Sovereignty

Following his resignation from the post of foreign minister, Nikos Kotzias said that Greece was ready to extend its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles. This came as surprise to Greece's political parties and drew a strong reaction from Turkey, which claimed that any extension of Greece's territorial waters in the Aegean would be considered a casus belli.

The Judge Section of the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) has said that recent statements by political leaders are likely to affect the independence and credibility of the judiciary.

Taiwan's air force scrambled aircraft on May 25 as Chinese bombers flew around the self-ruled island, just a few hours after Taiwan vowed not to be cowed having lost another diplomatic ally amid growing Chinese pressure.

Romania's sovereignty will be protected by explicit laws, debated and voted in Parliament, PSD Chair Liviu Dragnea said on Saturday at the party's extraordinary Congress, underlining that the attack against one's own country is an insult to all Romanians.

Chairman of the expert Committee on the justice package Florin Iordache said on Thursday that if necessary, the Venice Commission's opinion will be sought on the amendments to the judiciary laws.

The committee met with EC First Vice-President Frans Timmermans on Thursday.

Montenegrin Defense Minister Predrag Boskovic has confirmed that Italian and Greek fighters will take over the defense of Montenegro's airspace within NATO's Air Policing mission, reports Macedonian media NetPres quoted by Focus.

Boskovic specified that the agreement should be signed with the SMTPSA (Air Traffic Control Agency) of Serbia and Montenegro.

Catalonia’s secessionist parties have won enough votes to regain a slim majority in the regional parliament and give new momentum to their political struggle for independence from Spain.

The Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, will be involved in drafting recommended constitutional changes that it hopes will pave the way for judicial reform in Serbia in 2018. 

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic confirmed on Monday that she would not take Belgrade's letter to the EU to Brussels with her, when she travels there on Tuesday.

The Catalan government has announced that 90.9 percent of citizens who voted in Sunday's referendum on independence circled the option "yes."

The referendum, which is not recognized by Madrid, was marked by unrest.