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My Part in Ceaucescu’s Downfall

23 December 2009 | By Marcus Tanner

Marcus Tanner I’ll always remember the Romanian revolution because it’s the only time in my life I felt like royalty. We’d been waiting on the Yugoslav border, near Timisaoara, for days, as soon as the first news broke on the BBC about “disturbances” in the city.


Albania Gifts 400,000 Euros to Serb Enclave
23 December 2009 |

After a meeting with representatives of the Serb minority in Kosovo, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Thursday the gifting of a 400,000 euro grant to the community of Gracanica.

Macedonians Travel More After Visa Scrapping
23 December 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

The European Union visa-scrapping for traveling Macedonians has prompted a 25 percent increase of passengers at the country’s border crossings with EU countries.

Stankovic: Upper-Class Prison
25 December 2009 |

An eyewitness of Radovan Stankovic’s flight describes what happened in front of the hospital in Foca on May 25, 2007.



Macedonia Press Review – November 5

Skopje | 05 November 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic
 
Macedonia Press
Macedonia Press
Here are the top stories in Macedonia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

DNEVNIK

The UN mediator in the Athens-Skopje name talks, Matthew Nimetz is summoning both sides to a fresh round of talks between 16 and 22 November. The mediator is in permanent contact with both sides to precise the date for the meeting in New York, the UN says.

 
UTRINSKI VESNIK
President Georgi Ivanov invites his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias to visit Macedonia. The ambassador handed the invitation to the Greek embassy in the country.


VREME
The EU accession talks will present a big challenge for Macedonia the daily says conveying analysts’ opinions. Macedonia has to not only start but also finish the talks, that have proven very complicated for other countries.



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