Bosnia and Herzegovina

In line with the government’s eagerness for making the Turkish opening of Africa a legendary success story, the African continent received the biggest share of overall assistance provided for different regions by Turkey’s aid agency in 2013.

A high-profile meeting between Bakir Izetbegovic, chief of the [Bosniak] Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and Milorad Dodik, head of the [Serbian] Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, ended without agreement after the Bosniak party made it clear that it intended to talk to other Serbian options first.

Bahrija Umihanic, Prime Minister of the Canton of Tuzla - the birthplace of the February demonstrations in Bosnia - has resigned in a letter sent to the Cantonal assembly, media reports said.

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Bosnia's Foreign Minister said he welcomed this week's British-German initiative, offering Bosnia faster progress towards the European Union in exchange for a firm commitment from the country's politicians to undertake substantive reform.

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Presence of international troops in Bosnia "vital"

SARAJEVO -- The permanent presence of the EU military mission in Bosnia (EUFOR) with an executive mandate is vital under the circumstances, assessed Valentin Inzko.

"Balkan region is Germany's new interest"

BELGRADE -- Belgrade and Zagreb are committed to cooperation, foreign ministers of Serbia and Croatia, Ivica Dačić and Vesna Pusić, said in an interview for TV N1.

Dačić believes that everything that happened in the past should serve as the basis for a common future.

BELGRADE - Belgrade and Zagreb are committed to cooperation, the ministers of foreign affairs of Serbia and Croatia, Ivica Dacic and Vesna Pusic, said in an interview for Belgrade TV N1.

Dacic believes that everything that happened in the past should serve as the basis for a joint future.

British and German foreign ministers have sent an "open letter" to the people of Bosnia, offering an opportunity to make dramatic progress towards EU membership if their politicians sign up to substantive reforms.

Regional governments urged to give up territory

PODGORICA -- Albanian historian Koco Danaj has sent a letter to the governments of Montenegro, Serbia, Greece and Macedonia demanding they give up parts of their territory.

These countries should do so, he argues, for the sake of "unification of all Albanians".

BELGRADE - Serbia ranks 77th according to the Legatum Prosperity Index, while Norway claimed the first place on the list of 142 countries.

The Prosperity Index released by Legatum Group on Tuesday evaluates countries according to a number of parameters in sectors of economy, entrepreneurship, administration, education, healthcare, security, individual freedoms and social capital.