The European Union (EU) does not consider the Balkans as a problem. All countries have European perspective, but each of them faces specific problems, said Maja

Former Italian Prime Minister and Interior Minister Giuliano Amato has said that Turkey should be treated fairly and given a roadmap by the European Union toward visa-free travel to Europe.

Bulgaria must consider outlawing the far-right and nationalist party Ataka over its recent attack on praying Muslims in Sofia, according to Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberations in European Parliament.

At the European Union‘s Foreign Affairs Council on 23 May in Brussels, during the discussions about the situation in the states of the South Caucasus and the course of negotiations on association agreements with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis spoke up for a …

The top international envoy in Bosnia, Valentin Inzko, and Muslim spiritual leader Reiss-ul-Ulema Mustafa Ceric have been plunged into row over religious education with each accusing the other of intolerance and religious incitement. The controversy was sparked by the

The 1st round of negotiations on free trade zone (FTD) agreement between Moldova and Turkey started in Chisinau on Monday. The negotiations participants exchanged opinions of the document, agreeing that

Serbian President Boris Tadić will not attend a summit of central and southeastern European leaders in Warsaw, Poland, because of Kosovo. The decision came “because Kosovo will be treated as an equal state”. Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in early 2008, but Serbia rejected this as an illegal act …

Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik firmly rejects the possibility of the entity seceding from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). He said that Bosnian Serb leaders will not engage in “adventures such as secession from BiH”.

International Civilian Representative Pieter Feith has criticised the EU Rule of Law mission (EULEX) for not being proactive enough. Feith said he expected

Cyprus’s ruling communist Akel held on to its share of the vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday, as Greek Cypriots went to the polls ahead of talks with the UN chief on ending the island’s division.