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* BalcaniCooperazione (Italy and Balkans)

Newsletter mensile [n°41 - dicembre 2010]

 Il Mese di BalcaniCooperazione

Inclusione sociale, protezione dei diritti umani, relazioni tra migrazione e sviluppo sono i temi affrontati questo mese, tanto attraverso analisi di macro-politiche a livello nazionale ed europeo quanto attraverso esperienze locali che vedono il coinvolgimento di soggetti della cooperazione italiana in paesi quale la Macedonia, il Kosovo, la Bosnia Erzegovina e l’Albania.

Le aree di intervento esplorate comprendono la tutela di soggetti deboli quali minori e disabili, la costruzione di spazi di espressione al femminile e il sostegno all’attivismo per i diritti umani, nonché del diritto alla vita degli attivisti stessi.

Armonizzare le politiche dell’Unione europea in materia di migrazione e sviluppo, cercando un’ampia collaborazione con i paesi terzi, è inoltre il tema di uno stralcio del report ’European Social Watch’ del 2009. Un panorama che pone molte e nuove sfide le quali, per quanto riguarda l’Italia dopo i tagli al settore della cooperazione previsti in Finanziaria, si annunciano difficili da affrontare.

 Notizie

L’uovo e la gallina

Migrazione e sviluppo in un’ottica di redistribuzione della ricchezza. In questo estratto dal report European Social Watch per il 2009, un’analisi delle politiche europee e delle posizioni delle ONG

Cooperazione tagliata

Una Finanziaria che secondo il Rapporto Sbilanciamoci! ribadisce tagli al settore della cooperazione internazionale e di nuovo il mancato raggiungimento del 0,33% del Pil dedicato all’Aiuto allo Sviluppo, fissato dalla Ue nel 2006

Ritrovare la parola

La barriera linguistica rappresenta un forte ostacolo all’integrazione delle donne balcaniche in Trentino. Un’analisi della situazione e una panoramica delle iniziative nel territorio provinciale

Viaggio a Bucarest

All’interno del Forum Economico dell’Iniziativa Centro Europea a Bucarest, l’Istituto Italiano per il Commercio Estero ha predisposto uno spazio di scambio e conoscenza tra impresa italiana e romena. Una cronaca

 Dalle regioni

Serbia: difensori dei diritti umani a rischio

Un appello di Amnesty International rivolto al presidente e al primo ministro della Serbia. Si chiede immediato impegno a difendere gli attivisti per i diritti umani del paese, sempre più oggetto di attacchi fisici e psicologici

Bosnia: Donne nel Tempo

Le donne sono state motore centrale del processo di riconciliazione e nello sviluppo della società civile nel periodo post-bellico in Bosnia. Uscirà a breve una ricerca storica sul tema

Cittadini di Macedonia

Si è svolto di recente il primo laboratorio di formazione, nell’ambito di un progetto che mira al miglioramento del sistema d’istruzione secondaria superiore in Macedonia rafforzando le pratiche di educazione alla cittadinanza

Bosnia: conoscere e prevenire il disagio

Conoscere, prevenire e contrastare il disagio sociale tra le pareti della scuola, è l’intento del progetto gestito da Cooperazione Italiana in Bosnia avviato con i recenti seminari di formazione di Banja Luka e Sarajevo

Puglia-Albania: a tutela dei minori svantaggiati

Nell’ambito del Programma triennale SMILE dedicato ai minori in Albania promosso dalla Regione Puglia, si sono svolti degli incontri di formazione in materia di adozione, affidamento e tutela dei minori

Disabilità e inclusione in Kosovo A otto mesi dall’approvazione del Piano nazionale per la disabilità in Kosovo, si è tenuto in questi giorni a Pristina il primo workshop dedicato alla sulla sua implementazione e ai primi risultati raggiunti

 Appuntamenti

Strategie energetiche nell’euroregione: scenari e conflitti

Il mercato tra governi, reti, corridoi e movimenti. Quaderni per l’Euroregione: I workshop internazionale 15 gennaio 2010 Gorizia

Peer Review OCSE-DAC

Presentazione dei risultati della valutazione sulla cooperazione allo sviluppo dell’Italia 19 gennaio 2010 Roma

