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Facing charges of "censorship" from both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU will need its full legal arsenal, and political will aplenty, to stand up to U.S. Big Tech once Donald Trump is back.

BRUSSELS - European Commission Spokesperson Anitta Hipper said on Tuesday the process of selecting a successor of outgoing EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak was underway.

Describing Türkiye as one of Belgium's most important partners, the Belgian foreign minister on Thursday highlighted the strong bond formed by a vibrant Turkish-origin community.

Hristijan Mickoski, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia and leader of VMRO-DPMNE, has firmly declared that no constitutional amendments to include Bulgarians in the country's Constitution will be made as long as he holds his current position.

Former Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov has expressed concerns about Bulgaria's eurozone prospects, warning that the country may be moving away from joining for years, potentially indefinitely. Speaking to Bulgarian National Radio, he suggested Bulgaria's timeline has shifted at least two years forward, potentially targeting 2029.

Belgium's Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Dec 16, 2024

Ties between Türkiye and the European Union should return to pre-Sarkozy era, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said, referring to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy who suspended the advance in Türkiye's accession process when he came to power in 2007.

Ukraine will block Russian gas supplies via its territory in several days, effectively halting its transit to Slovakia, Moldova and, to some extent, Hungary.

Kiev said it would not renew an agreement on Russian gas transit expiring on Dec. 31 as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.

BELGRADE - The issue of missing persons in the wake of the 1999 war in Kosovo-Metohija remains current for Serbian state authorities, but the search for those missing has been bogged down by insufficient engagement by the Pristina provisional institutions, the Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons in Kosovo-Metohija said at a conference titled Waiting for the Truth and Justic

One of the issues often raised by Albania, both at the bilateral and international levels, is the so-called “Cham issue.”