Lenders in Europe agreed to new terms for loans to Greece that will free up an additional $3.6 billion disbursement for the debt-burdened government. The agreement includes a new round of austerity measures. Specifically, The New York Times reported Monday, Greece will layoff an additional 15,000 civil servants, including 4,000 …

Ihsanoglu on Monday said that Bosnia-Herzegovina had to be a full member of the OIC and benefit from the opportunities the organization offered to member statesSecretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu held a joint press conference with Bosniak member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Tripartite Presidency, Bakir …

Serbian prime minister Ivica Dacic said his government would continue negotiations with Kosovo with or without the European mediation. Serbia is determined to solve its problems with the government of

Skopje will not get a start date for negotiations for entry into the European Union, on account of the unresolved name problem with the country, according to diplomats in Brussels. A date was expected to be announced in June, but according

Croatians are going to the polls Sunday to elect their first ever Members of the European Parliament. The country is to officially become an EU Member State on July 1, 2013.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will visit Montenegro on Monday. This will be Ashton’s first visit to Montenegro since she took office

Russia likes the Georgian government’s pragmatism and is ready to expand ties with the South Caucasus country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “The pragmatism with which

Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti on Wednesday invited caretaker Prime Minister Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, to form the new government. The president made the decision after consultations with the parties in the former governing coalition, the Alliance for European Integration.

Mali’s prime minister urged France Thursday to maintain a military presence in its former colony, as troops began an early withdrawal three months after ousting armed Islamists from the country’s north.

Croatia will this weekend hold its first-ever election to the European Parliament, less than three months before the country is scheduled