France’s interior minister said Thursday his government supports plans by Greece to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey to combat the EU member country’s illegal immigration crisis. “We support the creation of obstacles to counter immigration pressure,” Brice Hortefeux said. “Of course this cannot be compared …

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who met with Bosnian leaders in Sarajevo on Wednesday, urged the country’s leaders to break through political deadlock and push forward with reforms. Bildt said he hoped Bosnia “won’t be too late” with reforms that need to be adopted in the next few years.

Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that his country is ready to hold talks with Pristina. “We are armed with patience because we are determined to move towards dialogue and solving Serbian and Albanian relations in the region. The Serbian delegation is waiting for Pristina’s delegation to be formed and …