SOFIA, Bulgaria Tsvetan Tsvetanov, chairman of the election-winning Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB), will serve as interior minister, the party’s informal leader, Boyko Borisov, said on Wednesday (July 8th). Tsvetanov’s background is in law enforcement — he was an inspector for 17 years and an administrator for …

BELGRADE, Serbia Parliament on Wednesday (July 8th) approved a new law on regional development that will divide Serbia into seven statistical regions: Vojvodina, Belgrade, Western, Eastern, Central, Southern, and Kosovo and Metohija.

ANKARA, Turkey President Abdullah Gul approved a controversial new measure Wednesday (July 8th) that allows civilian courts to prosecute military officers for some crimes. Gul, however, demanded that some regulations be implemented that would “dispel worries” among the military.