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European Commission President Continues with His Tour of the Western Balkans

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker continues with his tour of the Western Balkans. Together with the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Khan will visit Montenegro.

Yesterday, the three were in Serbia, where they called on Belgrade to improve relations with Kosovo on the road to membership.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Security and Defense Are a Global Problem

Today begins the second day of the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Sofia. It also includes ministers of the candidate countries - Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Montenegro.

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini will also participate. The forum will discuss the Security and Defense topics.

Bulgaria EU Presidency Seeks to Promote Europe-Middle East Ties

Bulgaria, which holds the current EU Presidency, expressed its desire Monday to work with the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini to boost ties between the EU and the Middle East region. "We are working with the EEAS (European External Action Service) on relations with the Middle East.

Eight EU states want "more work to counter Russian propaganda"

Eight EU countries have signed a letter asking for "Russian propaganda to be countered, especially in the Western Balkans."

Tanjug reported this on Tuesday, citing the Croatian daily Jutarnji List, which in turn, quoted the Brussels-based website EUobserver - which said it had seen the letter, sent to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

Mogherini's meeting with Vucic, Taci begins in Brussels

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini's meeting with Serbian and Kosovo Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hasim Taci began in the European External Action Service building in Brussels at 10.45 am Monday.

The meeting was preceded by Mogherini's bilateral meetings with Taci and Vucic.

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