Balkans

Lenders in Europe agreed to new terms for loans to Greece that will free up an additional $3.6 billion disbursement for the debt-burdened government. The agreement includes a new round of austerity measures. Specifically, The New York Times reported Monday, Greece will layoff an additional 15,000 civil servants, including 4,000 …

Ihsanoglu on Monday said that Bosnia-Herzegovina had to be a full member of the OIC and benefit from the opportunities the organization offered to member statesSecretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu held a joint press conference with Bosniak member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Tripartite Presidency, Bakir …

Serbian prime minister Ivica Dacic said his government would continue negotiations with Kosovo with or without the European mediation. Serbia is determined to solve its problems with the government of

Skopje will not get a start date for negotiations for entry into the European Union, on account of the unresolved name problem with the country, according to diplomats in Brussels. A date was expected to be announced in June, but according

Croatians are going to the polls Sunday to elect their first ever Members of the European Parliament. The country is to officially become an EU Member State on July 1, 2013.

Slovakia has always said it will recognize Kosovo once Belgrade and Priština sign an agreement to normalize their relations, said the country’s former Prime Minister Iveta Radičova. She added that Slovakia will support Serbia strongly on its path towards EU membership.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton is beginning her visit to the region on Monday with a trip to Montenegro. In Montenegro, Ashton is to meet with PM Milo Đukanović

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will visit Montenegro on Monday. This will be Ashton’s first visit to Montenegro since she took office

Serbian PM Ivica Dačić said on Friday that there would be no continuation of the dialogue “because no acceptable agreement has been reached so far.” When asked whether he would go to a new round of

Following a dispute over the result of Sunday’s presidential election, the EU said Montenegro needs to build up public trust in its institutions. “We expect all political parties in Montenegro to work constructively within