Romanian President Traian Basescu has arrived in Ankara for a two-day official visit Wednesday. Basescu was welcomed at the Esenboga Airport by European Union Minister and Chief Negotiator Mevlut Cavusoglu, Deputy

Turkey’s prime minister called for reformation of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, saying that permanent members were obstructing humanitarian aid from getting to Syria. 

The European Union’s foreign policy chief is meeting Ukraine’s president as the country’s political crisis bogs down in a stalemate and the opposition accuses the leadership of conducting a war of attrition.

Bulgaria’s Partnership Agreement with the European Commission for the 2014-2020 period is unlikely to be signed by April, according to former EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev. In a Wednesday interview for Bulgaria on Air TV, Donchev, MP from center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), claimed that there were three main problems

The Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili met with the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule, in Brussels on Feb. 3.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych could call early elections if he cannot strike a deal with the opposition, a top lawmaker said on Feb. 4 ahead of a parliament session where protest leaders will press for concessions.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton returns to Ukraine on Tuesday in a fresh bid to help bring an end to the country’s crisis, her office said. Ashton is expected to begin talks with the opposition and authorities after arrival and continue meetings

The opening of EU chapters 23 and 24 would benefit Turkey the most in the interests of keeping the country on track in its EU bid, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said yesterday following talks with his Turkish

Governmental and opposition forces are convening on a new round of talks Tuesday morning at Ukraine’s parliament in hope for resolution of the political crisis in the country.

The German Foreign Minister has proposed that sanctions should be used against Ukraine’s government if it fails to find a political solution to the current crisis.