Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has vowed to closely monitor the European Council summit on Sunday 23 October, adding that he expects a vote to be held on Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen bids. On Thursday Boc acknowledged that both countries were facing certain political obstacles to their Schengen entry but …

The Turkish military launches a massive campaign to hunt down militants from the outlawed PKK responsible for the deaths of 24 soldiers as the country mourns and protests erupt in dozens of cities. Thousands of elite Turkish troops went on the offensive against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in …

The Hague Tribunal prosecution on Thursday submitted for the judges’ confirmation the third amended indictment against Ratko Mladić. The former military leader of Serbs in Bosnia is facing the added count for the execution by a firing squad of around 30 Muslims in the Šekovici municipality