January, 2012

• 17 January

  Fifth day of demonstrations in Romania

  Anti-government protesters demanded the resignation of Romania’s President Trian Basescu on Monday during the fifth day of demonstrations across the country sparked by a controversial healthcare bill.

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• 17 January

  NATO session to discuss Kosovo, relation with Russia

  The NATO’s Military Committee (MC) will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Kosovo and Afghanistan. The meeting will debate on Kosovo and it will be addressed by KFOR Commander Erhard Drews and EULEX Chief Xavier Bout de Marnhac. The MC will also meet in NATO-Russia Council …

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• 17 January

  Turkish parliament delegation visit Georgia

  On Tuesday morning in Georgia paid an official visit the delegation of Foreign Relations Committee of the Turkish Parliament. During the visit the delegation will meet today with the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the

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• 17 January

  Azerbaijan, Georgia discuss cooperation on recognition of mutual place names

  Azerbaijan and Georgia should expand cooperation in mutual recognition of place names. It was mentioned at a meeting between the Azerbaijani State Standardization, Metrology and Patents Committee Chairman Ramiz Hasanov and Georgian National Intellectual Property Center Chairman (“Sakpatenti”) Irakli Gvaladze and Deputy Chairman Ekaterine Egutia.

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• 17 January

  Romania makes efforts to end CVM

  Romanian Justice Minister Cătălin Predoiu said his country had made unprecedented efforts to reform its law enforcement system, suggesting that Bucharest wanted to see the EU monitoring mechanism put in place five years ago removed by the summer. Predoiu met with several EU officials and

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• 17 January

  Protests in Greece as EU, IMF officials visit

  Thousands of angry Greek workers marched to parliament on Tuesday to protest against austerity, waving banners reading “EU, IMF out!” as Athens’ lenders arrived for talks in a race against the clock to avert a bankruptcy.

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• 17 January

  Bosnia’s new PM confident about new government

  As Vjekoslav Bevanda started official consultations with his proposed ministers, he expressed confidence about the future priorities of the new state government. After receiving the necessary approvals last week, Bosnia’s new Prime Minister, Vjekoslav Bevanda, on January 16 officially opened consultations with future ministers.

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• 17 January

  Serbian FM expressed country position on EU candidacy

  Serbia’s foreign minister Vuk Jeremic says that if Belgrade is asked to renounce UN Resolution 1244 on Kosovo, it is unlikely the country will become an EU candidate in March. “As the president has said, the condition posed in December 2011 was a condition Serbia could not accept – renouncing …

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• 16 January

  Rule of Law is crucial in Montenegro’s talks with EU, says the country’s FM

  Montenegro’s foreign minister says that establishment of the rule of law will be the priority as Podgorica forms its negotiating team for accession talks with the EU. “The priority is to establish a negotiating structure and a working group that will stick to the rule of law,” said Foreign Minister …

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• 16 January

  Moldova’s ruling coalition to hold referendum on amending the constitution

  The ruling Alliance for European Integration will hold a referendum by the end of April about amendment of the constitution. Then a president of Moldova will have to be elected within a month.

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