France will help Kosovo on its path to European Union membership, according to statements issued by President Sarkozy’s entourage. Unnamed sources at the Elysée Palace, the French president’s Parisian residence, revealed that Nicolas Sarkozy had told Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, in Paris on an official visit, that the country’s …

Albania is heading a series of NATO led naval exercises in the Adriatic Sea, a first for the newly promoted member of the alliance. The war games which include thousands of marines and officers from Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Italy and Montenegro, aim to strengthen cooperation between naval forces in …

Ukraine has settled its bill for Russian gas supplies in May ahead of a deadline, state energy company Naftogaz said on Friday, after Russia cast doubts on its ability to pay. Ukraine needed to pay $657 million by Sunday for 2.4 billion cubic metres of gas, including $500 million for …