Così vicina, così lontana. Arte in Albania prima e dopo il 1990

Immagini dei profondi cambiamenti che l’avvento della democrazia ha determinato sulla società, sulla vita politica e culturale, sulla vita individuale e collettiva albanese Fino al 7 febbraio 2010 Genova

Dalla ex Jugoslavia ai Balcani occidentali, panoramica di un conflitto lungo 20 anni

Terzo appuntamento nell’ambito di "Oltre i conflitti: incontri con esperti su Balcani, Caucaso, Africa, Medio Oriente" 7 marzo 2010 Arezzo

 Focus

Si segnalano due bandi europei che rientrano a diverso titolo nella cornice del sostegno a processi di democratizzazione e di difesa dei diritti umani. Il primo con l’obiettivo di sostenere le iniziative degli Enti Locali nella costruzione di una società più equa, aperta e democratica; il secondo, dedicato allo sviluppo della rete esistente dei Master in Diritti Umani e Democratizzazione:

* ’Un sostegno della Commissione Eu agli enti locali’, scadenza 25 febbraio 2010;

* ’Bando Eu: per allargare la rete dei Master sui diritti umani’, scadenza 2 marzo 2010.

 I Partner di BalcaniCooperazione

Collaborano attivamente al progetto BalcaniCooperazione le seguenti Regioni: Emilia Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardia, Piemonte, Puglia, Toscana, Veneto, Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano.

> For further information: www.balcanicooperazione.it

* Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (Bosnia and Balkans)

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Balkan Insight Daily No. 441, January 13, 2010

> For further information: www.birn.eu.com

* Central Asian News Service (Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia)

Daily news report of January 13, 2010

> For further information: www.ca-news.org

* Civil Georgia (Georgia)

Daily news online of January 12, 2010

> For further information: www.civil.ge

* demosEuropa (Poland)

Challenges facing the European Union

20 January 2010 Sala Malinowa, Bristol Le Meridien Hotel Krakowskie Przedmieście 42/44, Warsaw

demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy and the Embassy of Estonia in Poland cordially invite you to a speech by Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. In the midst of the most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression, the EU is facing more than just economic problems. Post-Lisbon Strategy, low carbon economy, and the emerging of a new international order - all of these will have to be confronted in the years to come. Estonia, renowned for its innovativeness, can put forward several solutions for these burning issues.

Urmas Paet was born in 1974, making him the youngest foreign minister in Europe. He was also Minister of Culture from 2003 to 2005, and is a member of Estonian Reform Party - the liberals.

Minister Paet will take questions from the audience after his speech, which will be delivered in English.

To register

Programme

15.30 - 16.00 Registration

16.00 Welcome and introduction

HE Taavi Toom, Ambassador of Estonia

Adam Jasser, Director of Programmes, demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

16.10 "Challenges facing the European Union" – speech by Urmas Paet, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia

16.40 Discussion with the audience

17.10 Concluding remarks

Adam Jasser, Director of Programmes, demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy

The event will be held in English only.

Participation in the event is free of charge.

> For further information: www.demoseuropa.eu

* Ebrd (England, Eastern Europe, Russiua, Caucasus and Central Asia)

 Project summary documents - New PSD/s available on ebrd.com:

Renaissance Capital Senior Loan,Russia

> For further information: www.ebrd.com

* Femen (Ukraine)

 FEMEN will carry out their independent and fair exit poll

14th January 2009, 12:00 at Central Election Commission of Ukraine the Women’s Movement FEMEN will carry out a street protest «SEXit Poll» to show their vision of the current presidential election campaign 2010 in Ukraine.

Bright make-up, short skirts and the candidates for president posters – 18 prostitutes will come out to the road nearby Central Election Commission to carry out their independent and fair exit poll. Each of them will be trying to get as many votes as possible offering herself to the passing by car drivers. The voters will be asked to show their interest to one or the other candidate in money equivalent.

FEMEN Movement Women Power

http://femen.livejournal.com/

http://www.myspace.com/femenukraine

http://twitter.com/FEMEN_Movement

http://vkontakte.ru/club2672464

http://www.flickr.com/photos/femen/

* Ice – Ufficio di Budapest (Hungary and Italy)

Pubblichiamo in allegato il nuovo alert „Speciale bandi”, realizzato insieme allo Sportello Europa della Camera di Commercio Italiana per l’Ungheria.

