpart

  Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Anyu Angelov is heading on a state visit in Israel for talks with his counterpart Ehud Barak. Amid reports of a terror threat to Israeli tourists in Sofia, Bulgarian Defense Minister Anu Anguelov will arrive in Tel

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• 13 January

  UNHCR head to visit Georgia

  The head of the European office of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Daniel Endres will visit Georgia from Jan 15-20. The visit takes place at the invitation of Georgian Minister for the IDPs and refugees Koba Subeliani. The invitation was sent immediately after Endres’s appointment as a director.

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• 13 January

  Ex-Serbian official was not allowed to enter Kosovo

  Kosovo deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci has refused to approve Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević, his wife and ex-PM Božidar Đelić’s visit to Kosovo. The Karađorđevićs and Đelić were planning on visiting the Peć Patriarchate and the Visoki Dečani monastery. Kuci is in charge of approving Serbian officials’ visits to Kosovo and …

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• 13 January

  China wants to boost relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

  China is ready to further advance people-to-people friendship with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, a senior Chinese legislator said here Thursday evening. Jiang Shusheng, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, made

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• 13 January

  New co-chairman appointed by OSCE for Geneva talks

  Pádraig Murphy has been appointed as new co-chairman of Geneva talks on tension prevention in Georgia from the OSCE. As the Georgian Foreign Ministry said, new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister

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• 13 January

  German FM to visit Athens for discussions

  Greece’s foreign ministry says German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Athens Sunday for talks with senior officials. A ministry statement Friday said Westerwelle will

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• 13 January

  Skopje to make spy dossiers available to the public

  To allay suspicions of abuse of the law, Macedonia’s ruling party is contemplating making controversial dossiers of the former police informants available to the public. Macedonia’s governing VMRO DPMNE party says it’s mulling release of the dossiers to empower

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• 12 January

  Bulgarian Turks welcome apology on assimilation

  Representatives of the Turkish community have welcomed a declaration by the Bulgarian parliament that condemned the forced assimilation policy used against

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