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Macedonia's parliament was expected to endorse the PM's new cabinet since the ruling parties led by Nikola Gruevski's VMRO DPMNE won a solid majority in the assembly at the April general elections.

The vote was 77 in favour and 6 against. No one abstained.

The session passed without almost any opposition MPs present in the chamber.

The Turkish business world wants a temperate presidential election that will “establish peace” in the country, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu has said, speaking after a widely-participated consultation meeting with the prime minister.

Austria "to continue supporting Serbia's EU path"

BELGRADE -- Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann stated on Thursday that his country "will remain a strong and reliable partner to Serbia on its European Union path."

Speaking in Belgrade, he added that the support to Western Balkan countries is "an integral part of Austria's policy."

The opposition to Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission President candidacy is increasingly waning, much to the disliking of UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

After a number of postponements, a final consultation between Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan concerning the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) candidate in the country’s first ever direct election for president in August will eventually take place next week.

There is a little over seven weeks to go before the elections, but the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has still not announced its candidate for presidency. Prime Minister Erdoğan said Tuesday, June 17, that they have until July 3 to do so. The oddity is everyone knows who the AKP’s candidate is.

Jyrki Katainen, who has resigned as Finnish Prime Minister, is to replace EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Oli Rehn who was elected to be MEP in May.

This is an interim office for Katainen, who will stand down in October when the new Commission is to be appointed, Finnish broadcaster YLE reports.

A recording of a restaurant conversation leaked Saturday rocked Poland's center-right government and prompted Prime Minister Tusk to hold a news conference later on Monday.

Boyko Borisov, leader of center-right party GERB, has said he is ready for a second term in office as Prime Minister.

Borisov, who was on a one-week visit to the US, gave a press conference at Sofia Airport on Sunday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Traffic and Infrastructure Zoran Mihajlovic stated on Friday that the Ministry has already prepared a proposal for the prime minister and the government how to solve the issue of legalization of 1.5 million illegally built facilities.