Balkans

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton met here Wednesday the Prime Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic and his counterpart from Kosovo Hashim Thaci to discuss the way forward on the dialogue for normalisation of relations between both sides.

President Dervis Eroglu of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) called on EU to end isolation and embargo, including the restrictions on freedom of travelling.

It was the 41st day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria on Wednesday, July 24. The protestors started gathering, as usual, in front of the government’s building

Bulgarian President Rosen Pleneliev has once again suggested that a cabinet resignation might be better for the country, which faces intensifying street protests.

Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci are meeting in Brussels this Wednesday to discuss the judiciary, police, telecommunications and energy. The trilateral meeting between the heads

Bulgaria supports Serbia’s accession to the EU, Bulgarian National Assembly President Mihail Mikov said in Belgrade, where he met with his Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic.

MPs, ministers and journalists were evacuated on Wednesday from the parliament building in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they spent the night under siege. The building was surrounded by

Top officials in Belgrade on Friday called on Serbs in the north of Kosovo to show unity and participate in the local elections scheduled for November 3.

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos said “Cyprus issue is the top priority of Greece’s foreign policy.” On the occasion of the anniversary of Turkey’s Cyprus Peace Operation of July 20, 1974, Venizelos said the economic difficulties that Greece faced has not affected its policy on Cyprus.

Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, is to arrive on a visit to Bulgaria on Monday, July 22, the press office of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria announced.