Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on January 10 that Bashar al-Assad is the source of evil in Syria. Turkey’s position on Syria remains unchanged, according to the minister.

New Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on EU not to make “unilateral and impatient statements via media” and urged calm over the events following a major graft probe.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier starts a two-day visit in Athens on Thursday. Steinmeier is expected to meet his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos, after

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili will make an official visit to Turkey on January 20. Official meetings are planned in Ankara with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime

Greece officially assumed the EU’s six-month rotational presidency on Wednesday at a ceremony in Athens. The Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras stressed that

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul has expressed his strong support for the separation of powers in his country. He delivered a speach on Thursday during a visit to a military academy in Istanbul.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is hitting the road again from January 11 to the 15 for discussions about the war in Syria in France.

Greek Ambassador to Belgrade Constantine Economides said on Wednesday that the EU-Serbia intergovernmental conference scheduled for Jan. 21 will be a historic moment both for Serbia and the Western Balkans.

The Turkish government removed police chiefs in 16 provinces, including the capital of Ankara overnight amid a corruption probe that has shaken the country, local media reported on Wednesday.

The first half of 2014 is extremely important both for Europe, and for Greece, Evangelos Venizelos, Greek Deputy PM and Minister of Interior, said. “The first half of 2014 is vital for Europe, as the European Parliamentary elections will be held in May, but is also