The International Monetary Fund and the European Union embarked on a new review of Romania’s economic reforms Tuesday, under a stand-by agreement concluded in March 2011. The Romanian

Poul Thomsen, the head of the IMF team for Greece, is set to visit the country after the May 6 election before a mission visit takes place the following month. He is likely to conduct a staff visit that will last a couple of days to assess the situation in …

Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov and Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat took part in the official opening of a Bulgarian-Moldovan business forum. “Such events give opportunities for establishing contacts with

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels on Thursday that there are “fundamental differences” between the NATO and Russia over Georgia. He said he stated this issue during a NATO meeting with Russian

Boyko Borisov, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, stressed the importance of gas interconnection projects for energy security after a Thursday meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat. “I hope that we shall be able to achieve the much desired diversification in the region

Bosnia’s central government approved the budget for 2012 on Wednesday as the country seeks talks next month with IMF on a new loan deal. The adoption of the budget was delayed so far because misunderstandings of Serb, Croat and Muslim leaders.

Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac visited Serbian Army (VS) troops serving as peacekeepers in Cyprus. He said on Wednesday in Cyprus that members of the Serbian Army and the state are considering peacekeeping missions a highly honorable job. Sutanovac said that only 46 from 900 members of the Serbian military …

Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic says there are more than 100 outstanding arrest warrants for members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). “Once they are within reach of the Serbian authorities, they

Azerbaijani Agriculture minister Ismet Abasov met on Tuesday with a Bosnian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Jerko Ivankovic-Lijanovic. The two sides discussed about bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture. Abbasov said there are favorable soil and climatic conditions Azerbaijan, high export potential and favorable …

The Bulgarian Government has canceled the idea to construct a border fence with Turkey, a border aimed to stop infiltration of animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease. The government said it cannot afford the construction of the 181-km border fence. The project would cost almost 14 million euro, and the Bulgarian …