CERES News Digest - Week8, Vol.4, March 3-7

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Country News Digest Vol.4, Issue #8

03/03/14-03/07/14

Editor: Eugene Imas

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


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Country News Digest On Friday the chair of theAzerbaijani ParliamentsCommittee for Security

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russiaand Defense Ziyafat Asgarov announced plans to amendthe countrys current anti-terrorism laws. According toAsgarov, the new amendments would increase penalties forthose involved in a range of terrorist activities, includingthe planning and nancing of terrorist acts.

On uesday, PresidentPutin discussed Russianintervention in Crimea,maintaining that the unmarked troops occupypeninsula were members of local self-defensrather than Russian troops. Te Russian parliamenunanimously to allow Russian military intervCrimea, which is populated by an ethnic Russian

Armenia

Moldova

Belarus

Ukraine

urkey

ensions in Ukraineremain high, as Crimeadeclared on Tursday thatit would hold a referendum on March 16 on whnot to join Russia. Ukrainian officials have denoreferendum, calling it illegal and unconstitutioreferendum signies a growing pro-Russia, prosplit in the country, which western countries hatrying to de-escalate through sanctions and freezof former Ukrainian leaders.

Te last survivingBelarusian to have beenawarded the Soviet titleof Peoples Poet died March 2 at the age of 79Baradulin was the author of about 70 books of p works have been translated into 40 languages, he writings by Shakespeare, Neruda, Khayyam, ainto Belarusian, and was nominated for the Nobe1996. Tousands showed up to commemorate himfuneral in Minsk on Tursday.

Having banned the importof Moldovan wine lastSeptember, Russias sanitary inspection agenin a Wednesday press release that it would allowing wine imports from the autonomous re ransnistria and Gagauzia. International observerthe September ban to Moldovas plans to signAssociation Agreement, and some have conne weeks announcement to the autonomous repubopposition to said agreement.

On a uesday meeting in bilisi, EU Minister ofEnlargement tefan Fle

assured Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze thatthe EU would support Georgia should it come underpressure from neighbors while preparing to sign itsanticipated Association Agreement. Fule also emphasizedthat the terms of the agreement and the Georgian elitesopposition to gay marriage were mutually compatible, asthe agreement was economically, not culturally binding.

At the Supreme EurasianEconomic Council meetingon Wednesday, Russian

On Monday, the urkishAir Force scrambled eightF-16 ghter jets because a

President Putin announced that Armenia has successfullyadopted and implemented the necessary economic planof action to begin treaty preparations for accession tothe Eurasian Union. On March 11, Armenian, Russian,Belarusian, and Kazakhstani leaders will meet in Moscowto begin drafting the agreement.

Russian surveillance plane ew parallel along the BlackSea coast. Te Russian plane remained in internationalairspace, but heightened tensions because UkrainesCrimea peninsula juts into the north of the Black Sea while urkey, a NA O member, forms the southerncoastline.

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Country News Digest wo Chinese metallurgicalcompanies are completingdeals to buy at least half

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

a million tons of coal per year from Celsius Coal Ltd,an Australian rm operating in Kyrgyzstan. Baosteel,Chinas largest steel producer, will ship coal to Xinjiangprovince, near the border of Kyrgyzstan. Tese non-binding memorandums of understanding should lead toproduction in two to three years.

On Tursday, a NA Oairstrike killed ve Afghansoldiers and woundedeight, making it one of the worst incidents of fre throughout the entire Afghan war. Officials exthat the attack in Logar Province was a result coordinator between drone operators and personthe ground. Te area is frequented by many insuand drone strikes are relatively common.

Mongolia

IranGovernment delegationsfrom ehran and the six world powers concludedtwo-day long negotiations regarding Irans program on Friday at the United Nations compVienna. At the end of negotiations an Iranian FMinistry official stated the talks were substanuseful, though more would be needed before renal agreement.

Tis week the Governmentof urkmenistan reporteda 10.3% growth rate inthe countrys GDP in January-February 2014. Sthe highest rates of growth occurred in industry construction (15%), and transport and commun(14.8%) sectors of the economy. Tis growth reslight increase from the 10.2% average GDP grofor 2013.

hings are looking upfor those who wish toinvest in Mongolia. AMongolian mines minister suggested that themoratorium on exploration licenses might bduring parliaments spring session. his newsamid rumors that Rio into is close to a deal wgovernment of Mongolia to begin work on theexpansion phase of the massive Oyu olgoi mi

Kazakhstans Ministryof Foreign Affairs called Wednesday for a peaceful

solution to the conict in Crimea, saying both sides shouldswear off the use of force. Speculating about the cautiousnature of the statement, Kazakhstani analysts suggestedNazarbayevs status as an authoritarian leader hostile toprotest on the one hand, and as the leader of a country with a predominantly Russian-speaking north on the other,necessitated a highly neutral stance.

Human rights activist andformer presidential candidateOynihol Bobonazarova was

given the US State Departments annual Women ofCourage award in Washington on uesday. ajikistansopposition selected her to challenge Emomali Rakhmonin elections last November, but she failed to gain enoughsignatures to officially register her bid - due, she said, toofficial harassment. She is credited with using her briefcandidacy to shed spotlight on human rights abuses.

Uzbekistan is planning toban imports of non-iodizedsalt by the end of the year

to help combate diseases caused by iodine decienciesthat occur in the population. Te country has been facingissues related to a lack of iodine since the fall of theSoviet Union. Tis import ban is part of the governmentsYear of the Healthy Child project and works in tandem with its May 2007 law on Protection Against Iodine-Deciency Related Diseases.

