Politics

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the FBiH Parliament, Mirjana Marinković-Lepić, who is resigning, believes that she will be dismissed from office at the next session of the House on May 28 and that representative of Our Party, Dragan Mioković will be appointed as the new speaker.

Greece and Türkiye can "establish an approach of mutual understanding not as an exception, but as a productive normalcy that is not annulled by the well-known differences in our positions," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said after meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.

Issues of sovereignty cannot be put on the dialogue's table, underlined Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis speaking of the Greek-Turkish relations in an interview with the Sunday newspaper Vradyni.

The minister of Defence, Angel Tilvar, has great reservations about Romania giving a Patriot defense system to Ukraine, prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Sunday evening on the Antena3 private television channel, noting that he did not discuss this issue with president Klaus Iohannis and that the decision will be taken in the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT).

The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, during the meeting with the Albanian diaspora in Greece, said that the relations between the two countries are much closer than they appeared.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Ankara on Monday where he will meet with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan accepting the Turkish president's invitation and in exchange of Erdogan's visit to Greece in December 2023.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was touring the island of Chios on Friday, sent a message to rally voters and warned against 'protest' voting.

Romania is a respected member of NATO and the European Union, a status that offers us security guarantees at the highest level, but also a solid platform for collaboration with international partners who share the same values, in order to develop and enhance stability and resilience against contemporary challenges, President Klaus Iohannis said on Friday in a message on Romania's National Independence Day.

Minister of Education, Religious Affairs & Sports Kyriakos Pierrakakis paid an official visit to the Vatican, where he raised the issue of Turkiye's conversion of the historic Monastery of Chora in Istanbul into a mosque.

The Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Davor Bunoza, told reporters after the session of the BiH Council of Ministers that the Election Law of BiH is one of the priorities on BiH's European path, which we must implement.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that Romania can have the "justified hope" that, "in a fairly near future", it will be included in the US Visa Waiver Program.

A draft emergency bill on judicial pay brings a pay rise of up to three pay brackets, or roughly 12%, for judges at courts of first instance, as the most disadvantaged group of judges in terms of pay, while other judges will also get higher pay, which is to kick in as of 2025, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said on Tuesday.

The ceremony of handing over the command duties of the NATO Headquarters Sarajevo between Brigadier General Pamela McGaha and Brigadier General Matthew A. Valas will be held on Friday.

U.S. President Biden will welcome President Klaus Iohannis of Romania to the White House on May 7. The leaders will celebrate Romania's 20th year as a member of the NATO Alliance, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Monday, according to the White House website.