September, 2009

• 13 September

  IMF deal ‘not tied to Istanbul summit’

  TURKEY The International Monetary Fund’s goal of reaching agreement with Turkey for a possible loan to the country doesn’t have to be achieved at the lender’s annual meeting next month in Istanbul, an IMF spokesman said. “Both the Turkish authorities and the IMF would like to reach a conclusion regarding …

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• 13 September

  EU – Croatia’s membership is both region’s and Union’s interest

  CROATIA The Swedish Presidency over the EU welcomed today the agreement between Ljubljana and Zagreb for unblocking of the Croatian pre-accession talks, emphasizing that the Croatian entrance is of interest of the entire Union.

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• 13 September

  Balkan remains important to USA

  BALKANS Although the United States is not focused on the Balkans as it was in the 1990s, the challenges in this region are still reviewed at a very high level in Washington, a prominent US political expert said. John Stilides, a political strategist of the Republican Party and chairman of …

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• 13 September

  Slovenia poised to unblock Croatia

  CROATIA Slovenia is set to unblock Croatia’s EU accession talks, while Zagreb is set to withdraw the disputed documents that prejudice the border between the two states. The major breakthrough in the negotiations emerged Friday at a meeting of Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor …

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• 13 September

  EU elaborates new strategy for South Caucasus

  KAVKAZ During a meeting on September 14, EU Foreign Ministers are expected to launch a debate on how to bring the bloc’s outreach to the South Caucasus up to date. The EU recognizes that the South Caucasus is gaining in importance in terms of regional stability, energy, and trade. All …

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• 13 September

  Occupied Cyprus votes against Georgia refugees right of return

  CYPRUS CYPRUS is the only European Union member-state which did not vote in favour of a UN resolution that recognised the right of return of all internally displaced persons and refugees and their descendants to their homes throughout Georgia, it emerged yesterday. Cyprus was among 78 countries which abstained from …

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• 13 September

  Black Sea Port Is Flash Point for Georgia and Russia

  RUSIA Rising tensions between Russia and Georgia over shipping rights to a breakaway Georgian region have opened a potential new theater for conflict between the countries, a little more than a year after they went to war. Georgia’s coast guard has commandeered five merchant vessels from various countries this year …

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• 13 September

  Brussels did not fix time limit observation over Bulgaria: PM

  BULGARIA As a matter of fact Bulgaria has had very bad image in Brussels. It depends on us whether we will change it. It is important people to have hope and to give us a chance to do it, said Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov in an interview with Radio …

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• 13 September

  Violence flares in North Caucasus

  RUSSIA Attacks in the volatile North Caucasus are the latest deadly episode in a wave of violence to hit the region. In Dagestan, Russian security forces killed four suspected Islamist rebels in heavy fighting as insurgents continue to challenge Kremlin rule. In the neighbouring republic of Chechnya, where Russia fought …

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• 13 September

  Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear plant construction to cost 10 bln euros

  BULGARIA Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov has announced that the construction of Belene Nuclear Power Plant will cost around EUR 10 billion (USD 14.6 billion), local media reported on Saturday. Traikov gave the example of Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP),stating that the same installations would be made …

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