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German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker in saying Friday that Greece would only receive a 130-billion-euro (174.4-billion-dollar) bailout after it meets a tough round of conditions. Speaking days before a summit

Three days of intense talks between Belgrade and Pristina finally yield result with agreement on Kosovo’s representation at regional meetings. Kosovo and Serbia appear finally to have agreed a

The Belgrade authorities have been advised not to organize local elections in Kosovo. The EU member states who have recognized Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence, advocate against

The decision on the EU candidate status will not be vital for Serbia’s fate, Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac has said. He said: “It will not be the end of the world if it is to be postponed once again, because that would not mean that reforms are not being …

Serbian ministers in new government quash talk of giving Kosovars right to visit Bosnia. Ministers of Bosnia’s two main Serbian parties, the Alliance

Bulgaria declared Thursday its support for granting Serbia an official EU candidate member statute. The country followed in the footsteps of France, Italy and Austria, who made similar moves earlier during the day. The support was voiced by Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov: “Bulgaria endorses Serbia for receiving

Austria, France and Italy have issued a joint plea to open the EU door to Serbia at a summit next week. In a note Wednesday to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, foreign ministers from the three

Five Russian strategic bombers have raised alert with the Bulgarian and Turkish Air Forces after flying close by over the Black Sea on Wednesday. The five Russian Tu-22 bombers were detected right

The Greek parliament approved Thursday a law on a historic 107-billion-euro debt writedown with private creditors, a key element in a new eurozone bailout designed to avoid default.

GREEK MPs are debating emergency legislation to approve a massive bond swap that would shave €107bn off the country’s privately held debt. Parliament will vote on the proposed deal, which has already been approved at committee level. The governing coalition controls a strong enough majority to pass the law. The …