Eurasia

Greek president Karolos Papoulias is in Bulgaria to discuss the future development of bilateral relations and the construction of energy projects such as the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and South Stream.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is supporting initiatives for dialogue aimed at ending the months of political stalemate in Albania. Fuele’s spokesperson, Angela Filote, said on Monday (November 15th) this is an

The 200,000 signatures required by Bulgarian legislation for Parliament to consider a referendum have been gathered for a vote on Turkish EU accession. This means that the proposal for a referendum will have to be forwarded by the parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs to be voted in plenary. According to …

Serbian war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević expressed expectation that Serge Brammertz’s report on Serbia’s cooperation will be positive. The chief Hague prosecutor was in Belgrade on Monday, and his report is due before the UN Security Council in December.

Charles S. Faddis, expert on international terrorism: “Terrorist organizations are adaptable and flexible” Interview conducted by Ioannis Micheletos, WSN Editor South East Europe, Coordinator of Southeastern European Office The continuous assymetrical warfare against international terrorism seems to be far from over, and it spans through the entire globe with terror …

What would happen with Macedonia after the NATO summit depends on the state itself. That is what US Ambassador to Skopje Philip Reeker said. “We support the state in finding decision on the name issue and integrations”, Mr. Reeker pointed out.

A Russian diplomat has met with one of the Russian nationals detained in Georgia on espionage charges, a Georgian Foreign Ministry official said on Monday. Deputy Georgian Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze told a press briefing that Georgia had allowed a Russian diplomatic official to meet with one of the four …

Greece’s budget deficit and debt level in 2009 are both higher than earlier estimates, according to figures published by the European Union (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat on Monday. Greece’s budget deficit ran to 15.4

An International Monetary Fund mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina said that it found “encouraging signs” during a 13-day visit to review the country’s performance and prospects under its stand-by agreement with the IMF.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has sent a letter to the leaders of NATO countries outlining Ankara’s position on deploying elements of the Alliance’s proposed anti-missile defence shield on Turkish territory, sources from