> For further information: budapest@ice.it

* Interfax (Russia and Cis)

 Interfax Russia & CIS Diplomatic Panorama January 13, 2010

 European Defence and Security: New Challenges, New Choices

We are pleased to announce the following conference in organisation of

Chatam House:

European Defence and Security: New Challenges, New Choices

25 and 26 February 2010, Chatham House, London UK

REGISTER NOW

This conference brings together influential defence experts to discuss the political constraints upon and military expectations of the evolving defence debate, and examines opportunities for the commercial sector in this rapidly changing environment.

 What is the nature and level of security challenges we face?

 Are we striking the right balance between current priorities and future potential threats?

 To what extent can procurement objectives be coordinated within Europe and with the USA?

 Given technology exchange constraints, how can interoperability be ensured?

Speakers include

The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP Secretary of State of Defence, UK

William J Lynn III Deputy Secretary of Defence United States

General Jean-Marc Denuel Chief of Staff Planning Ministry of Defence, France

European military leaders outline future strategy

Come and discuss with leaders of the major military powers - UK, US, Germany, France and Italy - the future shape and structure of the defence forces.

Registration

www.chathamhouse.org.uk/defence2010/-/?campaign=Interfax

+44 (0)20 7957 5753

conferences@chathamhouse.org.uk

> For further information: www.interfax.com

* Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mosca (Russia and Italy)

In occasione della mostra "Ecce Homo" di Fausta Squatriti, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura ha il piacere di invitare la S.V. alla Tavola Rotonda il giorno 15 gennaio (venerdi’) alle ore 15.00 presso la Galleria Zurab Tsereteli (ul.Precistenka, 19).

Tema: "Etica - estetica, critica e clinica"

Autrice e curatrice del progetto: Evelina Schatz.

Con la partecipazione di:

 Centro Statale dell’Arte Contemporanea

 riviste "Treugolnoe koleso", "DI", "Accademia"

 Ambasciata dei Paesi Bassi a Mosca

 Unione degli Artisti di Mosca

 Istituto di Culturologia

 Istituto di Filosofia dell’Accademia delle Scienze

 Accademia Internazionale degli Studi del Futuribile

 Accademia della Filosofia dell’Economia.

> For further information: biblioteca.iicmosca@esteri.it

* Latvian Centre for Human Rights (Latvia)

Newsletter of January 13, 2010

> For further information: www.humanrights.org.lv

* Memorial (Russia and Cis)

 The Examination of the appeal of HRC Memorial postponed until January 21

The examination of the appeals in the civil case Ramzan Kadyrov against HRC Memorial and Oleg Orlov were set to take place in Moscow city court on January 12, 2010. Plaintiffs and defendants, as well, lodged appeals to reverse the decision reached by the Tverskoy district court on October 6, 2009.

The representative of the plaintiff A. Krasnenkov introduced a written response to the defendants’ appeal.

The representatives of the defendants asked 15 minutes to look through the text of the response because Krasnenkov had not shown it to the defendants before. However, the court decided to postpone the examination of the appeals until January 21, assigning more than a week for studying the response. At the same time the court recommended that the defendants prepared a written response to the plaintiff’s appeal.

The examination of the appeals will take place in Moscow city court on January 21, 10 a.m.

The address of the Moscow city court: Bogorodsky val, 8, Moscow (metro station Preobrazhenskaya ploshad’). The examination will take place in room 348.

For the materials of the civil and criminal cases (in Russian with selected English translations) visit the Memorial web-site: http://www.memo.ru/2009/09/10/sud.htm.

