European Parliament rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin said that it is unrealistic for Serbia to apply for EU candidacy by the year’s end. After talks late Sunday with Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, Kacin said that candidacy for membership is a game unlike poker that has clear rules by which …

Macedonia’s Prime Minister has failed to present a platform for resolving the country’s burning row with Greece, leaving a space that is wide-open for speculation, the former Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva said in an interview for local media. Macedonia urgently needs a national platform regarding this issue, she said. This …

Iordanka Fandakova was officially sworn in Monday as Sofia’s first female mayor. The ceremony took place during a special meeting of the city’s Municipal Council, where Fandakova received the official support of all municipal councilmen.