Mogherini: The doors to Europe can’t remain shut
Frederica Mogherini, the current High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, who also holds office as Vice-President of the European Commission has issued a statement on the current immigration crisis. She stated that the immigration crisis now facing us...
Polls in Greece suggest a narrow race for Parliament
Public opinion polling in Greece, taken three weeks before the early elections, show the race for Government will be very narrow and that the winner is not going to enjoy majority in parliament, which is going to be even more divided than the current...
EU calls for an emergency meeting to discuss the refugee crisis
The European Union called for an emergency meeting where its member states will discuss the escalation of the migrant crisis, reports the BBC.
According to information the EU presidency has called the foreign ministers of all 28 member states to a meeting on September 14....
Hungary: Three years prison for migrants who cross the border illegaly
There will be sharper punishment for refugees and migrants who will cross the state border illegaly, says the Hungarian government following their proposal for a law.
The government has proposed 13 measures for more efficient dealing with the wave of migrants. The laws include a...
Erdogan confirms the new Government’s cabinet
The president of Turkey, Redzep Taipp Erdogan approved the new Government's cabinet that was proposed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davitoglu.
The new government includes a Kurdish party for the first time ever.
Ali Hayder will be the minister of European Union matters and Muslim Dogan will...
UNHCR: 300,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean
The number of refugees and migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean in order to reach Europe has passed the number 300,000, reports the UN Agency for Refugees, UNHCR.
The agency says that number surpasses the 219,000 refugees who have crossed in 2014. More than 2500...
EU pledges 600 million euro to the West Balkan
At the summit in Vienna, the European Union pledged 600 million euro to West Balkan countries. The money will be used on energy, rail and road infrastructure project.
The Austrian vice-chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said that with this move the Union wants to show that it doesn't...
Hahn: EU is giving 600 million euro to West Balkans for infrastructure development
EU Commissioner for expansion Johanes Hahn tweeted today that the EU has given 600 million euro to West Balkan countries for infrastructure projcects.
Infrastructure connectivity between West Balkan countries is one of the topics discussed at the conference in Vienna.
"#Connectivity agenda boosts econom. development + competitiveness...
Vienna is hosting the West Balkans Summit
The two-day conference dedicated to the West Balkans started in Vienna yesterday. The event is a continuation of the so called Berlin process, that was initiated last year by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The central event will take place today. Meetings will take place...
West Balkans won against the EU – Gruevski scored two goals
The West Balkan football team won against the EU team 4 to 2 in the match that took place in Vienna that was part of the program off the West Balkan Summit.
The Prime Minister of Macedonia contributed to the win by scoring two goals...
Kurz: Without a EU perspective, Bosnia and Kosovo are in danger of Islamic extremism
The Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz said West Balkan countries must not face a blocked road to the EU because some of the, like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, are in danger of steering away from Europe and towards radical Islamist group, like...
5000 Migrants have crossed from Macedonia into Preshevo
About 5000 migrants who entered Macedonia yesterday, left this morning by taxis, buses, minibuses and are reaching Serbia in steady numbers, reports the media from there.
Around 2000 migrants have arrived in the reception center in Preshevo, finds out RTS from unofficial information. According to...
Due to the migrant crisis, Bulgaria dispatches army troops along its border with Macedonia and Greece
Bulgaria has dispatched army personnel on the borders with Macedonia and Greece due to the critical situation with the migrants, announced the government of Bulgaria.
Bulgarian media reports that the Ministry of Defense will propose concrete measures which will enable the army and police to...
Remains of the lost Indonesian plane have been discovered
Inhabitants of the Papua province in the far east of Indonesia notified the government that they have discovered remains of the airplane which had disappeared over that area.
This was the comment of an official representative of the Trigana airlines after their airplane carrying 54...
The Serbian National Party wants a wall between Serbia and Macedonia
The Serbian National Party (SNP) considers that Serbia should follow the example of Hungary and raise a wall on the border of Macedonia because that is the only way to stop the flow of migrants.
“It is high time that we start acting like every...
Indonesian plane carrying 54 passengers disappears
An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 passengers has disappeared somewhere in Papua New Guiney.
The chief of Indonesian National authority of search and rescue Bambang Soelistyo, confirmed that the airplane has been lost.
The National authority reports that the airplane which flew on a domestic trajectory belonged...
The number of casualties in Tianjin reaches 112 people
The number of casualties in the explosion in the Chinese city of Tianjin climbed to 112 people, reports Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The fire that ignited in a dangerous chemicals depot caused a sting of huge explosions that injured 750 people. 85 Firefighters are still...
The English mafia is smuggling migrants from France to Britain
Residents of Britain are involved in smuggling migrants from France to the United Kingdom, across the English Channel, commented for the BBC the mayor of the French town Teteggem near Dunkirk.
In part of the reportage by the British national service, its field crew noticed...
Emergency situation in Ferguson extended
The Saint Louis city government extended the emergency condition in the city of Ferguson for the next 24 hours. The emergency condition was brought three days ago after violent protests erupted on the one year anniversary of the death of African-American Michael Brown who...
Greek Parliament votes in favor of new austerity measures
Following an all-night debate, the Greek National Assembly voted this morning in favor of the third packet of austerity measures. The deal was approved by 222 MPs, 64 were opposed to it and 11 were neutral.
SYRIZA lost their slim majority in Parliamnet after only...
