Eurasia

Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has sent a proposal for an investigation into allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo and Albania to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Jeremic sent the letter to Ban on Tuesday afternoon, after he discussed the issue with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who was in …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov heads to Macedonia on Wednesday for a one-day visit to discuss boosting bilateral ties and economic relations, especially in the energy and investment sectors.

Serbia needs to achieve political stability and unity for further progress in its EU accession bid, Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said on Monday (April 18th) at an EP-Serbia

Croatia will close two more chapters in its EU accession talks Tuesday (April 19th) when a delegation finalises negotiations on agriculture and rural development and regional policy at

Romania is ready to accept EU police on its borders in order to show it is fit to join Europe’s passport-free zone. Marian Tutilescu, state secretary in the Interior Ministry, said Romania had launched

Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze is on an official visit to Brussels where he met with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Fule. Their conversation touched upon deepening relations between Georgia and the EU, democratic reforms in the country, negotiations with the EU

Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan will pay a visit to Romania. Ashotyan will have an official meeting with Romanian Minister of Education, Research and Innovation Daniel Funeriu.

The European Union-Turkey Association Council is set to hold its 49th meeting in Brussels today. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the chief EU negotiator, State Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış, will represent Turkey in the meeting of the association council. EU officials attending the meeting are expected to …

Romanian President Traian Basescu has today ended his visit to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up for the Romanian President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries. President Basescu was seen off by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and …

Bulgaria would join the Schengen area, but France needs more time to be convinced of its readiness, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said on Monday. “Accession to Schengen requires a number of conditions to be completed — from technical preparedness and general behavior, to tackling crime