German Foreign Office

Around 450 Turkish diplomats, military officers, judges and other public officers have applied for asylum in Germany, according to a report by Der Spiegel.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic and Christian Hellbach of the German Federal Foreign Office agreed on Monday the relations between the two countries were on a high level, while Hellbach highlighted the significance of regional stability and Serbia's constructive role in the Balkans for Germany.

A German Foreign Office source told BIRN that at the upcoming EU Council meeting on December 13, Berlin is expected to back the European Commission views that the EU should open accession talks with Albania once key judicial reforms and a judicial vetting law are in place.

BELGRADE - Serbia will never accept Kosovo-Metohija's independence, and it meets the conditions for EU accession as long as a recognition of Kosovo is not required, Serbian presidential adviser Stanislava Pak said in a comment on a statement by German Foreign Office official Michael Roth, who said that, before Serbia's EU accession, everything must be clear regarding Kosovo.

BELGRADE - Serbia will never accept Kosovo-Metohija's independence, and it meets the conditions for EU accession as long as a recognition of Kosovo is not required, Serbian presidential adviser Stanislava Pak said in a comment on a statement by German Foreign Office official Michael Roth, who said that, before Serbia's EU accession, everything must be clear regarding Kosovo.

A senior Turkish official has confirmed that Ankara had officially requested Germany criminally prosecute a comedian for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in a poem.

The Netherlands Consulate General in Istanbul was closed on March 23 due to "terror threats," the Dutch Foreign Ministry has announced.

The announcement said the Consulate General would be closed due to "terror threats" until future notice.  

Three suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were detained in Istanbul on March 22 following intelligence received by police concerning a planned attack targeting German institutions and schools in the city.

Three suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were detained in Istanbul on March 22 following intelligence received by police concerning a planned attack targeting German institutions and schools in the city.

A German school operating under the German consulate in Istanbul will be closed on March 21 during the annual Nevruz celebrations due to security concerns after the deadly Istanbul suicide bomb attack on March 19.

According to German media, the decision to send children to nurseries or schools was left to parents until the Easter holiday, which will begin on March 25.