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Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev's responsibilities in the European Parliament are vital for both Bulgaria and the EU, the new head of the BSP's parliament group argued.

President Traian Basescu on Thursday will participate in Belgium in the ceremony commemorating the outbreak of the First World War, in the EPP Summit and also, on Friday, in the European Council meeting.

Romanian Parliament has on Wednesday adopted with 344 votes for and 17 abstentions a political declaration that requests President Traian Basescu resign from his position as head of state, following his brother's involvement in acts of corruption, a release of the Chamber of Deputies to AGERPRES informs.

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) supports a platform of Romanian Liberals gathered in the initiative group recently launched by Senate speaker Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, a former prime minister who was once head of the National Liberal Party (PNL), ALDE president Sir Graham Watson announced on Thursday.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has been elected the leader of the body’s Social Democrat bloc, reports Deutsche Welle. 

With 191 seats, the group is the European Parliament’s second-largest faction.

Turkey's major opposition parties have nominated a single candidate for the upcoming presidential elections by choosing the former chief of an Islamic body.

Turkey's main opposition leader has vowed in Germany on June 7 that his party will abolish the laws when it comes to power to prevent an "intelligence state."

Jean-Claude Juncker could pull out of the race for European Commission President, according to diplomatic sources.

The former Prime Minister of Luxembourg was pitted as the favorite after his European People's Party (EPP) won the most seats in the European Parliament in May's elections.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has ruled out the possibility of becoming the next European Commission President.

Austria "fully supports reforms in Serbia"

VIENNA, BELGRADE -- Austria fully supports the economic and political reforms in Serbia, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić said, recapping his visit to Austria on Wednesday.

Vučić told the RTS that his Austrian hosts fully support the economic reforms in Serbia, as well as the necessary political reforms.