Sebastian Kurz

'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.

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.

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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