Eurasia

Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić has said that Serbia will soon face a “more strict” approach of the EU, as the country hopes to join the organization. Speaking in Luxembourg during a meeting of Western Balkans and EU foreign ministers, Jeremić said that the union would insist on the implementation of …

Deputy High Representative in Bosnia Roderick Moore says it’s discouraging that nine months after the elections Bosnia has no government at the state level. Moore said that this carries further adverse implications for Bosnia.

Tiraspol said the parties involved in the “5+2” format dialogue should not to expect radical changes as a result of the meeting that is to take place in Moscow on June 21. In a statement issued by the Transnistrian foreign ministry, Tiraspol accuses Chisinau of unconstructive policy towards Transnistria, which, …

The European Union will no longer play a key role in Turkey’s post-election reform efforts because there is no clear perspective on Turkish accession into the 27-nation bloc, Turkey’s ambassador Selim Kuneralp to the EU said.

European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said that it is possible for the European Commission (EC) to launch accession talks with several countries from the West Balkans by the end of the year. 

Euro zone finance ministers early this morning withheld the release of a EUR 12 billion loan to Greece, saying they could not authorise the release of the money until the Greek parliament backed a swingeing new austerity plan.

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said that it is not in Serbia’s interest to ever recognize the independence of its breakaway province of Kosovo. He said that should that happen then Serbia could well expect new declarations of independence in other quarters.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will be in Bulgaria July 03 on an official two-day visit. This will be the first official visit of a Turkish head of state to the country. The visit will be used to discuss opportunities for boosting bilateral cooperation and the implementation of joint projects in …

The parallel count of the votes cast in the second round of the mayoral elections confirms the victory scored by the Liberal Party’s candidate Dorin Chirtoaca. According to the results announced in a news conference on Monday, 50.55% of the electors voted for Dorin Chirtoaca, while 49.45% for Igor Dodon.

Creation of a “Greater Albania” would harm not only Serbs but also other neighboring nations, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović has said. He added that this would also destabilize the entire region and that the Serbian government opposed forming any unreal countries.