The leaders of the de facto ruling and main opposition parties are set to meet Aug. 13 for a make-or-break meeting on a coalition, but President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed doubts about the possibilities, insisting that the country needs a strong political will to resolve its problems. Source Hurriyet Daily
Police in northwest Bosnia are raiding homes in search of migrants and refugees, following a controversial decision to relocate them outside towns in a new camp near the Croatian border. Source Balkan Insight
The investigating judge today arrested, interrogated and formally suspected Dries Van Langenhove, who was elected to parliament for Vlaams Belang. He was subsequently released under certain conditions. One of those conditions is that Van Langenhove makes a guided visit to the Dossinkazerne in Mechelen. Source HLN
Russia will reinforce its troops at the country’s western border as a response to US plan to send additional troops to Poland, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the deputy chairman of the Russian upper house’s foreign affairs committee said on Monday. Source: Sputnik News
