CERES News Digest - Week3, Vol.4; Jan.25-31

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Country News DigestVol.4, Issue #3

01/25/14-01/31/14

Editor: Eugene Imas

Contributors:-Risa Chubinsky-Glyn Cozart-Joseph Gates-Tomas Hyde-Katharine Quinn-Judge

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2/6

Country News DigestTis week tensions betweenAzerbaijan and Armeniaover the disputed Nagorno-

Azerbaijan

Georgia

RussiaKarabakh territory escalated after Azerbaijani LieutenantSabuhi Azizov was killed on Monday along the line ofcontact. In a press statement the Azerbaijani DefenseMinistry accused Armenian snipers for Azizovs death.

At a press conference inBrussels, President Putinsaid that Russia willmaintain its $15 billion loan to Ukraine, offered late lastyear, regardless of the countrys political leadership. Putinmade this statement during a summit between Russia andthe EU. Te summit was considerably shortened by theEU leaders, highlighting the increasing tension betweenthe two powers.

Armenia

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Belarus

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urkey

Prime Minister MykolaAzarov announced hisresignation on uesday,hours before a planned vote of no confidence by ParliamentPresident Yanukovich dismissed his cabinet later that dayTe government also repealed a series of anti-protest lawswhose hasty passage last week provoked the latest round ofopposition protests. ogether, the resignations and repeaof the laws are seen as concessions to the increasinglypowerful opposition.

Belaruss deputy ministerof foreign affairs met withEU officials in Brusselsthis week to discuss simplifying the EUs stringentvisa requirements for Belarusians. Belarus and the EUagreed to hold a follow-up meeting in Minsk in MarchEU representatives have continued to stress that furthercooperation with Belarus will depend on its release of whatthey say are political prisoners.

Ukraine announced thisweek that it would beginenforcing new travel restrictions, which will require personsentering the country from Moldova to demonstrate thatthey have sufficient financial resources for their stay. Toseentering for a day will be required to possess at least 400euros, while those entering for a month will require roughly2000. Moldovas foreign minister has called the restrictionsunacceptable, and has threatened to respond in kind.

On Monday Georgiasminister for reconciliationand civic equality

announced it would pay financial compensation toreligious minority groups for material and moral damagecaused by the Soviet regime. A one-time payment of$2.53 million will be granted collectively to the ArmenianApostolic Church, the Roman Catholic Church, andMuslim and Jewish groups this year. How the sum willbe divided remains undetermined.

Te American powercompany CountourGlobalhas signed a $180 million

French President Hollandevisited urkey this week,the first trip from a French

deal with the Armenian government to acquire threehydroelectric plants on the Vorotan River. An additional$70 million will be spent over the next six years torefurbish and modernize the plants. Known as theVorotan Hydro Cascade, the three plants provide about15% of Armenias energy. Te deal is also the largestsingle private American investment in Armenia.

head of state in 22 years. Hollande and President Guldiscussed urkeys ongoing EU membership negotiations.Hollande hesitantly supported the bid, but did not liftany of the four vetoes France has against urkey in thenegotiations. Neither leader mentioned urkeys recentpolitical turmoil in press conferences.

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Country News DigestTe EBRD, EU InvestmentFacility for Central Asia,and World Bank are

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

allocating a capital grant worth five million euros tomodernize the city of alas wastewater services. Tecity will also get technical support and funding from theCzech Republic, Finland, and the EU to help provideclean drinking water and develop sustainable wastewatermanagement for the citys 45,000 residents.

Tis week, the Afghangovernment issued formalrelease orders for 37prisoners at Bagram prison. Te moves come againstAmerican military wishes; American officials say there isenough evidence to prosecute the prisoners as dangerousinsurgents who have killed Americans and Afghans.Tese orders were not a surprise, but has driven a wedgebetween Afghan President Karzai and American troops.

Mongolia

IranOn Wednesday IAEAnuclear inspectors visitedthe Gachin uranium minenear Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Inspectors wereallowed managed access to the mine, which producesyellowcake uranium for conversion to nuclear fuel, as partof a temporary accord signed between Iran and the 5+1in November.

urkmenistans Ministryfor extile Industry plansto commission three newcotton-spinning factories by February 2014. Tree newfactories are expected to yield a combined 16,000 ofcotton yarn annually to support urkmenistans growingtextile industry and exports.

Mongolian courts havesentenced a prominantenvironmental activist toa 21-year jail term on charges of terrorism. setsegeeMunkhbayar and four co-defendants faced prosecutionafter they brought weapons to a protest againstpending legislation that would have reversed a ban onmineral exploration near river heads. One firearm wasdischarged during the incident, with no injuries.

Kazakhstans parliamentapproved amendments tothe criminal code this week

which officials say will result in a new level of protection forrights and personal freedoms. One amendment establishesa misdemeanor category, intended to reduce the prisonpopulation and increase the use of fines and communityservice sentences. At the same time, the amendmentspromise harsher sentencing for the provocation of labordisputes and promoting radical ideologies.

At a press conference onTursday, ajikistans ministerof energy announced that

the price citizens pay for electricity would rise by an as-yet-undetermined amount in the course of the year. Henoted that ajikistans national energy company owedits creditors roughly $570 million, and that it had beenunable to pay its workers for the past three months.Critics have called the decision to raise prices dubiousand non-transparent.

Te Uzbek Cabinet ofMinisters signed a decreebanning non-governmental

organizations and individuals from engaging in securityactivities and providing security services for others as ofFebruary 1. Tey say the decision to terminate the activitiesof private securities was made to ensure public safety andregularize the engagement of security activities andshift these functions back to the Protection RepublicanAssociation of the Interior Ministry.

