The 4th Balkan Poverty Reduction Strategies Forum Focus on Poverty and Energy Issues

Unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo could lead to the destabilization of the Balkans, a senior Bulgarian government official said Thursday.

Early exit polls show Bulgaria's ruling Socialists have won the most seats in the European Parliament in the Balkan country's first such election since joining the European Union in January.

A top European Union official has urged Southeastern European leaders to work on reforms to earn membership in the bloc. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told a summit of 11 Balkan leaders in Zagreb that the EU will support reform in the region, which remains Europe's "missing limb."