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President Rumen Radev after Council: Security Sector Staff Remains Main Priority
President Rumen Radev expressed satisfaction that all participants in the Consultative Council of National Security were very responsible and constructive at the discussion, FOCUS News Agency reported.
Foreign tourist arrivals to Turkey rise 18 pct in April after months in doldrums
The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey saw a huge increase in April, with the number of arrivals from Russia jumping around 485 percent, after months of difficulties amid a series of negative incidents, from bomb attacks to a diplomatic crisis with Russia and a failed coup attempt.
Serbia will be ready to open 5 more chapters by end of June
Serbia will by the end of June be ready to open five negotiation chapters in its EU accession talks, Serbia's chief negotiator with the Tanja Miscevic has said.
It is still unknown when the next intergovernmental conference in Brussels will be held and how many chapters we will open, but we are maintaining the pace of the process, Miscevic said, according to Tanjug.
Albania: Extreme Nationalists terrorize the Greek Minority of Northern Epirus!
The, by now well-known, Albanian extreme nationalist Tahir Veliu and his minions targets Albania’s Archbishop Anastasios for the first time and demands from the official authorities to expel him from the Albanian territory as an undesirable person!
Offer made to make Western Balkans an EU outpost - Novosti
BELGRADE - At a working dinner with Western Balkan PMs two days ago, EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini made an offer for the Western Balkans to become an "EU outpost", Belgrade's Vecernje novosti reports.
New road map will give fresh momentum to EU-Turkey ties
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent visit to Brussels was positive because both Turkey and the EU decided to maintain dialogue, said retired ambassador Ünal Çeviköz.
Turkish intelligence agency report describes massive global Gülenist organization
The global network of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) is made up of more than 500 companies, hundreds of foundations and media outlets, and over 1,000 schools across 170 countries, a report by Turkey's National Intelligence Agency (MİT) has stated.
Mogherini: Cooperation, W. Balkans' EU perspective on agenda
BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini said ahead of an informal meeting with the PMs of the Western Balkans Six in Brussels that the main topics on the agenda would be cooperation among the countries of the region and their individual cooperation with the EU.
EU commends Serbia's economic growth, outlines challenges
BRUSSELS - In Tuesday's annual dialogue on economic policy, the EU praised Serbia's economic growth, outlining challenges regarding structural reforms and competitiveness, the EU Delegation to Serbia and the Finance Ministry said.
Turkey seeks compromise over Russian ban on its tomatoes
In a bid to resolve a trade row with Russia, Turkey has proposed Moscow lifts its ban on imported Turkish tomatoes during periods when Russian growers are unable to produce their own.