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4/6

Country News DigestOn Tursday, Estoniaand Finland agreedto collaborate in the

Estonia

Lithuania

Czech Republicdevelopment of cloud-based digital services for educationprograms. Citing Estonias success in developingand utilizing digital platforms, as well as recentgains in education quality and student performanceoutcomes, the two countries signed a Memorandumof Understanding pledging technological cooperation.

President Milos Zemanappointed a new center-left government this week,installing Bohuslav Sobotka as Prime Minister. Sobotkahas promised to help the country move forward from thecorruption scandal that forced former Prime MinisterNecas to resign. Sobotka, a Social Democrat, also pledgedto fight currently installed austerity measures.

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Poland

In a meeting betweenSlovak Prime MinisterRobert Fico and hisSerbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic this week, Ficocongratulated Serbia on the opening of EU accession talksby presenting Vucic with a giant key symbolizing Serbiasfuture entry into the EU. Fico also expressed Slovakiaswillingness to share the lessons it learned during its EUaccession in order to facilitate Serbias entry into the union.

Randolph L. Braham, awell known scholar of theHolocaust and a Holocaustsurvivor himself, has returned a state award that he receivedfrom the Hungarian government in 2011 honoring hisscholarship on the issue. Dr. Braham has cited recentefforts by the Hungarian government to whitewash thecountrys collusion in the Holocaust as his motivation toreturn the Order of Merit.

Tis week the RomaniasNational Administrationof Meterorology has issuedCode Red warnings in six southern counties for the firsttime in the nations history due to severe winter stormsbeginning on Monday. As part of these warnings over5,000 troops have been deployed since Monday for snowremoval and emergency assistance.

Shareholders of Lithuanianutility company LietuvosDujos voted this week to

begin arbitration against Russian company Gazpromwith the goal of reducing the price that it pays forGazproms gas. An official statement from LietvuvosDujos complained that the price that it pays for gas ishigher than that paid by Germany, Estonia, and Latvia.

Several public officialsincluding Latvias newPrime Minister, Laimdota

Straujuma, have vocally rejected Russias plans to establishand run Russian-language schools on the territory of theBaltic states. Te officials have characterized Russiasplans as superfluous, citing the existence of nearly 100schools in Latvia that offer instruction in minoritylanguages.

On Tursday US Secretaryof Defense Chuck Hageltravelled to Poland for

meetings with top Polish government officials, includingPresident Bronislaw Komorowski, Prime MinisterDonald usk, and Polish Defense and Foreign Ministers.In a joint press conference Hagel highlighted US-Polishmilitary cooperation.

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5/6

Country News DigestTe Constitutional Courthas overturned a ban onselling arable land to EU

Bulgaria

Albania

Croatiainvestors, a policy originally passed in 2007 and extendedto 2020 by the parliament in November. Te courtsdecision was supported by the nationalist and socialistparties domestically. Te EU threatened to reviewBulgarias EU accession treaty if the ban continued toblock member states from investing in the country.

In an interview Wednesday,Croatias labor ministerdefended controversialdraft amendments to the labor code, which he says wilkeep Croatias economy competitive. rade unions havedecried provisions in the draft that make it easier to fireworkers and that reduce the required number of reshours between shifts. Tey have threatened to strike if thelegislation goes through.

Serbia

Macedonia

Montenegrin journalistsstaged a silent protestin Podgorica last weekagainst the governments perceived apathy towards attackson journalists. Te journalists, many of whom taped theirmouths shut for the protest, called for investigations intopast attacks, including an assault on a correspondenfrom an independent news outlet three weeks ago. TeEuropean Parliament has expressed grave concern overthe status of journalists in Montenegro, an EU hopeful.

Oliver Ivanovic, a leadingKosovo Serb politician,was arrested on suspicionof war crimes. While the crimes have not been publishedlocal newspapers say that Ivanovic is suspecting of havingtortured and murdered ethnic Albanians and organized theformer vigilante group Bridgewatchers. Te EuropeanUnion Rule of Law Mission is leading the investigationtransferring him to Pristina prison to be detained for onemonth while they pursue charges.

On Tursday, five formerexecutives of the Finnishcompany Patria wereacquitted in a Finnish court of bribing Slovenian officials inorder to secure sales of armored vehicles for the Slovenianarmy. Since 2006, when the bribery allegedly took place,Slovenian officials and Austrian consultants involved inthe deal have been convicted of corruption for acceptingbribes. Te court stated that there was insufficient evidenceto convict the Finnish executives.

A US security delegationincluding members ofthe Departments of

State, Justice, Homeland Security, and the US NationalCounterterrorism Center, visted Albania this week.Observers suggest the visit is linked to reports that emergedearlier this month, which suggest the Al Qaeda affiliateISIS and the Al Nusra front are both using the internetto recruit Albanian fighters for the Syrian war effort.

On Wednesday SerbianPresident omislav Nikolicannounced Belgrades plan

for early elections to be held on March 16, which will bethe second set of election in less than two years. Nikolicspro-EU coalition government is seeking snap electionsin order to gain support for EU accession.

Prime Minister NikolaGruevski on Wednesdayannounced the kickoff

of a $137 million gasification project covering 17municipalities in the Skopje region. Te project, which isexpected to be completed by 2020, is planned to be linkedto Russias South Steam pipeline project, according toinitial agreements signed by Macedonia and Russian gascompany Gazprom.

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6/6

Country News Digest

Bosnia &Herzegovina

A dispute has come betweenthe two constituent entitiesof Bosnia and Herzegovinaover who will carry the national flag at the Sochi Olympics.Te countrys Olympic committee initially selected skierZana Novakovic, from the Republika Srpska, based on herqualifying times. However, critics from the Federation ofBosnia and Herzegovina claim that skier Igor Lajkert had

better times and should be the one to carry the flag. Asof now, the committee has said they will not revise theirdecision.

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