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EP President Martin Schultz will arrive in Bulgaria today to deliver a speech on Europe’s anti-crisis solutions in Sofia-based University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The lecture is organized by the university, the Bulgarian Atlantic Club and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

The Albanian government agreed on Wednesday to allow access to its territory to a EULEX team of prosecutors which will investigate allegations that the KLA harvested organs of Serb war prisoners. Prime Minister Sali Berisha said the parliament will pass a

Fatmir Limaj, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, has been acquitted in the Klecka case by a Kosovo Court together with three other ex-fighters. A team of European and Kosovo Judges at Pristina’s District Court announced on Wednesday that there is no proof to continue the trial …

The German government decided on Wednesday to extend the mandate of the country’s troops as part of KFOR troops in Kosovo for another year. The extended mandate maintains the limit on the number of German

Serbia signed an agreement with OSCE on Monday which states that the OSCE will only monitor Serbian presidential and parliamentary elections in Kosovo. Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for

Sarajevo: A Bosnian Muslim former soldier on Monday became the first woman to be convicted of war crimes by a local court after pleading guilty to killing Croat civilians and prisoners during the 1990s war.

Stefan Fule, European Enlargement Commissioner, said on Monday that he hopes the Pro-Europeans to win Serbian elections on Sunday. “If you ask me whether we hope to get an administration that will

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who is on a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan, has said that the main route for exporting Azeri gas to Bulgaria must cross Turkey. Speaking after a Friday meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart

Boris Tadic expressed his intention to form a team for EU accession talks if he becomes a president. “The job ahead of us is enormous and it requires a high level of expertise and efficiency. My team of people

KFOR Command Erhard Drews said on Thursday that another 70 German troops arrived in Kosovo. A total of 550 German and 150 Austrian soldiers will be deployed in Kosovo until next Monday. The troops are being deployed in Kosovo at the request of the KFOR commander, motivating that there had …