Bosnia's rival leaders agreed on Sunday along the key conditions set by the European Union for having the country's membership application and cleared the way for winning a much needed IMF loan deal, which was detained three weeks ago.Bosnia’s rival leaders have agreed on the conditions set by the European Union for having the country’s membership application, clearing the room for a much-needed IMF loan deal, which was detained three weeks ago. Bosnia, an ethnically divided Balkan nation beset by economic woes, applied to join the 28-nation EU in February and hoped Brussels would take its membership bid at its ministerial council in mid-July but was scuppered by disputes.
Read MoreThe King of Spain Felipe has asked acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to try to form a government after the second inconclusive election, that have resulted in hung parliaments and no overall majority in six months. Mariano Rajoy as a mind of the conservative People’s Party (Partido Popular) warned about to run out to meet King Felipe VI's request to rally MPs from other parties around him. Exit polls, which had evoked that the far-left Unidos Podemos coalition was on course to stage a historic breakthrough by pushing the socialist PSOE into third space, were thoroughly confounded as it became clear that the anticipated surge would not happen.
Read MoreThe Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas stated on July 27 that Estonia will assume the EU presidency earlier, having regard to the Brexit effect. Estonia's presidency will last from mid-2017 until 2018 . Mr Roivas specified that "Estonia will assume the presidency at a time when the EU is faced with making fundamental choices regarding its future. We shall manage the organising of the EU presidency half a year early just fine and we will not make any concessions on quality".
Read MoreIndependence may offer Scotland the greatest stability while the rest of the United Kingdom faces upheaval following last month’s vote to leave the European Union, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Today in Edinburg Scotland’s first minister also told an audience that the barriers to adequately protecting the country’s interests while remaining in the UK were really “substantial”. She distinguished the nonattendance of leadership and forward planning that became evident instantaneously after the leave vote as “one of the most shameful abdications of responsibility in modern political history.”
Read MoreEconomic activity in the Eurozone fell in July. These changes are imperceptible and in some cause is the signal that the bad effects of Brexit have yet to take hold in continental Europe. The eurozone economy is proving resilient to the fallout from Britain’s decision to leave the EU. New data suggested on this Friday, even as signs of a downturn intensified in the UK. Data monitoring company Markit did not allege Britain’s vote to leave the EU as the specific cause of the downturn. In this situation France and Germany showed surprising resilience.
Read MoreTheresa May arrived Wednesday in Berlin for a crucial meeting with Angela Merkel. The new English Prime Minister will be in charge of the negotiations concerning the result of the "Brexit" referendum. She already intimated that the "Brexit does mean Brexit," even if "The United Kingdom is not leaving Europe." In this context, she will be defending UK’s positions, facing the German Chancellor on Wednesday, and the French President on Thursday. The similarities shared by the couple Merkel/May will be helpful in order to facilitate the negotiations between the EU chief and the fresh English Prime Minister. “It’s up to Britain to make clear how it wants to structure its relationship with the EU in the future,” stated Steffen Seibert . The ball seems to be on the English side.
Read MoreThe home secretary Theresa May became the new Prime Minister of Great Britain. She took the position after David Cameron. Cameron announced he is stepping down following the Brexit decision, in which voters cast ballots in favor of leaving the European Union. May also took the position of the leader of the Conservative Party. Theresa May is Britain’s 75th prime minister today, after David Cameron formally hands over his resignation to the queen at Buckingham Palace. She is the second woman Prime Minister of Great Britain after Margaret Thatcher.
Read MoreTony Blair, former British Prime Minister said he expressed "sorrow, regret and apology" for the war in Iraq. This was his response to published Chilcot report. It is very critical on the decision of the accession of the UK to war in 2003. However, Tony Blair defended his decision and admitted it was taken “out of good motives”. Since 2009 it has been conducting an investigation, which resulted in a Sir John Chilcot report published on Wednesday. The long-awaited report by Sir John Chilcot supported almost all of the arguments made by critics of the war in Iraq. Opponents of the conflict were confirmed in their beliefs about the lack of fairness for the war.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, after an eight-week trial in France, a Paris court jailed for life two former Rwandan mayors. They were accused of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds of Tutsis. It took place during the genocide in 1994. Over 90 witnesses and six experts had testified at the trial in this case. The court said Octavien Ngenzi and Tito Barahira were guilty of "crimes against humanity", "massive and systematic summary executions" and "genocide" in village of Kabarondo. It is worth to recall that during the ethnic cleansing about 2,000 people hid in the church in their village. All of them were killed. Murder weapons, used by the captors were mostly machetes.
Read MoreThe Austrian government has announced that re-run of the country’s presidential election will take place on 2nd of October. Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka suggested this date ahead of a government meeting.Repeat of voting is necessary, because of the recent cancellation of the second round by the Constitutional Court. Recall that it happened after a legal challenge from the far-right Freedom Party. The FPOe referred to the "massive irregularities". The prosecution assumes that tens of thousands of votes has been opened earlier than the time it intended, and that the votes were counted by the unauthorized persons. It also argued that postal votes had been illegally and improperly handled cast by mail in 14 districts.
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