Balkans

Bulgaria and Turkey have vowed to deepen bilateral cooperation regarding the influx of refugees from Syria, vowed the foreign ministers of the two neighbors.

Serbia has condemned statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a speech given in Kosovo on Oct. 23, saying such words “cannot be received as friendly.”

Bulgaria has started construction of a fence along its border with Turkey to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants. Bulgarian Army began a construction of a fence that will be used to restrict the number

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić stated on Thursday that the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo “cannot be recognized.” This is true “because Serbia has the support of the UN Security Council,” according to Nikolić.

All Balkan countries will join the union when they meet EU criteria for accession, says European Commission President. All Balkan countries that have applied for EU membership should join the union when they are ready, said EC President, Jose Barosso, during his visit to Berlin.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has announced that he would schedule a sitting of the Consultative Council of National Security over the ongoing refugee crisis in the country. Plevneliev told reporters on Tuesday that he would announce the date for the sitting “within days,” noting that the budget of Bulgaria’s security services will be …

Bulgaria has asked for an additional EUR 6 M in order to cope with the ongoing refugee influx, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev revealed on Monday. Yovchev, who attended an emergency cabinet sitting over the refugee crisis, told reporters

Bulgaria has reiterated its support for Turkey and Western Balkan countries’ EU accession efforts. “Bulgaria has always been consistent in its support for the European future of the countries from the region. We are convinced that European integration is the only right way to achieve prosperity, security and

Police in Bosnia have detained eight Serb men suspected of taking part in looting, expulsions and killing of civilians during the country’s 1992-95 war. The prosecutor’s office in Bosnia said Thursday the men were arrested in the eastern town of

Cyprus said on Friday that it has approved the establishment of a support base on the Mediterranean island for chemical weapons inspectors deployed in war-hit Syria. “The Council of Ministers has ratified the agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the UN-OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) for the