Stier

A meeting of the HDZ's presidency and National Council on Monday decided that the party's political secretary, Davor Ivo Stier and its international relations secretary, Miro Kovac, will be removed from their senior positions after a series of disputes within the centre-right ruling party.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias issued a stern response to United Nations Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide Wednesday after the Norwegian diplomat told a Greek newspaper in an interview that peace negotiations - which have stalled - between rival leaders on the island should continue in order to avoid a possible crisis.

Bulgaria will continue to actively work for the European perspective for the Western Balkans and the guaranteeing of stability in the region, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said at a meeting with Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Davor Ivo Stier, quoted by the government's press office.