Balkans

Bulgaria’s president has called for new early elections, claiming this is the only way out of the ongoing political crisis and mass protests. “Early parliamentary elections are the only democratic solution to the crisis we are in. To tell people

Nijaifi, Croatian Ambassador to Iraq discuss mutual relations. The Parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi, discussed with the Croatian

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has sent a letter to Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras in which he calls for speeding up the process of negotiations over the name dispute between the two countries. 

For a sixth morning in a row, Bulgarians will stage a coffee-drinking anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in downtown Sofia. The demonstration on Wednesday morning is expected to be the largest rally held in front of Parliament so far.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić talked with a delegation of the Slovenian parliament led by Parliament Speaker Janko Veber in Belgrade.

Rasim Ljajić says Priština “first accepted the proposed solution for telecommunications but now wants to change what has been agreed.” The Serbian minister of trade and telecommunications added on Wednesday that Belgrade “expects the EU to defend the agreed position.”

The European Parliament has decided Monday evening to hold a debate on the situation in Bulgaria. The debate will be held Tuesday afternoon in Strasbourg. It has

President Ivo Josipovic met the leaders of seven other western Balkan countries on Monday, the first day of Croatia’s EU membership, emphasising that Zagreb

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is on a visit to Serbian capital city Belgrade. In the frames of the visit Minister Bildt will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic. Yesterday the Swedish minister met with Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Serbian counterpart Ivan Mrkic.

Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlăţean is to visit Macedonia on Wednesday. He is to meet with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki. They are expected to sign a bilateral cooperation agreement.