US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday threw US support behind Montenegro’s bid to join NATO as the Balkan country pursues political reforms. The chief US diplomat “pledged the United States’ support for Montenegro becoming an integral part of the Euro-Atlantic community” as she stood next to visiting Montenegrin …

Romania has an “extremely good” chance of unblocking a 20 billion euro International Monetary Fund, IMF, and European Commission led aid package, following Parliament’s adoption of an austerity package last week, central bank Vice Governor Cristian Popa said. “The situation of political stability has been sorted out… The budget has …

Spain hopes for a swift solution to the Greek-Macedonian “name” spat that would put Macedonia on the right track towards EU membership, Spanish Prime Minister and EU chairman Jose Luis Zapatero said on Wednesday. “I have great confidence in the [Greek] Government of George Papandreou, and of course we cooperate …