The construction of the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in Bulgaria will not start within the next 18 months, until Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry has prepared an environmental impact assessment on the project. The pipeline is planned to transport Russian and Caspian oil from the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas to the …

The upset presidential election will not spoil Moldova’s relations with the European Union or the International Monetary Fund, Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat stated to the press on Monday night. Filat explained he had reached an agreement with the EU, and election or non-election of president in Moldova would not …

The time has come for Belgrade to apply for EU membership, and the application should be submitted “before Christmas”, Italy’s FM Franco Frattini says. Frattini told the press that Serbia was on a path towards EU accession, adding that he hoped it would happen within a reasonable amount of time. …