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Macedonia

Greece criticises Macedonia over ICJ lawsuit

19/11/2008

Macedonia's lawsuit against Greece for blocking its bid to join NATO has angered Athens. On Tuesday, Greece characterised the suit as an effort to prevent resolution of the two countries' 17-year-old name dispute.
Macedonia considers three candidates for new envoy in name dispute with Greece

16/11/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The Macedonian leadership is currently discussing three candidates for Skopje's new envoy to the UN-led talks on the name disput...
Macedonian trade unions to protest employment-related amendments

14/11/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia (SSM) is organising a massive protest Friday (November 14th) in downtown Skopje agai...
Business: Greek government bails out country's banking sector

14/11/2008

The banking sector in Greece will receive a 28 billion-euro rescue plan. Also in the news: Croatia's prime minister announces restrictive new economic measures for 2009, and the Serbian government again attempts to privatise the RTB Bor mining complex.
German-Macedonian seminar teaches political management, diplomacy

14/11/2008

A German foundation and a Macedonian higher educational institution collaborated on a seminar teaching political management and diplomacy to young Macedonians.
Culture and Sports: Actor James Belushi visits Albania

12/11/2008

US actor James Belushi visits Albania. Also in cultural and sports news: Athens hosts the International Digital Film Festival, and a reading campaign spreads throughout Bulgaria.
Albania, Macedonia to lobby EU for Corridor 8 funding

12/11/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Albania and Macedonia on Tuesday (November 11th) agreed to lobby the EU together to secure financial aid for Corridor 8, an infr...
Ministerial forum held in Zagreb

12/11/2008

"No country should be an oasis for criminals", was the conclusion of a two-day informal meeting of EU and Western Balkan justice and interior ministers.
Diplomatic Diary: Serbia, Greece to boost relations, co-operation

11/11/2008

Serbia's Cvetkovic is in Greece. Also in diplomatic news this week: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, will co-chair an intergovernmental summit.
Skopje urged to avoid election problems, improve political dialogue

10/11/2008

A new EC report credits Macedonia with progress in key areas but signals concern over irregularities at the polls.