Ümit Boyner, Boyner Holding’s board member, was elected on January 21, as the new chairwoman of TÜSİAD, after Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ.

Iraq and EU signed on January 18, a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their strategic energy cooperation in areas such as natural gas, energy security and renewables.

The first policy report of the Commission on the Black Sea entitled “The Current State of Economic Development in the Black Sea Region” had been recently released.

Members of TRACECA (Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia) transit corridor gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, on January 12.

The EBRD and the Russian government announced on December 23, plans to cooperate on ways to promote energy efficiency, a major priority for a country which makes an exceptionally intensive use of its vast energy resources.

The new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), “Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving Toward Sustainability”, looks at ways to enable growth in mobility without accelerating climate change.

The EBRD Board has adopted on December 17, a new strategy for Albania, which is designed to support the country’s further development by addressing the key challenges for the Albanian economy.

The first EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting within the framework of the Eastern Partnership was held in Brussels, on December 8, 2009.

The Republic of Bulgaria have officially assumed the Chairmanship of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) since November 1st, for a period of six months.