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4/6

Country News Digest Russian media has leakeda phone call supposedlybetween Estonian foreign

Estonia

Lithuania

Czech Republiminister Paet and EU foreign policy chief Ashton. In thecall, a man identied as Paet recounts a conversation witha Ukrainian doctor, who claimed that snipers in Kyivresponsible for shooting at protesters were organized byopposition groups. Te doctor mentioned in the phonecall, Olga Bogomolets, has denied making this claim.

Te French Supreme Courtruled in favor of the CzechRepublic in its dispute withthe Diag Human rm, which was demanding billion crowns for a blood plasma deal with thHealth Ministry. Diag has been suing since th1990s, and was demanding more than the compeawarded in an August 2008 arbitration case. Dianow pay the court fees associated with the case.

Latvia

Romania

Hungary

Poland

Slovakias presidential raceis reaching its nal stagesbefore the rst round ofelections. Te incumbent, Robert Fico, faces 14 cain the rst round. Political analysts in Slovakia beFico is likely to face Andrej Kiska, a businessmaprior political history, in the second round of the Te candidates will take to the airwaves this weseries of public debates.

Te Deputy Governor ofHungarys central bank hasblamed the recent drop in value of Hungarys currency, the forint, on intefactors. In particular he blamed instability wrougongoing crisis in Ukraine. wo weeks ago, the fto its lowest value against the euro in the past t Te forint was bid at roughly 310.80 against the uesday.

On March 4 Romanias newfour-party coalition led bySocial Democrat PrimeMinister Victor Ponta received a vote of conin Parliament, securing government rule by resupport from the Hungarian Democratic UniRomania (UDMR) party. Te governments new cmembers were sworn in on Wednesday by RoPresident raian Baescu.

Lithuania, who reliesentirely on Russia for itsnatural gas supply, has

urged fellow Baltic nations to cooperate in seeking waysto decrease energy dependence on Russia. Te crisis inUkraine has spurred Lithuanian lawmakers to accelerateinitiatives to increase interconnectedness of pipelines within the Baltic region as well as to begin building portsthat could receive liqueed natural gas shipments by sea.

Latvia has taken a strongposition against Russiasinvolvement in the ongoing

political crisis in Ukraine. Te Saeima, Latvias parliament,passed a resolution condemning Russias militaryaggression, and the foreign ministry is preparing toissue travel bans and freeze assets of Ukrainian officialsdeemed to be complicit in human rights violations.

Tis week Polands PrimeMinister Donald uskannounced plans for

increased military and defense cooperation with theUnited States in meetings in Warsaw and Brussels. Teescalation, which usk stated is related to recent eventsin Ukraine crisis, will include joint Polish-US Air Forcedrills in the nearest future.

Slovakia

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Country News Digest Bulgarias Deputy Ministerof Economy and EnergyBranimir Botev has Bulgaria

Albania

Croatiaannounced a new advertising campaign to encouragemore German tourism year-round, instead of the summerseaside destination as it is currently known in Germany. ourism contributed 16.5% to Bulgarias GDP in 2013.Botev hopes to increase the number of tourists from 7.2million to 9.5 million by 2020.

Te government announcedthat it would cut its debt toGDP ratio from 5.5% to4.5% within the year. Te country plans to reduce ththrough wide-ranging spending cuts and amento the labor code that facilitate the dismissal premployees. Te EU began disciplinary measuresCroatia in January, when it announced it had threbring its decit under the EU ceiling of 3% of GD

Serbia

Macedonia

On Wednesday, Azerbaijanand Montenegro signed a500 million euro deal toconvert an abandoned naval base on the Adriatic a resort. Azerbaijans SOCAR oil company and Azmont Investments will head the renovation, anticipated to be completed in 2016. MontenegrMinister Djukanovic credited good bilateral with helping the deal get off the ground in timeseconomic downturn.

On uesday, Kosovosgovernment ordered thecreation of its rst nationalarmy by upgrading its current lightly armed civiforce. It will have 5,000 active soldiers and 3,000 Te decision has been controversial, since SerbiaMinister Dacic said the army was not in accordathe Brussels accord; NA O and Kosovos other allies have not commented publicly on the plan.

Slovenia announced lastFriday that their economyhad grown by 2.1% in thelast quarter, marking the rst increase in eight coquarters. In 2013, GDP fell by 1.1%, yet in the lathe GDP rose by 1.2% from the previous quarter. the IMF still expects the Slovenian national odecrease 1.1% over 2014, this is still less than feared. Te difference can be attributed to govespending cuts and economic reform.

During a visit to Albaniaon Tursday, EU ministerStefan Fule warned that the

country would need to overcome political polarization inorder to gain membership. Attempts at ghting organizedcrime and corruption have been stied by deadlock betweenthe conservative Democrats and the center-left Socialistssince the latter took power last September. Te countryhad hoped to achieve EU candidate status in December,but the Union deferred the decision.

On Tursday Serbiasecured an agreement fora $1 billion loan from

the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Te loan, which isscheduled to be withdrawn in the second quarter of 2014,is the latest in a string of UAE investments in Serbia.Last year, UAE airline Etihad Airways purchased a 49%share of Serbias Jat Airways.

On Wednesday theMacedonian Parliamentdissolved as the result of a

unanimous vote of 117 present members of Parliamentafter months of tensions between parties in Macedoniasruling coalition government. Parliament Speaker rajko Veljanoski announced an April 27 date forsnap parliamentary elections, which follows scheduledpresidential elections by two weeks.

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Country News Digest

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Citizens of Bosnia andHerzegovina have taken tothe streets to form plenumsin order to voice their concerns and demands regardinggovernment reform. Plenums have formed in the capital,Sarajevo, the town uzla, where the protests rst began;Zenica, and Mostar, a city with a large Croat population. Te uzla plenum has already succeeded in prompting theabolishment of the white bread policy, which allowedpoliticians to continue to receive a salary for a year after theend oftheir term.

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