Macedonia PM pledges referendum on name deal

Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev said Skopje is very close to striking a final deal with Athens over the name dispute, and he pledged that Macedonia will hold a referendum on the issue in September or October, Balkan Insight reports. Zaev also said the name dispute solution...

Energy to dominate Bulgaria’s PM talks with Putin

A week following Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s meeting with Putin, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov will visit Russia Wednesday to likewise meet with Putin, Balkan Insight reports. With Sofia announcing plans to unfreeze the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project and...

Erdogan asks citizens to help prop up plunging lira

Erdogan pleaded with Turkish citizens to trade in euros and dollars for liras to prop up the plunging Turkish currency, Hurriyet Daily News reports. The lira fell to 4.92 to the dollar on Wednesday before an emergency rate hike by Turkey’s central bank helped...