Greece’s two major unions called on Thursday for a 48-hour walkout over a new package of austerity measures, agreed by Greek political leaders in exchange for a new European Union (EU)/International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, a union official said. According to the program some 15,000 civil servants are to be …

Romania’s new centre-right government on Thursday won a vote of confidence in parliament boycotted by the opposition, after pledging to push for eurozone entry in 2015 and fight corruption.

The United Nations mediator in the “name” dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, is to visit both countries this month to examine their commitment to solving the long-standing issue. Nimetz will visit Skopje on February 20-21 to