Balkans

Bulgarian PM visits Azerbaijan to boost economic relations

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov starts on Thursday an official two-day visit to Azerbaijan. He will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister Artur Rasizade. The purpose of the visit is to discuss ways to boost the trade-economic relations between the two countries, gas supplies to Bulgaria …

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Herman van Rompuy visits Bulgaria

EU President Herman van Rompuy arrives on a one-day visit to Sofia on Wednesday to discuss the government’s plan for diversification of the natural gas supplies to Europe. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Herman van Rompuy will have a one-to-one meeting, followed by a joint news conference.

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Brussels says Croatia is on track for EU entry in 2013

Croatia is on track for EU membership, but has to do more to restructure ailing shipyards, strengthen the judiciary and fight corruption, Brussels said in its first monitoring report on the country’s readiness to join the block. “Overall, Croatia’s preparations are on track. Nevertheless, the

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