TURKEY The parliamentary discussion over the recently launched Kurdish initiative will be held during an open session, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Tuesday, ending the controversy that prompted harsh criticism from the opposition. “It will be an open session, and everyone will be able to listen to what …

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a standing committee of the European Parliament, will review the report on visa liberalization for the Western Balkans. The Committee is expected to vote on the report, drafted by Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon on September 15. The report will be put …

Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), informed the European Union’s Political and Security Committee about the worsening political situation in BiH and the total absence of reforms’ implementation.