Bulgarian Prime Minister Marin Raykov called on Wednesday for a fresh and in-depth review of the contract between Bulgaria and Russia for the construction of the pipeline South Stream.

The Greek Parliament ratified the Intergovernmental Agreement between Albania, Italy and Greece on the construction and operation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project. The Intergovernmental Agreement between the three

Russia has agreed to grant Serbia a $500 million loan, Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Wednesday, April 10 with a first tranche of $300 million to be handed over immediately.

Turkish Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis stated that they expected full support from EU in regards to fight against terrorism. Reminding that there were parties benefiting from drug trafficking, human smuggling and arms trade, Bagis said, “We expect full support

Weapons are spreading from Libya at an “alarming rate,” fuelling conflicts in Mali, Syria and elsewhere and boosting the arsenals of extremists and criminals in the region, according to a UN report. The report by the UN Security Council’s Group of Experts – who monitor an arms embargo imposed on …

The Greek government appeared dissatisfied on Wednesday following the presentation of a new proposal regarding the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in New York on Tuesday.

Georgia considers Azerbaijan as its strategic partner. The new government also adheres to this position, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said at a meeting with editors of the Georgian media today. “Of course, Azerbaijan is our strategic partner,” he said. “We intend to continue our joint projects and develop them …

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister, Marin Raykov called for a new and more in-depth analysis of the Russian-sponsored South Stream gas pipeline project. Speaking Wednesday at the regularly-scheduled meeting of the caretaker government, Raykov asked his ministers to organize a round table on South Stream.

Dozens of reporters and activists rallied in front of the government, protesting over a police assault on a Top-Channel TV staffer.According to information received by Balkan Insight, police detained cameraman Gent Ballta on Sunday while he was filming confrontations between Tirana football club fans and police officers. While in detention …

President Bujar Nishani set Tuesday December 22 as the day when a historic referendum on trash imports will be held, the first such grassroots initiative in Albania.The referendum request had been spearheaded by a group of activists, environmentalists and intellectuals, who collected more than 64,000 signatures in order to annul …