Eurasia

The European Union (EU) is aiming at preventing illegal immigration passage through the land border of Turkey and Greece, with a technical delegation from EU Commission examining the border between Turkey and Greece on Friday. Stefano Manservisi, the commission’s director-general for home affairs, told local media that he had held …

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday (January 15th) that all concerned parties should encourage Turkish and Greek Cypriots in their efforts to find a settlement to the long-standing Cypriot issue. His remarks came a few days after Angela Merkel visited Cyprus and criticised the Turkish Cypriots for lack of …

EU Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier said on Friday (January 14th) that the prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone is out of the question. “Greece is still in a state of emergency, but has reasons to hope for a better future, since there are prospects for development. Amidst …

Bulgaria and Romania probably won’t get a “green light” to enter Schengen in March. This became clear after a meeting of a working group of experts in Brussels on Friday (January 14th) to discuss the two countries’ readiness to join the border-free zone.

By Anes Alic in Sarajevo Five people were indicted on terrorism charges following the June 2010 bombing of a police station in the Bosnian city of Bugojno, but today, prosecutors are focusing more on the international aspect of the case, as leads in the investigation show that the attack may …

The close of 2010 and the first week of 2011 were tough times for the authorities of Kosovo, despite a few diplomatic gains, such as official recognition of the country’s independence by Qatar and Guinea-Bissau. First came the Council of Europe’s report on organized crime which includes allegations that Kosovo …

Greece will show political will for solving name issue dispute in the new round of talks. That is what spokesperson of the Greek Foreign Ministry Grigoris Dalavekuras declared. According to him,  Athens expects Skopje to show political will as well, which is necessary for Macedonian accession to the EU and …

EU Anti-fraud Commissioner Algidras Semeta will visit Bulgaria today to discuss about the measures being taken by the country to tackle fraud and irregularities in EU funds. During his visit in Sofia, the Commissioner will meet with Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov and his two Deputies – Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and …

The population census scheduled for April by Kosovo institutions is unacceptable for Serbia, the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija said on Thursday. The census should be postponed to the end of the year and the possibility

The Serbian government announced it has prepared answers to all the questions from the European Commission Questionnaire. The answers are currently being checked and translated, said the