On February, 12 an enlarged meeting of a permanent Russian Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament — Parliamentary Cooperation Committee «Russia — the European Union” — and members of the Russian-European club took place at the RF State Duma in Moscow.

Today Mirek Topolanek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic presiding over the EU said that at the initiative of the Czech Republic it is decided to hold an informal summit of heads of State and Government of the EU member states on overcoming the consequences of the global financial crisis.

Chairman of the OSCE, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis is intended to seek resumption of the OSCE mission in Georgia.

Today in Moscow French actress Marina Vlady presented her play «Vladimir, or the Interrupted Flight» about the world-famous Russian poet Vladimir Vysotsky.

On January, 5 the opening of the “Year of Bulgaria” in Russia took place.