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Bulgarian interim Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Marin Raykov will be on a two-day working visit to Brussels, Belgium, on March 26-27. The Bulgarian delegation headed by PM Marin Raykov is comprised of Deputy
Read More »Macedonian defence minister meets with Bulgarian ambassador to Skopje
Macedonian Minister of Defence, Talat Dzaferi, met with Bulgarian Ambassador to Skopje, Ivan Petkov. The Ministry of Defence announced
Read More »The EU Enlargement Commissioner stresses the importance of free elections in Albania
The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Stefan Fule, on Monday called on Albania’s parties to ensure that the general elections meet a high standard in order to advance the country’s EU goals. “The existing broad consensus in Albania on European Union integration
Read More »Albanian ratifies Trans Adriatic Pipeline Agreement
The Albanian Parliament ratified the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Albania, Italy and Greece on the construction and operation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, TAP reported on Tuesday. Signed in Athens on February 13, 2013, the tri-lateral IGA
Read More »EU gives green light to Croatia to join the union on July 1
The European Commission gave Croatia a clean bill of health today in its final check before the Balkan state joins the EU in July, but said it would keep watch over corruption and crime. Marking the end of Zagreb’s decade-long effort to join mainstream Europe, European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan …
Read More »Serbian PM meets new head of the EU mission in Kosovo
Serbian Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met on Monday with the new head of the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, Bernd Borchardt. Dacic insisted during the meeting that EULEX, together with KFOR and UNMIK, should secure full protection of citizens in Kosovo and Metohija.
Read More »In Bosnia, Turkey brings back a gentle version of the Ottoman Empire
Turkey conquered the Balkans five centuries ago. Now Turkish power is making inroads through friendlier means. Two Turkish-run universities have opened in Bosnia’s Ottoman-influenced capital in recent years, bringing an influx of Turkish students and culture to a predominantly Muslim country still reeling from a brutal ethnic war almost two …
Read More »UK PM to unveil sweeping immigration crackdown
Prime Minister David Cameron will unveil a sweeping immigration crackdown on Monday, March 25, aimed at discouraging migrants from Romania and Bulgaria from moving to Britain when EU restrictions on their right to travel and work there expire next year, Reuters reported. Under his plans, access to Britain’s National Health …
Read More »Babacan disapproves of Greek Cyprus bailout deal
Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan criticized the Greek Cyprus bailout deal imposed by the European Union, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying he does not find taxing deposits to be the right method in principle, during a meeting in Finland on Sunday. Stating that …
Read More »Macedonia Ruling Party Takes Lead in Local Polls
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s party is on course for victory in the municipal vote that was held after a political crisis, although the opposition has alleged foul play.Preliminary data released on Monday by Macedonia’s State Election Commission, DIK, showed that Gruevski’s main ruling VMRO DPMNE party had won the most …
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