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The US ambassador in Podgorica, Margaret Ann Uyehara, on Monday praised the efforts of Montenegro to curb violent extremists but urged MPs to speedily adopt amendments to the criminal code, penalising participation in foreign battles.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz sent his very pointed message to the leftist Greek government through a report on Linkedin.

As Schulz explains: "It's not about making headlines, but doing something useful and acti in citizens' best interest."

The governing centre-left SDP has decided to focus on what it says are the progressive reforms it has made since it came to power as the centrepiece of its campaign for the forthcoming parliamentary elections, Croatian media reported on Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbia will not recognize the independence of Kosovo that was unilaterally proclaimed by ethnic Albanians, Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Aleksandar Vulin said Monday.

EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cre?u has insisted that poverty betrays a systematic error of society that can only be remedied through a holistic approach.

In an interview for the Bulgaria On Air TV channel, Romania's EU Commissioner admits that roads and infrastructure are important, just as the reduction of poverty and social inequalities.

By Paul Carrell & John O'Donnell

European Central Bank policymakers decamp to Cyprus on Wednesday wrestling with the uncomfortable fact that they may hold the keys to Greece's continued membership of the euro.

France's recognition of Kosovo was "historic mistake" - MEP

BELGRADE -- France made "a historic mistake by recognizing Kosovo's independence," Aymeric Chauprade, a French member of the European Parliament, has said.

BELGRADE - Paris has made a historic mistake by recognizing Kosovo's independence, Aymeric Chauprade, European parliamentarian from France, has said, stressing that the 1999 NATO war against Serbia assisted the separatist tendencies of the ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, and the European Union (EU) followed the policy pursued by the United States.

Romania's parliament is to vote on Monday whether to appoint Hellvig as the director of the country's intelligence service, SRI, after he was nominated for the post by President Klaus Iohannis.

He is to replace former director George Maior, who resigned at the end of January.

Official reacts to claim Serbia "must recognize Kosovo"

BELGRADE -- Marko Djuric qualified on Sunday as "incorrect and detrimental" Ulrike Lunacek's statement that recognizing Kosovo was a condition for Serbia's EU accession.

The Austrian politician is the deputy president of the European Parliament (EP).