Georgia

Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci voiced bitter disappointment on Kosovo being left out of the EU's free-travel regime at Thursday's government meeting.

The EU's refusal to include Kosovo in its visa liberalisation scheme formed part of the day's agenda.

Thaci stressed strong language in his address, calling the decision incompetent and provocative.

Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci voiced shock on Wednesdy afetr the  EU declined to include Kosovo in its visa liberalisation scheme, also angering and disappointing Kosovo politicians and EU integration experts.

The EU on Tuesday said only Ukraine and Georgia will be added to the EU's visa-free system by mid-2016.

In the past, singer Tamta has often come close to entering the Eurovision Song Contest but her dreams of participating have never quite come to fruition. This year, however speculation is rife and the 2016 Eurovision could be the one where the singer from Georgia will represent Greece.

Bulgaria reaffirmed on Monday its support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty as well as the country's aspirations to join the EU and NATO.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to meet his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili, who is expected to arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on Monday.

The schedule foresees both a tete-a-tete meeting between the two prime ministers and plenary talks between the two delegations, the government's press service informs.

As Americans say, it takes two to tango. Now we also have to know that it takes two to crisis.

The tension between Turkey and Russia, which has been going on for 10 days, revealed it is impossible to escalate a crisis if one of the two sides tries insistently to control it. 

Around 1,250 trucks carrying Turkish exports have been blocked from entering Russia and are stranded at border posts awaiting clearance, a senior shipping industry representative told Reuters on Nov. 30.

Cultural diversity is one of the distinguishing features of the American English Academy (AEA) in Sofia. This is what Alan Colson, the new principal of AEA, said in an interview with Novinite.

The defence ministers of the NATO member countries are meeting in Brussels on Thursday over the situation in Syria and Afghanistan.

In a doorstep statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the many challenges the Alliance is facing at present - conflict, instability, insecurity and a refugee crisis.

Meet the mysterious women behind the top men on the Greek political scene.

When Central Macedonian Regional Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas decided to run for the leadership of the conservative New Democracy party, Eleanna Vlahou was the first to know… She has style, grace and is definitely “first lady” material.