The text of the defendants’ appeal (in Russian)

The text of the plaintiff’s appeal (in Russian)

The text of the Tverskoy district court decision, October 6, 2009 (in Russian)

> For further information: www.memo.ru

* Osservatorio sui Balcani e Caucaso (Italy, Balkans and Caucasus)

 La “Bondsteel serba”

E’ denominata ’’Jug’’ ed è la più grande base militare della Serbia. E’ stata inaugurata lo scorso novembre nella municipalità di Bujanovac. Un complesso enorme e ben attrezzato che servirà per alloggiare ed addestrare l’esercito serbo. Critici i rappresentanti della comunità locale albanese

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> For further information: www.osservatoriobalcani.org

* Presidency of Russian Federation (Russia and Cis)

Daily news report of January 13, 2010

> For further information: http://president.kremlin.ru/eng

* Sarke (Georgia)

News in brief of January 13, 2010

> For further information: www.sarke.com

* Seenews (Bulgaria and Balkans)

 Daily news report of Albania (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Bosnia-Herzegovina (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Bulgaria (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Croatia (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Macedonia (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Moldova (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Montenegro (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Romania (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Serbia (January 13, 2010)

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 Daily news report of Slovenia (January 13, 2010)

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> For further information: www.seenews.com

* Uzreport (Uzbekistan and Central Asia)

Daily report of January 13, 2010:

 Alokabank to float 14th emission of long-term securities for 50bn soums 13.01.2010 13:58:08

Alokabank open joint-stock commercial bank is preparing to issue the 14th emission of deposit certificate for legal entities at a total sum of 50 billion soums. The term of emitted securities floatation is from 6 months to 3 years.

 Alokabank’s capital grows by 37.4% to 46.3 billion soums in 2009 13.01.2010 13:57:21

Alokabank open joint-stock commercial bank achieved the increase of its basic indicators’ activity at the end of 2009. Thus, assets of the bank rose by 14.2% against 2008 to comprise 243.2 billion soums as of 1 January 2010.

 Kazakhstan names envoy to Uzbekistan after long break 13.01.2010 10:46:40

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has appointed an ambassador to Uzbekistan after 17 months without a diplomat in Tashkent, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reports.

 DBJ joins IFC agreement to simplify loans in developing countries 13.01.2010 10:32:49

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) have agreed to streamline the process for providing loans to companies in developing countries.

 Denilson, Ristic join the growing ranks of Bunyodkor 13.01.2010 10:25:31

Uzbek champions Bunyodkor have snapped up former tormentors Brazilian Denilson and Macedonian Stevica Ristik from AFC Champions League winners Pohang Steelers of Korea Republic.

 Elections to Uzbek parliament’s lower house end 13.01.2010 10:06:44

The Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan held a session on 12 January to consider the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis.

 Fair decision in favour of Uzbekistan at International Arbitration Court 13.01.2010 09:47:14

Favourable investment climate has been created in Uzbekistan. The legal framework of investment activity and protection of foreign investors’ rights and their investments has been formed.
 Tethys Petroleum Limited gives update on its activities in Uzbekistan 13.01.2010 09:42:35 Tethys Petroleum Limited has given an update on activities in Uzbekistan. Tethys is honoured to announce that the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has issued an Order that includes instructions to provide support to the oil and gas activities of Tethys in Uzbekistan.

 Creative Union of Journalists announces Year’s Best Journalist contest 13.01.2010 09:41:04

The Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan announced a contest The Year’s Best Journalist 2009.

 Part of Samarkand-Turkmenbashi road reconstructed 13.01.2010 09:40:03

Five-kilometer part of the international highway Samarkand-Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi, which links Karakul and Alat districts of Bukhara region, was reconstructed.

 Special groups held 12,500 raids during road safety month 13.01.2010 09:37:57

The traditional road safety month was held in Uzbekistan during 10 December – 10 January in accordance with the order of the Cabinet of Ministers.

 Best representatives of culture, arts and sports awarded 13.01.2010 09:36:26

The traditional awarding ceremony of the year’s best representatives of the arts, culture and sports was held in Tashkent.

 Second round of voting at parliamentary elections held successfully 13.01.2010 09:34:52

Second round of voting at the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oiy Majlis of Uzbekistan (in 39 electoral districts) and local councils (in 779 electoral districts) was held on 10 January.

 President of Uzbekistan opens Oath to the Motherland monument 13.01.2010 09:32:46

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov participated in the opening of the monument "Vatanga Qasamyod" ("Oath to the Motherland") in Tashkent on 12 January. The monument was raised on the initiative of the head of the state.

> For further information: www.uzreport.com