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Latest Macedonia News

Macedonia: Thousands protest attack against ethnic Albanian leader; EU, US concerned
people demonstrated Tuesday against what they said was an attempt to assassinate the leader of a major ethnic Albanian opposition party in the northwest Macedonian city of Tetovo. Ali Ahmeti, a former rebel commander, was unhurt when gunmen sprayed his

WIPO update: Slovenian and Macedonian nominees eliminated
Slovenian candidate Bojan Pretnar and Macedonian nominee Gjorgji Filipov were the first two contenders to be eliminated at the end of the first half of day one of the WIPO director-general elections The WIPO Coordination Committee met today at 10am to

Election convention of "Sun" Coalition for Europe
English Skopje, May 10 (MIA) - Social-Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM)-led Coalition for Europe 'Sun' presented Saturday the 120 candidates for MPs at the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled on June 1.SDSM leader and leading candidate in

A Taxonomy of Political Conflict In Central and Eastern Europe
When the previous VMRO-DPMNE government of Macedonia came to power and I signed on as its economic advisor, I was asked by local journalists, with genuine amazement: 'what are you doing with these villagers (seljaci)?' 'Villagers' is just about the most

The Children's Palace will host the Festival of the Romanian Children Everywhere, dubbed The Green Grass of Home, on May 8-12. The event is organized under the Prime Minister's Chancellery's aegis, with the support from the Foreign Ministry's Departm
Some 200 children from the Romanian communities based around the Romanian borders and in the Balkans - namely the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Albania and Macedonia - as well as from the European Union member states Italy,

Decoding policy choices and motives in the Greece-FYROM name dispute,
The Balkans have been an immature subordinate system ever since the demise of the Ottoman empire. The 'Macedonian Issue', the time-proof dispute in the Balkans, first emerged as a side-effect of the evolutionary stages of the 'Eastern Question' and the

Roadmap on visa free travel for all citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Vice President Jacques Barrot declared: 'I attach the greatest importance to facilitating people to people contacts in particular for the younger generation. I am convinced that easy travel conditions will increase mutual understanding and improve our

Europe and Eurasia: Declaration of Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of Macedonia
Wed, 7 May 2008 Declaration of Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of Macedonia Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Washington, DC May 7, 2008 The United States of America and the Republic of

Central European Summit
Polish President Lech Kaczyski attended the first two days of a three-day summit of Central European presidents in Ohrid, Macedonia, May 1-2. Kaczyski returned to Poland May 3 to officiate at Constitution Day celebrations. The presidents of Albania,

UN envoy Nimetz to visit Athens, Skopje regarding name dispute
ATHENS, Skopje -- The UN envoy in the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, plans to visit both Athens and Skopje after consulting separately with their representatives in New York last week. He made no new proposals during talks

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International recognition of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's (FYROM) independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 was delayed by Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols. Greece finally lifted its trade blockade in 1995, and the two countries agreed to normalize relations. FYROM's large Albanian minority and the de facto independence of neighboring Kosovo continue to be sources of ethnic tension.

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