Eurasia

Macedonia has one week to present its progress in terms of the European integration, so as European Commissioner Stefan Fule to work out a positive report for the country, which will not bury down country’s hopes for being given a date to launch the EU accession talks.

Differences between Belgrade and Pristina are small but deep. This is what High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, said after the 12-hour negotiations between the two countries in Brussels.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit Turkey in the end of the week. “The date is not clear yet but possibly Mr. Kerry will arrive in

The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide approximately one billion euros to the 10-billion-euro rescue plan for cash-strapped Cyprus, managing director Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday.

The eighth round of the Kosovo dialogue ended in Brussels late on Tuesday with the two sides unable to reach an agreement. Serbian PM Ivica Dacic addressed reporters in the early hours

An EU spokesman announced that about 250 European instructors began on Tuesday to train Malian soldiers in Mali. “The mission has kicked off this morning as foreseen. The idea is to train

Georgia considers the possibility of expanding military cooperation with Azerbaijan and Turkey, Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Alasania said on Tuesday.

“Kosovo is ready to sign an agreement with Serbia, but it will not change its positions and will not accept anything, which is contrary to Kosovo’s constitution”, stated Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. “This is a historical day. A very decisive moment for Kosovo and the region”, Thaci stated.

Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, is on an official visit to Hungary Tuesday and Wednesday, the presidential press office announced. In Budapest, Plevneliev will meet with Hungarian counterpart Janos Ader, the Speaker

UN mediator in the Greek-Macedonian name issue, Matthew Nimitz, has set a new round of name issue talks this month.