A recent public opinion poll shows that 43% of Turkish citizens surveyed view the United States as the biggest threat the country. Israel was viewed by 23.7% as the biggest threat, while traditional ‘enemy’ Greece was viewed as the biggest threat by only 2.3% (Iran 3%, Iraq 2.1%, Russia 1.7%). …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Cyprus on the second leg of her two-day Mediterranean tour. After meeting with Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, Merkel said it was up to Turkey to put more effort

Serbia’s Government Office for European Integration head Milica Delević says the office had received almost all of the answers to the European Commission questionnaire. She added that the work was