A national referendum will be held on Turkey’s EU accession, regardless of the outcome of negotiations between Brussels and Ankara, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann announced on Tuesday (May 3rd) after meeting

European Parliament (EP) member and Rapporteur on BiH Doris Pack criticised on Tuesday (May 3rd) Republika Srpska’s plan to hold a referendum on the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office. Meeting with RS Parliament

The US welcome Croatia’s progress in the EU integration process, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said on Tuesday (May 3rd), after talks at the White House with Vice-President Joe Biden. Josipovic added that the main topics were bilateral relations, co-operation within NATO and fighting terrorism. He also met with Secretary of …

Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers approved a draft police cooperation agreement with Croatia, the government’s press office announced. Compared to the current intergovernmental agreement for cooperation in the fight against organised crime, illegal drug trafficking and terrorism, the document provides broader legal framework for police cooperation, expanding the scope of the …

Head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović has said he intends to visit Priština mid-May, ahead of the fourth round of the negotiations. He said that he wanted to go to Priština to meet with members of the other team and explain to the Kosovo Albanians the Belgrade view …

Georgia raises the issue of returning the OSCE mission to the country. Talks with the Lithuanian President will be held in this sphere, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told journalists before a meeting of the Georgian and Lithuanian presidents.

Moscow wants to receive legal guarantees from the United States that its future missile defense shield in Romania will not target Russia’s strategic nuclear forces, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The European Parliament’s (EP) civil liberties committee on Monday (May 2nd) adopted with significant majority a recommendation to allow Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen. The recommendation will be voted on at an EP plenary session next month. The final decision is in the hands of EU interior ministers, who …

The trial of a former Hungarian military officer accused of crimes against civilians in the Serbian town of Novi Sad in 1942 will open on Thursday in Budapest, media reported on Monday (May 2nd). Serbia’s war crimes

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) is waiting for Republika Srpska (RS) to drop plans to hold a referendum on the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office, OHR spokesperson Dorothee Junkers said on Monday (May 2nd).