Military of the European Union

The European Union is closely watching whether Turkey's actions are affecting the record flow of migrants to Europe, after the EU reached a $3 billion deal with Ankara to curb migration last year, European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Jan. 25. 

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will invite Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa to meet in Brussels after New Year's and Christmas holidays.

Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting this on Monday, quoting "EU diplomatic circles."

Bulgaria's government on Wednesday named the country's priority areas of technological research relating to defence and security.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made a formal request for help from EU partners on Tuesday after the attacks in Paris on Friday, which had claimed the lives of 129 people and left hundreds injured.

This constitutes the first time that the so-called mutual assistance article of the Treaty on European Union has been invoked.

Kosovo's hopes of joining the European Union received a boost on Tuesday with the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the 28-nation bloc.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will meet with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Tuesday.

During the day, he will also attend a reception organized by European Council President Donald Tusk, First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

Federica Mogherini announced on Wednesday a high-level political conference concerning the refugee issue in the Western Balkans for October 8.

The conference will take place in Luxembourg, and the topics will cover crisis management and migrant reception, the EU foreign policy chief told reporters after the session of the European Commission College of Commissioners in Brussels.

Airbus Group has told buyer nations of the A400M transporter  aircraft that it cannot deliver all of its high-tech defences according to plan, casting a shadow over some of its military uses as Europe battles growing instability on its borders. 

The integration of western Balkan states into the European Uunion is of particular importance for the stabilization of the region, the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov boasted about Bulgaria's contribution to the EU's security, portraying the country as one of the worst hit by increasing migratory pressure at a meeting with Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission.