A referendum on the name will be held and this is a closed issue for me. There is no possibility to settle the name problem without a referendum, without citizens giving their opinion on the possible proposal, says Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in the interview with MIA's correspondent from Brussels, given prior to his departure for a meeting with Johan Tarculovski in The Hague.
Finding a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue in ongoing process under the UN aegis remains essential for both Macedonia and Greece, Prime Ministers Nikola Gruevski and George Papandreou said Thursday in Brussels at their first encounter, being held on sidelines of the European Council meeting.
Macedonian politicians should not forget about the common values shared by organizations they want to join - the EU and NATO, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said.
The European Commission is preparing a report for October, which will determine the European future of Kosovo, Pristina daily Koha Ditore says Tuesday. In Brussels, due to the opposition of Kosovo's independence by some EU members, it is speculated that the document will bring nothing radically new.
Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), informed the European Union’s Political and Security Committee about the worsening political situation in BiH and the total absence of reforms’ implementation.
Seizing a chance to challenge the world, President Barack Obama says the global community is failing its people and fixing that is not "solely America's endeavor."
Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova late Tuesday became the first woman elected to be director-general of UNESCO, the Paris- based scientific and cultural organization said.
German diplomats are prepared to walk out in protest if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeats before the UN General Assembly his past denials of the Holocaust, Berlin officials confirmed Tuesday.
If the name dispute is settled with a geographic qualifier, nobody will have the right to seek a monopoly on history of the region, identity and symbols, a Greek lecturer said.
The possibility that a rogue scientist working at a U.S. laboratory could steal and weaponize a deadly pathogen is the most likely threat that needs to be addressed by the biotechnology industry, the leaders of a congressionally chartered commission said on Tuesday.
Gevgelija is fast becoming the Las Vegas of the Balkans. What used to be a small Macedonian farming village right on the border with Greece, is now home to a blossoming casino complex, the biggest of which is one of the 10 most profitable companies in this tiny Balkan republic.
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