European Council

Cautiously optimistic fro the outcome of the negotiations is the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, according to what he said in front of the cameras before his meeting with Alexis Tsipras and just a few hours after the negotiations that took place in Brussels between the three Greek ministers and the representatives of the creditors.

From Friday April 7, tighter checks at the EU passport-free Schengen Area's external borders will mean longer waits for those travelling from Croatia and Bosnia into the zone.

Diplomats and political analysts say that it is becoming increasingly certain that the US and European governments may soon resort to various sanctions against Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and former Prime Minister and leader of the right-wing VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski.

Ivanov and Gruevski are continuing to block the formation of an opposition-led government.

European Council President Donald Tusk and EC President Jean Claude Juncker have congratulated Aleksandar Vucic on his election as president of Serbia.

This outcome confirmed the strong support he enjoyed in his country, they said.

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk said the European Union would uphold its agreement with Turkey over the refugee flows. Mr.

The European Union is determined to stick to a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of undocumented migrants into the bloc, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.

President Rumen Radev and European Council President Donald Tusk discussed in Sofia the situation in the Balkans, the processes of migration and issues, connected with Brexit, according to BNR.

Turkey will not attend a meeting on Syria in Brussels organized by the European Union, with diplomatic sources saying Ankara was not satisfied with an EU response over the format of the meeting and its own title. 

European Council President Donald Tusk will arrive to Macedonia on Monday for a meeting  with President Gjorge Ivanov, according to BNR.

The main goal of the meeting is to discuss the latest developments with regard to the migrant crisis. Macedonia emerged as a key Balkan route state after it closed its border with Greece in early 2016, effectively closing the Balkan route.

Spain is likely to wield a veto over any Brexit deal for Gibraltar after the EU-27 backed Madrid in its draft negotiating guidelines for forthcoming divorce talks between the UK and the bloc.
Gibraltar is a disputed territory, which Britain has held for centuries. For the UK, any Brexit deal would automatically apply to Gibraltar, since it claims it as British territory.