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 Skopje: UN “Name” Mediator Arrives February 23

Matthew Nimetz
Matthew Nimetz 

09 February 2010
The UN envoy in the Athens-Skopje “name” dispute, Matthew Nimetz, will pay a visit to Skopje for a fresh round of talks with Macedonian leaders on February 23.

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

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Macedonia 'Coming Out' of Recession

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Macedonia's Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski
Macedonia's Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski
09 February 2010
The Macedonian economy will come out of recession in the first quarter of 2010, Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski said in a statement.

 

Macedonia, Albania Discuss Corridor 8

Tirana
Tirana
09 February 2010

The key project that can contribute to further cooperation between Albania and Macedonia is the continued construction of the east-west European road and rail network, the countries' foreign ministers concluded Monday at a meeting in Tirana.

 

Macedonia Press Review – February 9

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Macedonia Press
Macedonia Press
09 February 2010
Here are the top stories in Macedonia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

 

Macedonia Committed to EU and NATO Future

Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Georgi Ivanov
Georgi Ivanov
08 February 2010
There is no alternative to Macedonia's EU and NATO future, Macedonian President Georgi Ivanov said Sunday after the completion of the Munich Security Conference.

 
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Macedonia Leader Slams Top Court’s Lustration Ruling locked

By Sase Dimovski


03 February 2010Prime Minister’s fury over Constitutional Court ruling ignites a rancorous political debate over the new lustration law and over the political impartiality of the judges.


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Skopje Responds Coolly to Potential Mediators with Greece locked

By Darko Duridanski

Skopje
Skopje
19 January 2010Most experts believe Macedonia leader Nikola Gruevski, is right to be wary of the series of offers to help solve the 19-year-old name dispute over the country’s name.


Ana Petruseva on Macedonia
Macedonia's name dispute with Greece is getting worse and ever more bizarre, the editor of Balkan Insight tells the Economist
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Museum Frenzy Grips Macedonia

By Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

21 January 2010 Some delicate things take time and a lot of care to make. I see yet another noble idea going down the drain thanks to our compulsive urge to rush things in Macedonia.

What Madonna Has To Do With It?

By Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

08 September 2009 Who sunk the ship in Ohrid that claimed 15 lives? Was it God or Madonna? It’s proving hard for us to look in the mirror and admit our own share of the guilt.
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Whether it’s the Lotto, betting shops or gambling dens, Serbians are up for a gamble in increasing numbers and despite, or perhaps because of, the economic crisis, business is better than ever.


Albania’s parliament has extended the country’s moratorium on the use of speedboats along its coast for another three years. The moratorium is part of an effort to thwart illegal smuggling.


An international competition to manage Arena Zagreb has attracted only one local company.



Trencherman checks out this Celebrity Haunt.


Tim Judah, the Economist's Balkan's Correspondent, and regular Balkan Insight contributor, has fully updated one of the seminal works on the modern history of Serbia, bringing the narrative through to the present day.


Slobodan Trkulja is one of  Serbia’s hottest export items and his compositions and arrangements of traditional Serbian music have been widely praised.