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Macedonian foreign minister meets EU enlargement commissioner in Brussels

Macedonian FM Milososki will
meet with the EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels today, to discuss inter alia, lifting of the visa regime of the EU member-countries for the Macedonian citizens.

Government promotes new measures for alleviating consequences of global economic crisis
Macedonian Government adopted Tuesday a second package of measures for alleviating the impact of global crisis on the country's economy.
Govt Cold on 'Republic of Northern Macedonia'

Greek hints that it approves
of the UN’s latest proposal “Republic of Northern Macedonia” as a compromise name for Macedonia has been met
with a cold reception by the leadership in Skopje.
MoFA: Macedonian citizens to refrain from travelling to Greece
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Macedonian citizens to refrain from travelling or stay for longer periods in larger Greek cities.
35 countries to take part in ICJ Kosovo case

The International Court of
Justice confirmed on Tuesday
that 35 UN member states
have filed written statements
in the Kosovo process.
Euro-Commissioner Rehn presents fresh proposal on Slovenia-Croatian border row

Slovene commercial television station POP TV on Tuesday evening revealed details of European Union Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn's proposal for the settlement of a border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia and the unblocking
of Croatia's EU accession negotiations, Hina reports.

UN conference passes anti-racism declaration
Over 100 countries agreed Tuesday on a declaration to combat racism and related forms of intolerance worldwide.
Polish media uncover evidence of CIA prison

Journalists from Polish TV
station TVP and daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita say they have obtained new evidence that Poland ran a secret CIA prison used for extra-judicial extradition of terrorism suspects.
Swiss bank UBS to cut 8,700 jobs

Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, has said it will seek to cut costs by shedding 8,700 jobs by next year.
Air France announces 2,500-3,000 job cuts

Air France said that it would cut 2,500-3,000 jobs in the next
two years while avoiding forced redundancies, in addition to
about 1,000 jobs already
shed in the last 12 months.
ANC expects big win in South African elections

Voters lined up before sunrise Wednesday in an election that has generated an excitement
not seen since South Africa's
first multiracial vote in 1994,
and that was expected to propel Jacob Zuma to the presidency after he survived corruption and sex scandals.

Rwanda: Why the international community looked away
On April 7, 2009, Rwandans commemorate the 15th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi minority. The United Nations now acknowledges its failure to intervene. DW-WORLD looks back at this international scandal.

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Greek media:
Obama in Strasbourg pours "cold water" on Greek side - no change of US policy towards Macedonia
Greek dailies in Monday’s editions put an accent and report about reactions from first meeting between Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis and US President Barack Obama in Strasbourg whose agenda included mutual relations, the relations of Greece with Macedonia and Turkey as well as Cypriot issue.


On Its 60th Birthday, NATO's Future Is Looking Cloudy
So, what exactly is NATO's purpose? That question hangs like a cloud of existential angst over the Atlantic Alliance's 60th birthday celebration this weekend. The festivities, which will span the Franco-German border, are suffused with the symbolism of a Cold War that called NATO into being, but whose end left the Alliance with no clear mission or identity. Hence the title of this anniversary summit, "NATO in 2020: What Lies Ahead?"


Viewpoint
EU enlargement woes
The economic crisis is fuelling opposition to further EU enlargement. Yet the price of delay could be instability and deepening poverty, Katinka Barysch, Deputy Director of the Centre for European Reform argues.


2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

2008 Human Rights Report
- Preface
- Overview and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Macedonia

ECRI: Reports of hostility towards Macedonians in Bulgaria

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) expressed concern about reports of hostility towards Macedonians in the media in Bulgaria.

"Daily Telegraph": EU enlargement delayed due to global economic crisis
The European Union enlargement process is delayed due to the current economic crisis and Brussels' fear from rising unemployment in EU member-states, reads "Daily Telegraph", MIA reports from London.


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