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Bulgaria President to Take Over SE European Cooperation Process

Bulgaria's head of state is due to take over from Albania the presidency of the Southeastern European Cooperation Process (SEECP) while on a visit to Tirana on Tuesday, his press office has said.

President Rosen Plevneliev is to take part in a Tuesday summit bringing together all heads of state and government of countries who participate in the SEECP.

President Nikolic warns of danger posed by "Greater Albania" plans

The latest terrorist attacks in the region "confirm fears that creators of the so-called Greater Albania are not resting,president of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic has said.

Montenegro Plans to Tighten Asylum Law

The Montenegrin government plans to set clearer rules on granting asylum in order to distinguish "those in need of international protection" from a growing number of illegal migrants, mainly from Asia and Africa.

Montenegro Newspaper Slates Freeing of Blast Suspects

A Montenegrin newspaper expressed bitter disappointment after a court ruled on Monday that there was no evidence to convict two men from Podgorica of staging a bomb attack that targeted the independent daily Vijesti.

NATO Holds Door Open for Montenegro

NATO's Parliamentary Assembly at its spring session in Budapest on Monday approved a declaration recommending member states to "demonstrate commitment" to the open door policy and decide on Montenegro's membership invitation by the end of 2015.

Montenegro Urged to Regulate Non-Resident Voters

The main opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, urged the government on Monday to delete more than 70,000 voters from the central electoral roll because it said they could not prove that they have resided in the country continuously for the past two years.

Bosnia, Montenegro End Dispute Over Borders

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic on Thursday signed the long-delayed appointment of a new ambassador to Bosnia - as relations between the two Balkan countries started returning to normal after a months-long border dispute.

Serbian Daily Claims Kumanovo Shooting Staged by Former Security Chief

The former Director of Macedonia's Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Saso Mijalkov was actively involved in the staging of the terrorist attack in Kumanovo.

This is claimed by the Serbian daily Blic, based on information of the Serbian security services, BGNES news agency reports.

"Greater Albania is key security risk"

BELGRADE -- The chairman of the Committee on Security Services Control believes that the key security risk faced by Serbia is "realization of the Greater Albania project."

Montenegro Urged to Restore Conscript Army

On the back of perceived terrorist threats to the region, the head of NOVA, the main pro-Serbian party in Montenegro's parliament, on Tuesday called for the country to restore compulsory military service.

Andrija Mandic expressed concern that the recent violence in Macedonia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina could spread to the entire region.

Montenegro PM Complains of 'Masochistic' Coalition

Djukanovic expressed frustration on Monday that the smaller party in the ruling coalition, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, led by parliament speaker Ranko Krivokapic, has often voted with opposition MPs on important laws in recent years.