Antonis Samaras was elected the new leader of Greece’s conservative New Democracy party, succeeding former prime minister Costas Karamanlis who stepped down after ND’s crushing defeat in general elections.

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said official Tbilisi is “tremendously worried” about Russia’s possible purchase of French helicopter carrier amphibious assault warships.

The European Union has liberalized Monday the visa regime for Serbs. The decision of lifting of the visa regime has been voted by the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council, and will come into force on December 19. Serbs can travel without visas in almost EU member states, except for …