Romania’s newly-appointed prime minister has begun talks on forming a new government, after weeks of nationwide protests forced his predecessor to resign. Mihai Razvan Ungureanu met with coalition parties Tuesday, Febuary 7. He had previously served as the head of Romania’s foreign intelligence service, and was named prime minister Monday …

Former Slovenian foreign minister Samuel Žbogar will assume the office of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo on Monday. His tenure will last until mid 2013, with the possibility of extension. At the same time, Žbogar will head the EU office in Priština. He will hold this position …

The Italian and Austrian ambassadors in Belgrade have said their countries will support Serbia’s EU candidacy in March. “Italy has been supporting Serbia’s path towards the EU for a long time and all political options in Italy are united when it comes to this,” Armando

Gazprom and Montenegro have decided to draft technical and economic justification for the construction of a section from the South Stream gas pipeline project in Montenegro. The two sides discussed the technical abilities and prospects for Montenegro to join the project, the company said in the statement. Montenegro said it …

It is necessary for Serbia and the U.S., as traditional allies, to find a common approach to the Kosovo issue, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić says. Dačić, who will attend the 2012 Prayer Breakfast in Washington, said he

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Belgrade on Thursday. The talks between the representatives of the IMF mission and the Serbian

Chairman of the Board of the Kazakh National Defense Company ‘Kazakhstan Engineering’ Bolat Smagulov and Ukrainian officials discussed the issues on inter-country cooperation in defense and machine building spheres. The negotiations were hold within the official visit of Kazakhstan Engineering’s delegation to Kiev on Jan.30- Feb. 2. and were centered on …

Issues of USA and Georgia’s transition to a new level of relations in the sphere of security and defense were discussed during Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s meetings at the U.S. Congress. According to the

Croat FM Vesna Pusić said on Tuesday Serbia and Croatia could discuss withdrawals of genocide lawsuits if they first resolved whatever they could bilaterally. “That refers to stolen property, missing persons and war crimes cases,” she explained.

Romania’s ruling party plans to raise pensions and wages with a view to deflecting some of its current unpopularity with austerity-weary voters. Romania’s centre-right Liberal Democratic Party has mandated Prime Minister Emil