Balkans

Over 1,500 postal workers in Bucharest have staged a walk-out over planned cuts in their working hours and salaries as the government tries to slim down and sell off the service.“People are disappointed by the new working contract which plans to halve the number of working hours for many employees. …

According to the preliminary results, four parties pass the 4% parliamentary threshold. The results are: Center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria GERB party of former Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov gets 31.37%, of the votes, the Bulgarian

Macedonia’s Vice Prime Minister for European Affairs held talks in Athens with the Greek Foreign Minister in an unusual face-to-face meeting. Macedonia’s European integration prospects – and the “name” dispute with

Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and leaders in the Serb-run north of Kosovo have reached an agreement on the implementation of the EU-brokered deal. Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Deputy Prime

Aleksandar Vučić told councilors of Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo and Metohija that the Brussels agreement “means painful and difficult things.” The meeting with councilors Serb municipalities in northern

The Çankaya presidential palace is scheduled to host a Balkan Summit to discuss the latest developments in the region with the leaders of both Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ankara next week.

A protest of northern Kosovo Serbs against the implementation of the Brussels agreement started in Belgrade on Friday. The protest is dubbed “We are staying in Serbia”.

OSCE observers are not coming to Sofia to question Bulgarians’ ability to hold free and democratic elections, the leader of the mission said days before the country’s 2013 early parliamentary poll.

After the two delegations failed to agree an action plan, the Serbian Prime Minister said the EU-led deal will be finalised following direct meetings with his Kosovo counterpart. Serbia’s Prime Minister, Ivica Dacic, said an action plan to implement the

Bulgaria’s caretaker Economy and Energy Minister Asen Vasilev will make a working visit to Istanbul, Turkey.