Balkans

On April 23-24, Cyprus hosted several Armenian Genocide commemorative events. Armenian community representative Vardges Mahtesian and speaker of the

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

Macedonia’s way to NATO accession is being hampered by an absurd argument, said Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov. According to the president, the decision of the Hague-based International Court of Justice

Bulgaria’s decision to abandon the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project was political and not due to technical

Macedonia’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday is expected to urge the UN Secretary General to take more account of the World Court ruling that deemed Greece’s blockade of Macedonia’s NATO accession illegal. The New York meeting with Ban Ki-Moon is seen as

Moldovan president Nicolae Timofti will visit Brussels, his first visit as the president of Moldova . He will meet Moldovan diaspora in Belgium and will hold a series of meetings with European officials like Jose Manuel Barroso, Herman Van Rompuy and Stefan Fule.

The Bulgarian Embassy to Belgrade rejects the risk that Sofia to block Serbia’s accession to the EU. “Bulgaria played an active role in the process of Serbia’s

Poul Thomsen, the head of the IMF team for Greece, is set to visit the country after the May 6 election before a mission visit takes place the following month. He is likely to conduct a staff visit that will last a couple of days to assess the situation in …

Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov and Moldova’s Prime Minister Vlad Filat took part in the official opening of a Bulgarian-Moldovan business forum. “Such events give opportunities for establishing contacts with

Police in Kosovo arrested two Serbs on Saturday and they will appear in court on Monday after spending 48 hours in police custody. The Police said the two violated people’s equal rights by