The new Croatian social democratic government is more likely to resolve the outstanding issue of genocide claims. An inter-governmental agreement on genocide claims between Serbia and Croatia may bring both countries

The EU-Russia summit in Brussels has started. The meeting is attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, and European Commission (EC) President Jase Manuel Barroso. There will be a joint press conference after the talks.

Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan may introduce a single currency in the future within the Eurasian Economic Union between the three former Soviet republics, according to Russian