According to estimates from the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance, the balance of the consolidated fiscal program (CFP) should be positive for February, with a $445 million surplus.

COELA group, which is part of the Council of the European Union, recently visited the Innovation Fund while in Serbia to promote economic growth and governance.

The European Commission has approved $447 million in support for Czech electricity generation from high-efficiency heat and power plants to help meet the European Union's energy and climate change goals.

The European Commission recently reported updates on progress made under the Migration Partnership Framework, the third such update the it has issued, and the initial steps taken toward actions on the Central Mediterranean Route agreed to in the Malta Declaration.

The European Commission recently released a renewed European Union (EU) Action Plan on Return, setting forth measures and recommendations for member states to follow to improve return procedures.

The European Commission recently called for member states to increase the pace of their relocation efforts and fulfill political commitments to support the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in terms of manpower and equipment.

In the run up to the Rome Summit on March 25, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker recently presented a white paper on the future of Europe to the European Parliament, outlining successes, challenges and opportunities for the European Union (EU).

The European Commission recently released information on the progress of the European Agenda on Migration and Security, including a renewed European Union Action Plan on Return and a call for quicker implementation of commitments made through the agenda.

Despite the economic and financial challenges Greece faces, Athens’ Euroxx Securities has projected a growth in profits for the country’s four systemic banks this year.

Following the recent death of Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Republic of Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic recently offered her condolences.

The European Commission plans to offer $111 million in humanitarian aid to Africa's Lake Chad region this year.

Montenegro opposition parties are responding negatively to a plan by the government of Prime Minister Dusko Markovic to adopt a draft budget for this year that would include new loans to cover a shortfall of about $481 million.

Vice President Mike Pence visited European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels this week to discuss relations between the European Union and the United States.

The Republic of Srpska's prime minister and government officials met with trade union representatives this week to discuss paying debts to budget beneficiaries, according to a report on the government's website.

On February 5, more than half a million Romanians took to the streets in defiance of their government's move to decriminalize corruption offenses.

The Serbian Private Equity Association has partnered with the CEE M&A and Corporate Finance Forum, which will be held April 6 in Vienna.

Giorgos Houliarakis, Greece's alternate finance minister, said recently on state-run television network that it would be in the country's best interest to find any solution now to bailout talks rather than wait for a better solution later.

Greece Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos recently met with creditor’s representatives in Brussels, where he maintained the Greek position on discussions surrounding the country's bailout program.

A meeting in Brussels between Greece and its creditors concluded with some progress regarding the second review of the Greek bailout, but no new date has been set for further discussion.

There is quite a bit of concern in the Balkan area about Greece and its plan to rebuild its economy through international borrowing.