Northern Europe

The founding of the Romania-Ireland Business Association (RIBA) is a valuable contribution to Romania's and Ireland's economic development, in the general context of the European Union, National Bank of Romania (BNR) vice governor Bogdan Olteanu told the first conference organized by RIBA on Thursday.

A party mainly backed by ethnic Russians has won most votes in Latvia's parliamentary elections on Saturday but is unlikely to secure a role in government.

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Caretaker Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said he is seriously concerned with the abduction of Estonian police official Eston Kohver on September 5, 2014.

In a statement, he has called the incident "a violation of international law on behalf of the Russian Federation".

The Foreign Ministry is calling on Russia to immediately release Kohver and secure his return to Estonia.

The people of Scotland will decide on Thursday whether to end a partnership with the rest of the United Kingdom that has lasted more than 300 years. Here is a guide to Scotland as the historic vote nears

Westminster promised to guarantee Scotland high levels of state funding, granting Scots greater control over healthcare spending in a last-ditch attempt to shore up support for the United Kingdom before Thursday's vote on independence

The United States moved a step closer to retaining basketball's World Cup on Sept. 11 as they beat Lithuania 96-68 in Barcelona to reach the final

A draft line-up of the new European Commission, obtained by Reuters, shows that Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva would most likely be taxation and anti-fraud commissioner. 

The final line-up of Jean-Claude Juncker's 28-strong team is expected to be announced on Wednesday at noon, so the draft is subject to change.

NIS - Norwegian Ambassador in Serbia Nils Ragnar Kamsvag in Nis on Wednesday that his country sent around EUR 2.5 million worth of assistance over the course of 12 years.

In the talks with Nis Mayor Zoran Perisic, the Norwegian ambassador said that his country's main focus in the time to come would cover the high unemployment rate in Serbia.

BELGRADE - The Kingdom of Norway will allocate additional EUR 0.5 million for the civilian society and municipalities in Serbia, Norwegian Ambassador in Serbia Nils Ragnar Kamsvag stated in Belgrade on Wednesday in the talks with Minister for Labour, Employment, Veteran Care and Social Issues Aleksandar Vulin.

The last draft of Romania's Partnership Agreement with the European Commission is much better than the original one; the Romanian Government will take into account EC's observations and will improve the document to be signed, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Thursday evening.