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Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Friday was received by Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili and had meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Parliament President David Usupashvili, as well as with Georgia's State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration David Bakaradze, informs a Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) release remitted to AGERPRES.

20 selected destinations competed for the prestigious title of Best European Destination 2015. After a three-week online voting period, Bordeaux was elected as the Best European Destination 2015 and won this prestigious title.

 Greek FM discusses confidence building measures with FYROM counterpart

A senior European commissioner warned Feb. 2 about rising levels of  extremism and intolerance across the 28-nation bloc, targeting Jews, Muslims, homosexuals and even women.        

The Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) is to make another attempt at electing a Chair of the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) on Thursday.

Bulgaria plans to propose to set up a centre for prevention of illegal arms trafficking through the Western Balkans as part of the European Union's anti-terrorism effort, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said on Friday.

The trains stopped in the middle of January with an official government decision will be set in operation again starting 1 February, officials from the Bulgarian State Raiways (BDZ) announced.

Last week it was reported the trains would be back on the tracks, but no date was specified.

The reversal came after a series of protests across Bulgaria last week.

Latvia favors "policy of conditionality" toward EU hopefuls

BRUSSELS -- Latvia will during its presidency of the EU pursue an enlargement policy based on "the principle of conditionality," reads the country's program.

Latvia assumes EU's rotating presidency

BELGRADE -- Latvia has taken over from Italy the presidency of the European Union, saying its priorities are increased competitiveness and energy independence of the Union.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade summit will be an excellent forum for exchanging ideas on enhancing the cooperation and bringing us all closer to our common goals, Latvia's Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma says in an exclusive opinion piece for Tanjug ahead of the Third Meeting of Heads of Government of China and CEECs in Belgrade, which Tanjug publishes in full.