Balkan countries

The Western Balkans Investment Summit in London on Monday brought together the prime ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia with investors to discuss the development of transport links, energy projects and privatisation.

Macedonia had closed its border with Greece to Afghan migrants, leaving a growing number of people stranded, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported in its online English-language edition on Monday, citing Greek police sources.

Serbian authorities have warned Bulgaria it should step up border controls to stem the flow of migrants trying to cross its western border, BGNES newswire quotes Serbian police as saying.

Serbia has not closed its southern border with Macedonia to migrants, the Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) told B92 on Friday.

The European Union hopes Turkey will prevent as many migrants reaching Greece as last year but is readying "contingency" plans to shelter large numbers who may arrive but can no longer trek north toward Germany. 

Serbia is open to Slovenian investments into expanding the tourist capacities, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.

He made the comments during a meeting with Slovenian Minister of Economic Development Zdravko Pocivalsek on Thursday in Belgrade.

Serbia will assist Bosnia-Herzegovina on its path towards the European Union, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said in Brussels late on Wednesday.

"Just like we expect assistance from EU member states, Bosnia-Herzegovina can expect assistance from Serbia, which is a candidate country and has opened the first chapters," Nikolic told reporters after a working dinner.

Three lawmakers of Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn were ejected from a parliamentary committee briefing on Feb. 17 after insulting the defence minister and the head of the army, officials said.

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic sent his best wishes to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on the occasion of Serbia's Statehood Day.

In a message on Monday, he also invited him to visit Montenegro this year "to strengthen the political dialogue and further improve cooperation."

Unilateral measures won't achieve sustainable results in resolving the current migration crisis in Europe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.