Romania appeals to the European Union (EU) member states to support bridging the gaps between the old and new members of the EU, namely to attain the goals proposed by the European Commission in the Europe 2020 Strategy, Romanian President Traian Basescu said.

After years of opposing the project, Romania is now ready to join the Russian-backed South Stream gas transit pipeline, officials in Bucharest said. “We have been able to start a dialogue, including with Russia. South Stream will pass through Romania,” the country’s Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Thursday.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to leave Monday for an official trip to Serbia, his office has informed. Borisov is set to meet with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković and President Boris Tadic and is expected to