Sebastian Kurz
Serbian PM, Austrian FM present "action plan for 2016"
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic have presented the cooperation action plan for 2016.
It provides for the Austrian government supporting Serbia in opening more chapters on its way to the EU and cooperative efforts in tackling the refugee crisis.
Austrian FM: Our decision to have consequences for Balkans
Austrian Foreign Sebastian Kurz said in Belgrade on Tuesday that his country "will have to limit the number of refugees it will accept this year."
He also said that Austria will continue to cooperate with the countries of the Western Balkans "in order to reduce the influx of migrants."
'Bulgaria Missed a Brilliant Foreign Policy Opportunity'
Bulgaria should have called a regional summit to tackle the migrant crisis, instead of mobilizing the army to guard its borders, a recent analysis reads on the EUInside.
It says the former option would have helped see what is most needed by countries affected by the influx of migrants such as Serbia, Macedonia and Greece.
Kurz: Chapters to open in second half of year
Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz says first chapters in the accession talks with Serbia could open in the second half of the year.
After a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic on Wednesday, Kurz said that Austria wishes to see Serbia in the EU and added that a positive development in the negotiating process is necessary.
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Friends of Serbia meeting in Brussels on May 18
BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will take part in a Friends of Serbia meeting in Brussels on May 18, the Serbian government office for media relations said on Thursday.
All the foreign ministers from EU countries will be at the meeting, and Vucic was invited by Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.
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Austria passes law on Islam, banning foreign funding
Austria's parliament on Feb. 25 passed a law banning foreign sources of financing to Muslim organisations and requiring imams to be able to speak German, in a move closely watched by other European nations facing growing problems with radical Islam.
Bulgaria, Austria Hope Minsk Peace Deal Will Be Honoured
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Austria on Thursday welcomed the new Ukraine ceasefire agreement and said they hoped it will be honoured by all sides in the conflict.
Austrian Foreign Minister to Meet with Bulgarian Counterpart in Sofia
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz is to arrive in Sofia Thursday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov.
Vucic, Kurz believe successful cooperation will continue
VIENNA - At a reception held by Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz in his honor, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic voiced belief that the close and successful cooperation between the two countries will continue.
The largest bilateral reception held in Vienna so far was attended by Austrian officials and more than 700 members of the Serbian diaspora.
Kurz: Vucic leading Serbia in right direction
VIENNA - Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz expressed hope late Thursday that the first chapters of Serbia's EU accession talks will be opened as soon as possible.
In a statement to Tanjug, he said that Vienna supports Serbia on its path to the EU because it is confident that Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic is leading the country in the right direction.
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