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Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi, who has arrived in Yerevan for a working visit.

The Netherlands remains strongly opposed to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the visa-free Schengen zone at this stage, Dutch interior ministry spokesperson Alexander Vanderee told Bulgarian National Radio on November 15 2011.

Bulgaria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has extended accolades to Finland’s new position on the country’s Schengen accession. Mladenov said Sofia is applauding the news and voices certainty the change

Presidential elections in Moldova have been canceled after the parties failed to agree on possible candidates, raising the possibility of early parliamentary polls in the former Soviet republic. The elections, scheduled for November 18, were called off after the date for candidate registration

Thousands of Kosovo Serbs want to take out Russian passports in order to guaranteer their security in the Albanian-dominated country, a Kosovo Serb group has told the Russian embassy in Serbia. The Russian embassy in Belgrade has forwarded to Moscow a request from

Finland has partially lifted its opposition to Bulgaria and Romania joining Europe’s Schengen passport-free travel zone, a Finnish EU minister said on Monday, but the Netherlands is still opposed and the measure needs backing from all members.

Bulgaria is willing to share with Romania its experience in dealing with challenges, related to EU funds absorption, the press service of European affairs minister Tomislav Donchev said on November 9 2011. Donchev was on a two-day visit to Bucharest where he met with Romanian government officials.

A phased-in Schengen entry is still a possibility for Romania, even though not all Schengen member countries would be ready for a decision like that, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated.

Bulgaria supports Moldova’s “EU perspective”, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has told his Moldavian counterpart Iurie Leanca. The two met Monday in Bucharest (Romania) during a forum of the Foreign Ministers of the countries from the Danube region.

Romania’s President Traian Basescu has reiterated during a visit in Belgrade his country’s position that it has no intention whatsoever to recognize the independence of Kosovo. After meeting with his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic on Tuesday, Basescu stressed that “at this point there is not a single condition under which …