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Eurozone power couple France and Germany urged Greek leaders on Monday to “live up to their responsibilities” by voting in favour of an unpopular austerity package designed to slash its deficit. Speaking at a joint news conference after talks in Paris, President Nicolas Sarkozy and

Former Slovenian foreign minister Samuel Žbogar will assume the office of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo on Monday. His tenure will last until mid 2013, with the possibility of extension. At the same time, Žbogar will head the EU office in Priština. He will hold this position …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday paid a short visit to Bulgaria and discussed energy issues and military cooperation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. At a joint press conference with Borissov, Clinton said she had a very productive meeting with the prime minister.

The Italian and Austrian ambassadors in Belgrade have said their countries will support Serbia’s EU candidacy in March. “Italy has been supporting Serbia’s path towards the EU for a long time and all political options in Italy are united when it comes to this,” Armando

Tomislav Mercep, a Croatian former assistant interior minister, is to stand trial for war crimes on February 10 at Zagreb County Court, the court announced. The indictment charges Mercep with responsibility for the killing of 43 civilians

Hashim Thaci said recently that he is ready to meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić. The meeting, he said, should focus on all the problems that weigh on relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

The Year of intercultural dialogue between China and the European Union (EU) officially kicked off in Bulgaria on Friday. In response to this significant event, a wide range of Chinese cultural activities

Gazprom and Montenegro have decided to draft technical and economic justification for the construction of a section from the South Stream gas pipeline project in Montenegro. The two sides discussed the technical abilities and prospects for Montenegro to join the project, the company said in the statement. Montenegro said it …

Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia meet today to discuss trilateral agreement on the prosecution of war crimes. Heads of state of three countries are to meet today to examine

The EU ambassador in Belgrade expects Serbia to be granted candidate status at the upcoming EU heads of state meeting in March. “The conditions for EU membership candidate status that Serbia needs to fulfill are clear and achievable,” Degert said