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Commission Commissioned!In the first of two main votes in Strasbourg, the Framework Initiative was approved by a large majority. In the second, The Commission was adopted with 488 votes in favour, 137 against and 72 abstentions Barroso Will There Be Blue Skies Over Berlaymont? US-EU take firm stance against Iran, together Google makes first TV appearance Yanukovich wins Ukrainian election Government approves new mortgage scheme The Armenian government recently approved a new program to spur mortgage lending in the country which will help hundreds and possibly thousands of young families buy apartments. Speaking at a weekly meeting of his cabinet, Italy eyes Armenia-Georgia prospects Following talks with Armenian Transport and Communications Minister Gurgen Sarkisian, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Romani said that Italian road construction companies are willing to participate in the international tender on the construction of new NATO, Georgia review government activities NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently met with visiting Georgian Parliamentary Chairman Davit Bakradze in Brussels, Civil Georgia reported. Georgia will review which activities the Government must undertake to meet NATO standards in the Russia, Libya sign arms deal Libya has agreed to buy $1.8 billion worth of weapons from Russia, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on 30 January, Interfax reported. This is not just about small arms, said Putin after the contract Russia’s inflation below 2% in January Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 101.6% in January 2010, down from 102.4% in January 2009, according to the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat). In five of Russia’s federal districts, the increase in consumer prices Lavrov hails unification of fishing standards by Norway Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 3 February held talks in Moscow with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store in Moscow, noting the dynamic evolution of good-neighborly Russian-Norwegian relations, and the mutual striving for the Baku, London to explore investment opportunities Azerbaijan Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev paid a working visit to the United Kingdom on 27-28 January, the Azerbaijani embassy in London said. The minister attended the conference on the role of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, WB to wrap up their strategy The Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan recently published terms of completion of the process of development of new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) between Azerbaijan and World Bank Group, Trend news agency reported. Adalyat Muradov, Karimov approves state program for 2010 Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov recently inked a resolution on the state program Year of Harmoniously Developed Generation, a press release read. The key task of the program is improvement of the legislation related to protection S&P affirms B/B rating for Uzbek National Bank The international rating agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed long- and short-term counterparty loan ratings of B/B in late 2008 for the National Bank of Uzbekistan, a press release read. The rating forecast is stable. Some IMF grants Bishkek €337.5 mln loan Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Zainidin Kurmanov met with Nadeem Ilahi, Chief of the International Monetary Fund’s Middle East and Central Asia Department. The outcome of the talks was a €337.5 million grant by IMF for 17 Merkel, Aliyev discuss energy security problems Azerbaijan is ready to contribute to resolving Europe’s energy security problems, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated at a news conference held jointly with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on 4 February. Aliyev pointed out NATO Secretary General to visit Kazakhstan NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen recently met with OSCE chairman, the Secretary of State - the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kanat Saudabaev, in Brussels. During the talks it was decided that the NATO Reconstruction of Afghanistan’s economy Speaking at the International Conference on Afghanistan that took place in London, Tajik Foreign Minister Zarifi said that the Afghan problems cannot be solved only through force, Asia-Plus reported. Tajikistan shares a long border with Spending spree on armored vehicles, aircraft, helicopters Addressing to commanders, officers, soldiers and cadets, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that the country recently purchased the latest armored vehicles, aircraft and helicopters in order to strengthen the military power and defense of its Foreign debt reaches $ 1.691 billion in 2009 The Finance Minister of Tajikistan Safarali Nazhmuddinov had recently announced that in 2009 the foreign debt of the republic reached USD 1.691 billion, equivalent of 35.8% of gross domestic product (GDP), Asia-Plus reported. It was Construction gets a mighty boost The global financial crisis has stalled construction projects in countries around the globe but it seems the scenario is different in Turkmenistan. At a recent government meeting, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov will spend huge expenditures Supporting stability in Afghanistan Kazakhstan is ready for an active role in furthering OSCE initiatives to strengthen Afghanistan’s borders, develop co-operation and enhance law enforcement activities. This announcement was made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Railways, OKD Doprava to set up joint venture The Belarusian Railways and the Czech transport and logistics company OKD Doprava are considering an opportunity of setting up a joint company, BelTA learnt from the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus. The Belarusian IMF $574 ECF/EFF arrangements for Moldova The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved three-year arrangements for the Republic of Moldova under the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility. With each facility providing an equal amount, the Ukraine makes full payment for January’s gas The information department of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom confirmed that Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz has fully paid for supplies of natural gas in January. Earlier, Naftogaz said Ukraine had acquired 2.55 billion cubic Ukrainian border demarcation is final On 29 January, the Moldovan and Ukrainian foreign ministers set up the first intermediary sign on the central sector of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border. The event took place in Velika Kisnitsa village of Iampol district in Some 425 enterprises set up in Grodno in 2009 In 2009 425 enterprises were set up in Grodno, Grodno Vice Mayor Alexander Sivtsov told BelTA. The new companies created around 3,000 jobs, with the total number of jobs up by 8,040 in Grodno last year. Summing Strong new leaders come forth As the dust settles from Ukraine’s Presidential election, public attention turns to the first important task of the new administration: the appointment of the government team that will implement the reforms needed to stabilize the Austria, FYROM discuss euro integration process Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Spindelegger presented the initiative for euro integration of Western Balkans in Skopje, which is aimed at speeding up the euro integration process of the countries in the region, MRTOnline |
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