European Union

The EU needs to move "as soon as possible" from a wait-and-see approach to a problem-solving strategy in dealing with enlargement and the Western Balkans, said Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar in an interview about the priorities for his country's upcoming EU Council presidency.

During the 13 years of the SNS's existence, only four of its officials were in conflict with the boss and had the "privilege" to feel all of Vucic's power.

Except for the Prime Minister, the Serbian delegation will also include the Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovi and the Ambassador of Serbia to the EU, Ana Hrustranovi.

Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on June 21 he will not allow nuclear negotiations for the sake of negotiations, in his first news conference since winning election last week.

Turkey's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita index based on purchasing power parity (PPP) last year was 64, while the average for EU countries was 100, Turkey's statistical authority announced on June 21. 

Despite the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the country's index rose 3 points from the previous year.

Turkey has called on the European Union to take concrete steps on the modernization of the customs union and migrant deal ahead of the bloc's pivotal summit later this week where ties with Ankara will be discussed.

Social Democratic Party (PSD) national leader Marcel Ciolacu said on Monday evening that the Social Democrats' no -confidence vote is likely to succeed because the Citu government is "inefficient" and its direction is "wrong." "It is the first time, after 30 years of post-December democracy, that a motion of no confidence has a chance to succeed, just six months after the parliamentary election

EU foreign ministers have resolved to impose their toughest punitive measures yet on Belarus, a package of economic sanctions targeting sectors that benefit the government of President Alexander Lukashenko.

EU Foreign policy top representative, Josep Borrell, announced the decision following a Monday meeting in Luxembourg, and said he believed they would "put pressure" on Lukashenko.

Brdo pri Kranju – What used to be Brdo Hotel at the Brdo pri Kranju estate reopened on Monday after renovation works under a new name – Elegans Brdo Hotel. The EUR 11.5 investment was finished just in time for the start of the Slovenian EU presidency.

Brussels – The European Environment Agency (EEA) has launched the city air quality viewer, which has taken data from two Slovenian cities, Ljubljana and Maribor. The latest data show that the Slovenian capital is plagued by poor air quality, whereas the situation is a bit better in Slovenia’s second largest city.