Egypt has become the 100th country to recognize Kosovo as independent, the Pristina government said June 26, a milestone for the Balkan country’s pursuit of full international acceptance.
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UN experts visit Turkey to investigate Syria chemical weapons claims
U.N.-appointed inspectors, blocked from entering Syria, are in Turkey to gather information about possible use of chemical weapons in the civil war, officials said on Thursday. Members of the team assembled by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had
Read More »German parliament gives green light for beginning of the EU accession talks with Serbia
The German parliament has authorized the German government to vote in favor of the beginning of the EU accession talks with Serbia. The vote will take place at Friday’s session of the European Council and adding that the German
Read More »Slovak FM says Serbia has reasons to rejoice after EU decision
Serbia has “reasons to rejoice” after the Council of the EU Ministers adopted “a historic decision,” Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčak believes. Lajčak said that Serbia is now invited to enter the final phase of the EU accession process, and that this is an irreversible process.
Read More »NATO supports Georgia membership, but not timetable set
NATO ambassadors arrived here Wednesday for their third visit since 2008, with the alliance chief reiterating Georgia will join the military alliance but not indicating when.
Read More »Death toll in Syria near 100,000
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have retaken a town on the Lebanese border as they press an offensive against rebels in a conflict that has now cost more
Read More »Serbian PM to visit Brussels
Serbian Prime Minsiter Ivica Dacic will leave on the working visit to Brussels. During the visit Dacic will meet with European Commission
Read More »EU could start negotiations with Serbia in January at latest
Catherine Ashton said after meeting with Ivica Dačić that she will recommend the European Council to start negotiations with Serbia no later than in January. She told a joint press conference in Brussels that she was “very happy that the foreign ministers of all 27 EU member
Read More »Georgia and Israel discuss bilateral cooperation and regional security
Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili and Head of the Government of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation and
Read More »Greek PM says cabinet is stable now after reshuffle
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday insisted his government was stable despite a reshuffle following the uproar over the disputed closure of public broadcaster ERT.
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